Hellenic Bank Association
Declaration by Tuesday of checks for protection
Business owners seeking to extend the payment of their bills of exchange by 75 days will have to tell their bank by Tuesday which of their checks need to be protected, Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis told Skai TV on Saturday.
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Limit on contactless payments to rise
Viva Wallet, the company which operates the vast majority of card terminals in Greece, as well as being active in six other countries, said on Monday its equipment has been upgraded and now accepts contactless payments without the card user having to punch in their PIN for amounts up to 50 euros, as banks had requested.
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Repayment of loans put off for firms
The Hellenic Bank Association on Tuesday offered companies hurt by the spread of the coronavirus a six-month suspension of their corporate loan repayments, with an emphasis on the sectors of tourism, transport, food service and retail commerce.
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Bank association urges customers to pay bills online to limit contacts, avoid cash
The Hellenic Bank Association (HBA) urged customers to favor electronic transactions over visiting bank branches and to rely on card payments instead of cash, as a way to limit the transmission of the new coronavirus.
In its press release, the association said banks would continue their operations as usual and resupply ATMs with cash.
Competition watchdog says bank raid 'initial step' in pricing probe
Greece's competition watchdog says raids at the headquarters of the country's four systemic banks as well as the Hellenic Bank Association (EET) and DIAS Interbank Systems on Thursday and Friday was an "initial step" in its inquiry into possible cartel practices regarding customer charges.
Probe launched into suspected bank cartel, as fresh raid carried out
Competition Commission officials launched extensive inspections without prior warning at the headquarters of the country's four systemic banks as well as the Hellenic Bank Association (EET) and DIAS Interbank Systems on Thursday, in a bid to probe possible cartel practices regarding customer charges.
Competition Commission officers raid bank HQs over charging practices
Inspectors of Greece's Competition Commission raided the headquarters of the country's four systemic banks and the Hellenic Bank Association on Thursday, as part of its investigation into possible cartel practices in the imposition of charges, sources said.
PM calls on banks to cancel fee hikes
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on the country's banks to recall a series of increases in the fees paid by customers for various transactions during a meeting with their representatives on Thursday.
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Athens Investment Forum to show opportunities
The Technical Chamber of Greece and Vertical Solutions SA are holding the second Athens Investment Forum, titled "The Greek Economy in the New Era of Investments and Growth," on Wednesday, in cooperation with the Hellenic Institute for Entrepreneurship & Sustainable Development and the Greek committee of the World Energy Council.
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Prosecutor seeks to boost probe into Mati fire tragedy
A senior appeals court prosecutor Yiannis Moraitakis on Wednesday requested a session of judicial officials to assign a special magistrate to oversee the ongoing investigation into last year's disastrous wildfires in Mati, eastern Attica, that killed more than 100 people.