THE Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Limited (GBTI) Monday commissioned a new Automated Teller Machine (ATM) service on the public road of Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara (WCD).In attendance were GBTI staff, Regional Executive Officer (REO) Dennis Jaikarran, Regional Chairman Julius Faerber, teachers, students and special invitees.
GBTI’s Manager for Administration, Sean Noel, said the launch of the ATM was based on the requests of customers to extend the bank’s services. He explained that the two extreme branches at Vreed-en-Hoop and Parika require support in a central area which gave birth to the new ATM.
“This ATM service will lend to the business of the area, it will lend to the social aspects of the area and of course the convenience of customers,” the manager said.
He charged members of the community to take responsibility for the ATM as part of their community, since it enhances business within the district. “At this facility you can pay your bills, do your transfers and so many other things that bring convenience to daily life…”
Meanwhile, Noel announced that no longer will the security of new cards depend on the magnetic stripes behind them. He said the bank will soon issue an upgraded version of the card that contains a chip that offers greater protection and security. He said GBTI has always been looking at ways to improve the lives of customers and services. The new card, he said, now offers greater protection when it is stolen.
Jaikarran,in brief remarks,said the confidence the people in Region Three have placed in GBTI resulted in a new ATM machine being made available to them. The REO urged students and teachers present at the opening to be part of GBTI’s early savers account. He noted that the banking system of the company has made tremendous leaps across the country and expansion is inevitable.