UOB Malaysia Wants To Double Card Numbers In Five Years

Published June 13, 2008, 1:00 a.m. EDT

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Updated June 13, 2008, 12:00 a.m. EDT

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United Overseas Bank Malaysia would double its debit and credit card base to 1.2 million under a projection bank officials released this week. The bank, a subsidiary of Singapore-based United Overseas Bank, plans to offer new card products and expand its payment networks in Malaysia to achieve that goal, according to a statement from the bank. The bank this week began issuing MasterCard- and Visa-branded platinum cards. The Singapore-based bank has issued more than 2.5 million credit cards in Asian countries.

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