Standard Chartered Bank unveils unique "Get a Card, Get a Car" offer

Standard Chartered Bank with its pledge to offer innovative card solutions and customer perks, in its latest and most attractive drive introduces the “Get a Card, Get a Car” promotion for all new credit cardholders starting this November through May next year.

Customers are invited to sign up for a Standard Chartered Platinum, Platinum Privilege or a Gold Credit Card from 8 November 2011 to 31 May 2012. The first Rs. 25,000 spent with the new credit card qualifies cardholders to a grand draw to win a 2012 Honda Insight Hybrid Car or 100 return air tickets to Malaysia.

 Every Rs. 1000 spent up to 31 July 2012 with the new credit card entitles a customer to an extra chance at the draw. For example, if a customer spends Rs. 100,000 during the promotional period he or she will get 76 chances at the grand draw. There is no limit to the number of chances a cardholder gets. The grand draw will be held during the fourth week of August 2012.

“At Standard Chartered, we are focused on innovative customer experiences, and this is the reason we have introduced many ‘firsts’ to the market.

With this new promotion, we are rewarding our new cardholders like no other bank has done before, another first in the market with many opportunities to win fabulous prizes,” stated Head of Consumer Banking Sanjay Wijemanne at the launch of the new promotion at their Fort branch.

“Rewarding our cardholders with a range of benefits has always been a priority for us. The Standard Chartered Visa Platinum Card offers unsurpassed value to cardholders.  No other Credit Card rewards you with double points across all spends, be it local or overseas. Our ‘360° Rewards program’ through which they enjoy the highest redemption value is just one example of how much added benefits our customers receive through their Standard Chartered Credit Card."

 "New customers who apply through this promotion will be entitled to unlimited chances at the grand draw depending on their card usage and will continue to receive unsurpassed guaranteed value through our rewards programme”, said Head of Credit Cards and Loans Shehani Rozairo.

Having pioneered many ‘firsts’ in the market such as ‘Loan-on-Card’ an easy loan facility given based on the available balance on the Credit Card at an interest rate as low as 1%-1.5% per month up to 36 months, ‘Zero Surcharge’, a facility that allows cardholders to enjoy zero surcharge on any airfare/travel package at partner merchant establishments absolutely free of charge and ‘Credit Ease’ a facility which will allow a Cardholder to settle other Credit Card payments with the Standard Chartered Credit Card at just 1.5% per month for 12 months. The Bank is proud to offer the highest redemption value in the market on its loyalty program ‘360° Rewards Points’.

Every Rewards Point is valued at Rs.1/-. Platinum Privilege and Gold Cardholders receive one point for every Rs.200/- spent on their Credit Card both locally and overseas while Platinum Cardholders continue to receive as much as two Rewards Points or two frequent flyer miles for every Rs. 100 spent.

Accumulated points can be redeemed at a range of participating outlets including Avirate, Hameedia, ODEL, Mondy, Angsana Spa, Vijitha Yapa Book and any restaurant at Hilton Colombo, Cinnamon Grand and Cinnamon Lakeside to name a few. In addition Rewards Points are also redeemable for travel rewards on KrisFlyer, Asia Miles, Jet Privilege and Sri Lankan Airlines.

Besides these, when cardholders book a Movie Magic ticket at Savoy and Liberty cinemas with any Standard Chartered Credit Card, they receive their movie ticket, a Coke and two packs of pop corn absolutely free to enhance the movie experience while being automatically entered into a monthly draw for more surprises.

For the Platinum and Platinum Privilege Credit Cardholder wishing to celebrate a special occasion or simply to pamper themselves, a savings of 20% awaits them at any of the Bank’s partner restaurants – LongFeng at the Cinnamon Lakeside, Sea Spray at the Galle Face Hotel, and Golden Mile.

In addition the bank has partnered with more than 10 restaurants including, Emerald and Tandoor at the Ceylon Continental, Fortune Boat, Curry Leaves, and others on savings up to 10% applicable to all Standard Chartered Credit Cardholders till 31 January 2012.

If you’ve been putting off that long awaited vacation, the Bank has partnered with hotels under the Jetwing Group of Hotels, Amaya Hills–Kandy, Amaya Lake–Dambulla, Deer Park Hotel–Giritale, Elephant Reach–Yala, Pigeon Island Beach Resort–Trincomalee, and John Keels Hotels including Cinnamon Lodge–Habarana, Chaaya Village–Habarana, Chaaya Citadel–Kandy, Chaaya Blu–Trincomalee, Bentota Beach Hotel and Yala Village on 10% savings applicable to all Standard Chartered Credit Cardholders till 15 December 2011.

With a monthly interest rate as low as 2% on all retail and cash advances coupled with an unparalleled loyalty program, dining privileges, free travel insurance and easy settlements plans at 0% interest , a Standard Chartered Bank Credit Card has become a must-have item in your wallet.