LAGOS: October 16, 2014. Leading financial services provider,
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Limited, has commenced a special offer to
reward customers who use its Debit MasterCard for cash withdrawals, purchases
or online payments within and outside Nigeria, with cash and unique gift items
such as iPad-minis and android phones.
The special incentive, which comes in two categories namely;
Issuance/Activation and Usage and tagged, FCMB MasterCard
Offer, commenced in September and will run till end of October,
2014.
Under the Issuance/activation category, a customer issued an
FCMB MasterCard for the first time receives unique FCMB customised pens and key
rings instantly, upon the activation of the card.
For the Card Usage category, a customer who spends up to
N500,000 (five hundred thousand naira) within Nigeria to effect transactions on
Point of Sales (PoS) or via the internet, gets up to 1.5% cash back on total
spend directly in his or her account. In addition, a total spend of N2, 000,000
(Two Million Naira) and above outside Nigeria on PoS, ATM or the internet, will
be rewarded instantly with gifts such as an iPad-mini, a Microsoft surface, an
android phone, amongst others. The gift reward is contingent on the total
amount spent.
Speaking on the MasterCard offer, the Executive Director,
Service Management and Technology, Mr. Nath Ude, said the FCMB
MasterCard offer is another way FCMB appreciates its customers for embracing
its array of innovative products and services. “We will continue to
demonstrate our commitment in providing customers with easy, convenient and
reliable channels to conduct financial transactions”, Mr. Ude stated.
The bank executive reiterated that the cash and gift rewards
can instantly be redeemed by a customer as soon as he or she meets the local
and/or international financial transactions threshold set according to the
terms of the offer.
According to the bank, the FCMB Debit
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