The unique feature of the new card is that it can help any Sberbank customer support the Russian Olympic team and the development of sports in the country.

It works simply: Sberbank makes charges to the Russian Olympic Committee automatically, when you issue a card (50% of the annual fee for the first year) and for each transaction (0.3% of the transaction amount).

The “Olympic team” Visa Classic card account can be opened with any Sberbank’s branch. The card is issued for 3 years, only ruble account available. You can use it to pay in dozens of millions of retail outlets around the world and in online stores accepting Visa cards. The Sberbank “Olympic team” Visa Classic card is protected by an electronic chip. The card maintenance fee is one thousand rubles for the first year (450 rubles for each subsequent year). Holders of the “Olympic team” Visa Classic card get free access to the mobile and internet banking, and become a party to the “Thank You from Sberbank” bonus program.

“I believe many of us dreamed to touch such important sporting event as the Olympics. It's nice to have dreams come true. A year later, in February 2014, our country will host the Olympic Winter Games for the first time in history. But we all can support the Russian Olympic team right now. This is a unique project with a great social importance. I am confident that the joint program of Sberbank, Visa and Russian Olympic Committee will be supported by the Russians, for everyone can now make their contribution and cheer our athletes at the home Olympics 2014 in Sochi,” – Alexander Zhukov, President of the Russian Olympic Committee, said.

“The history of the Olympic Games, as we know it, is created by athletes. It is they who create the history of outstanding achievements. It is they who train for these great sports events for many years. It is their sheer commitment and perseverance that lead to a well-deserved victory. There would be no Olympics without the athletes. At the same time the athletes’ families and the cities where they were born and raised believe in their victory. The whole country supports them. This idea in in the heart of this product. Today, in fact, so many people want to be a part of the Olympic Games in Sochi and to support the Russian Olympic team, – Stanislav Kuznetsov, Deputy Chairman of Sberbank of Russia, said. – Now helping our Olympians has become easy: just open the “Olympic team” Visa Classic card account in any Sberbank Branch and use it to pay for your purchases.”

“For over 26 years, Visa has been a worldwide partner of the Olympic Games, actively supporting the Olympic Movement and the athletes all over the world under the “Visa Team” sponsorship program. It is a great honor for our company to be a partner in the charitable program on the basis of Visa card supporting the Olympic Movement in Russia – Stephen Parker, CEO of Visa in Russia, the CIS and South-Eastern Europe, said. – We thank Sberbank and the Russian Olympic Committee for long-term cooperation, and hope that the idea of the Sberbank “Olympic team” Visa Classic card will awake an echo in people’s hearts and help them make a personal contribution to the support of the Russian team at the next Olympic games, including games in Sochi.”

The first holders of the new cards have become Aleksey Nemov, four-time Olympic gymnastics champion, Aliya Mustafina, champion of the London Olympic Games 2012 in gymnastics, and Lyudmila Titova, Olympic champion 1968 in speed skating. Solemn ceremony of the “Olympic team” Visa Classic cards presentation to athletes was held immediately after the press conference at the ROC building.

"I participated in previous Visa projects, intended to support the Olympic Movement. I strongly support the initiative. I think many people in Russia want to support the Russian team somehow, so it would win as many medals at the home Olympics in Sochi as possible. That's how it will be, I’m sure!” - Aleksey Nemov shared his opinion about the project.