Cirrus/MasterCard Worldwide access enhanced.

Cirrus System Inc. announced that holders of MasterCard and Cirrus cards now have access to automated teller machines in four new countries and expanded access in seven others.

MasterCard/Cirrus ATMs now are available to travelers in the Philippines, South Korea, Bahrain, and Hungary.

Network access is available in the Philippines through Equitable Bank, in South Korea through Samsung Winners Card Co., in Bahrain via Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BSC, and in Hungary via Budapest Bank.

Several countries, including Austria, Italy, Belgium, Malta, Spain, Turkey, and-the United Kingdom, have expanded the number of ATMs for MasterCard and Cirrus cardholders.

The network processes some 25 million automated teller transactions, with 140,000 ATMs available in 52 countries. By the end of 1993, the MasterCard/Cirrus network expects to have 150,000 ATMs available in almost 60 countries.

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