MANILA, Philippines - AMA Bank, the financial arm of the AMA Goup of Companies, has joined BancNet through ECTK Solutions (ESI), bringing the total membership to 63. Earlier, the Bank of Commerce (BOC), the Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB), and CARD Bank joined the automated teller machine (ATM) and electronic banking network. Joining BancNet offers access to such electronic services such as payment of purchases at more than 20,000 shops, mobile banking, mobile shopping, online banking, online shopping, online remittance of SSS contributions and loan repayments, and online payment of taxes. More bills can also be paid through BancNet. BancNet ATMs are also available to holders of foreign-issued JCB, MasterCard, Visa, China Union Pay, and Discover cards.