Deliveroo Partners with Burgan Bank in its First Edition of Padel Tournament

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Published November 8th, 2022 - 09:44 GMT

Deliveroo Partners with Burgan Bank in its First Edition of Padel Tournament

During the event

Highlights

Deliveroo partnered with Burgan Bank to participate in its first annual Padel Tournament, which took place last weekend, November 3-5, 2022.

In keeping with its commitment to actively contribute to the local community and support causes it believes in, Deliveroo partnered with Burgan Bank to participate in its first annual Padel Tournament, which took place last weekend, November 3-5, 2022.

The tournament took place at the scenic El Padel Academy outdoor courts on Gulf Road and included a variety of prizes, competitions and activities for spectators, padel lessons for kids, and much more.

Throughout the competition, Deliveroo riders surprised both participating athletes and attendees with healthy refreshments in collaboration with its partner Formulas. In addition, all attendees and athletes were treated to free 3-month Deliveroo Plus, a membership service that allows members to receive unlimited free delivery on all food, coffee and grocery on orders worth KD 5 or more, at only KD 3.500 per month.

"We are excited to partner with Burgan Bank to make the first edition of the Burgan Bank Padel tournament an event to remember,” said Seham AlHusaini, Deliveroo's General Manager. “Padel is an incredibly popular sport in Kuwait, and we are happy to seize every opportunity to connect with our local community. We are amazed at the level of talent that all the athletes displayed throughout the competition, and we look forward to surprising them and their friends and families with more surprises in the future.”

This year’s tournament took place at El Padel Academy, a padel courts complex located in one of the most scenic locations in Kuwait.

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Background Information

Deliveroo

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Company Profile

Burgan Bank

Established in 1977, Burgan Bank is the youngest conventional Bank and second largest by assets in Kuwait, with a significant focus on the corporate and financial institutions sectors, as well as having a growing retail, and private bank customer base. Burgan Bank has majority owned subsidiaries in the MENAT region supported by one of the largest regional branch networks. which include Gulf Bank Algeria - AGB (Algeria), Bank of Baghdad - BOB (Iraq & Lebanon),Tunis International Bank – TIB (Tunisia), and fully owned Burgan Bank – Turkey, (collectively known as the “Burgan Bank Group”). Furthermore, Burgan Bank has a present in the UAE through its corporate office (“Burgan Financial Services Limited) which had helped the bank to participate in multiple financing opportunities in the UAE.