National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has made another dream come true when it presented a 2009 Audi Q7 car with a special plate number to Ms. Mouza Ali Rashid Al Hameli, a cardholder of NBAD’s Debit MasterCard card, the lucky winner of the grand prize of NBAD’s Debit MasterCard campaign.
In addition to the grand prize, 30 laptops and 20 LCDs, were among the fabulous prizes NBAD’s customers won during a campaign launched by the bank in February 2009. The campaign was launched to encourage valued customers to collect their new Debit MasterCard, which would replace their existing ATM card.
The NBAD Debit MasterCard combines all the uses of an ATM card, allowing NBAD customers to pay for purchases, as well as, make cash withdrawals with just one card. Moreover, it can be used at 28.5 million acceptance locations worldwide.
The purchase amount is deducted from the cardholder’s bank account at the point of sale, so there are no interest charges incurred. Daily usage for purchases and cash withdrawals is limited to AED 20,000 for purchases and AED 10,000 for cash withdrawal for security purposes.
“As the number one bank in the UAE, we pledge to provide innovative, efficient, and secure products and services to make our valued customers enjoy a convenient banking experience,” said Mr. John Malouf, General Manager of Consumer Banking Group at NBAD.
“NBAD’s strategy is to introduce innovative products and services to cater to most segments of the market and provide “convenience in banking,” he added.
“We believe the launch of the NBAD Debit MasterCard is a step forward in achieving this goal, and we are delighted to launch this card in association with MasterCard as they have the infrastructure, technology and business know-how that matched NBAD’s criteria and needs” General Manager of Consumer Banking Group at NBAD explained.
“Linked to a savings or current account, the NBAD Debit MasterCard allows NBAD customers to draw on their own funds to make purchases domestically and overseas,” said Eyad Al Kourdi, vice president & country manager, Southern Gulf, UAE, Qatar & Oman, MasterCard Worldwide. “Armed with a Debit MasterCard, NBAD customers are able to better manage their daily expenses, while enjoying unsurpassed acceptance, greater flexibility, convenience and secure payments. We are delighted to have NBAD’s customers experience the benefits of a Debit MasterCard.”
Mouza Ali Rashid Al Hameli, Winner of the grand prize, receives her award from John Malouf, General Manager of Consumer Banking Group at NBAD (Right) and Eyad Al Kourdi, vice president & country manager, Southern Gulf, UAE, Qatar & Oman, MasterCard Worldwide
About NBAD
The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), The Number One Bank in the UAE, was incorporated in 1968. NBAD has a network of more than 80 branches in the UAE in addition to Cash offices that are spread out at remote locations to provide banking services to customers stationed at offshore oil operations and in desert locations as well as other government organizations. NBAD also has three Shift offices inside the security areas of the Abu Dhabi International Airport providing currency & traveler’s cheques exchange services.
The branch network is widened further with more than 250 ATMs through which customers perform a variety of transactions.
Besides brick & mortar branches, NBAD provides 24 hour internet banking accessibility through NbadOnline and NbadDirect, as well as account access and personalized customer support through the 24-hour Call Centre.
NBAD’s overseas network stretches from Oman, Kuwait, and Bahrain in the G.C.C., Egypt, Libya, and Sudan in Africa, London, Paris, and Geneva in Europe to Washington D.C. in the U.S.A.
The bank provides its customer with a wide variety of financial services targeted at all segments of the retail and corporate market in addition to Fund Management, Brokerage, Leasing, Property Management businesses and Private Banking.
NBAD is rated senior long term/short term A+/A-1 by Standard and Poor’s, Aa3/P1 by Moodys and AA-/F1+ by Fitch giving one of the strongest combined rating of any Middle Eastern financial institution.
NBAD is an award winning leader in the UAE and GCC financial services industry. Awards won by the bank include the Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award, , the Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Award 2007, the Middle East Excellence Award 2008Dubai Quality Award, ‘Best Bank in UAE’ from Euromoney and Banker publications, ‘Human Resources Development Award’ from the Emirates Institute for Banking & Financial Studies, the ‘Middle East e-Banking Country Award’, the ‘Outstanding use of IT in Financial Services Award, and excellence award for ‘Best use of Technology’ from Banker Middle East.
