Information for use
Customers who are individuals can apply for the use of debit or credit payment cards.
Debit and credit payment cards issued by Halkbank AD Skopje are international payment cards and have the highest security standards in online payments (3D Secure – Visa Secure and Mastercard Secure Code).
The debit payment card is linked to the client's payment account at the bank.
The validity of the debit payment card is 5 years with the possibility of reissuance.
For the use of a credit payment card, the client's creditworthiness is checked and a credit limit is approved. A revolving credit card is actually an approved loan that is automatically renewable, and which the Bank approves to the applicant for the issuance of a credit card. For the used amount, the available credit limit is reduced, while after the payment of the used amount, it is again available for use by the credit card user.
The credit card can be approved to individuals with regular monthly incomes – recipients or non-recipients of a salary/pension in Halkbank and/or clients who will provide the card with a deposit. Depending on the type of credit card.
The validity of the credit card is 3 years with the possibility of reissuance.
Possibility for cash withdrawal at ATMs, payment at POS terminals and the possibility of online payment.
Additional benefits with credit payment cards:
- Payment in up to 60 interest-free installments at over 800 partners of the Bank.
- Collect bonus points and use them at the Halkbank POS terminal network
- Withdraw cash without commission during the last seven days of each month from Halkbank AD Skopje ATMs.
- 10% lower prices when purchasing voluntary insurance policies from Halk Insurance.
- Possibility to apply online via Electronic Banking or the Mobile Application for some credit payment cards.
Payment cards enable fast and easy contactless payment wherever there is a contactless payment sign.
Pin authorization and authorization with a personal signature are not required for payment transactions up to the limit set by the Bank (2,000 denars) or up to the limit for contactless payment set on the terminal that accepts contactless payment cards.
Enhanced authentication has been implemented for transactions on POS terminals with debit and credit payment cards issued by Halkbank AD Skopje.
Entering a PIN code on the POS terminal will be requested in the following cases of contactless payment transactions:
- when the individual amount of the contactless payment transaction exceeds2,000 denars
- when the total amount of previous contactless payment transactions (which were authorized without a PIN code) exceeds the amount of 9,000 denars
- when the number of consecutive contactless payment transactions transactions (which were authorized without a PIN code) is greater than five
The limit for payment with payment cards and all executed payment transactions can be monitored and set by clients via electronic or mobile banking.
To be informed about each of your payment transactions via SMS info, you can apply to the nearest branch/branch of Halkbank AD Skopje, submit it to the email: help24@halkbank.mk or activate via electronic/mobile banking.
When the client submits an application for a payment card or applies online for a payment card, he will be informed via SMS that the payment card has been printed and from which branch/branch to pick it up. The procedure takes 3-5 business days.