Banking
Royal Bank of Scotland Twenty 20 Cricket Tournament in Lahore
As soon as Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) stepped in Pakistan, it has started spending money to provide entertainment opportunities to Pakistani people free of charge. Royal Bank of Scotland is going to organize a Twenty 20 Cricket Tournament from 4th October 2008 to 8th October 2008 in Gaddafi Stadium and other grounds within Lahore. The matches will start at 10 in the morning and will continue till late night. Keeping in mind the Pakistani culture, RBS has reserved a special enclosure for families. So, expect 5 days of awesome cricket actions in Pakistan.
Entry Fee
Entrance in Gaddafi Stadium Lahore is free of charge. Anyone having a national identity card may enter the stadium to watch thrilling cricket action.
Reserved Enclosures
Imran Khan and Javed Miandad enclosures are reserved for customers of RBS. RBS customers can collect their tickets from nearest RBS branch. Fazal Mehmood enclosure is reserved only for family audience. So, you may take your families to the stadium very comfortably.
Coverage
RBS Twenty 20 cricket tournament matches will be telecasted live on Geo Super and FM 101.
UBL gifts Prepaid Debit VISA Card as Eid Gift
UBL has issued their Prepaid Debit Card UBL Wiz reminder via newspapers advertisement. The card is packed in a gift wrapper with “Eidi in a new Style” written on the top of the gift wrapper. We have already covered the benefits, features and charges of UBL Wiz under our previous post entitled “UBL introduces Prepaid VISA Debit Card”.
The card is first of its kind in Pakistan. We haven’t seen Prepaid Debit VISA cards before in Pakistan. To have this card in your pocket, you don’t even need to have a bank account. Just go to UBL branch with your original NIC and it will be enough. You may read the post linked above for more details about how the card works, what are the charges and what are the benefits of UBL Wiz.
Habib Bank Limited 100 Percent Cash Back Offer
Habib Bank Limited offers 100% cash back on every 50th transaction made from HBL Credit Card or HBL Debit Card. With no restriction on how many times a single individual can win, every 50th winner gets 100% cash back up to a transaction of Rs.100,000.
The promotion is valid only on retail purchases. This means you can get advantage from this promotion only whenever you swipe your card at any Point-of-Sale (POS) terminal. You may be wondering how you will come to know that your cash has been cashed back. You will be informed via SMS in case you are the lucky one. The promotion is valid till October 1, 2008.
So what are you waiting for. Just swipe your card as many times as you can for as much amount as you can spend. Go for fuel, dining, shopping, hotel, lodging and groceries etc.
Pak Spider Package/Promotion Rating: 4 out of 5
UBL introduces Prepaid VISA Debit Card
For the first time in Pakistan, United Bank Limited introduces prepaid VISA debit cards. This debit card named UBL Wiz is Pakistan’s first Prepaid VISA Debit Card that provides you all the benefits of an ATM and Debit Card. Other than ATM machine, you can use this card anywhere VISA is accepted. The card also gives you the facility of online usage with just nominal session charges.
Features and Benefits
For all CNIC Holders: A CNIC holder can hold a maximum of 3 cards at a time including UBL Wiz Teen, UBL Wiz Travelers and UBL Wiz Ladies card.
24 hours free helpline: You can call UBL toll free help line 0800-11825 whenever you want any sort of help.
Online Shopping: The card can be used on internet with session charges of Rs.100. One session can be maximally up to 24 hours.
Other Facilities: You can receive e-statements on daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually basis right at your email. Moreover, you can inquire balance and can get mini statement from any UBL ATM machine.
Card Limit
|
Limits |
Travelers VISA (Rs.) |
Ladies VISA (Rs.) |
Teen VISA (Rs.) |
|
Maximum Balance |
200,000 |
50,000 |
20,000 |
|
Loading/Reloading |
100,000 |
25,000 |
10,000 |
|
ATM withdrawal per day |
40,000 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
|
POS usage per day |
100,000 |
50,000 |
20,000 |
|
Internet usage per day |
100,000 |
25,000 |
10,000 |
Fee Structure
|
Type |
Fee |
|
Card Issuance |
Rs.100 + 10% FED |
|
Reload Fee (Minimum Rs.50) |
0.1% + 10% FED |
|
Withdrawal from UBL ATM |
Free |
|
Withdrawal from any other ATM |
Rs.15 |
|
Internet Usage |
Free activation with Rs.100 per session |
|
Cancellation Charges |
Rs.100 + 10% FED |
The card is initially available at selected branches in Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi and Faisalabad. You can also enjoy a certain percentage of discounts from UBL Wiz card from a number of merchants in your city. I must say this is a valuable addition to Pakistan’s banking. Now, without any bank account you can enjoy VISA debit card. So rush and get your card today.
RBS purchased ABN AMRO in Pakistan
Yesterday I was driving through F-10 Markaz in Islamabad, when I came across a bank named RBS written over a dark blue board. I never saw any bank of this name in Pakistan before so I came home and searched on net. This is when I came to know that The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has purchased ABN AMRO and re-branded ABN AMRO branches in Pakistan to The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) on 1st August.
Among the Asian markets, Pakistan is the first where ABN AMRO has been re-branded as RBS effective from 1st August. The Royal Bank of Scotland announced to launch two new retail banking products; RBS Islamic Banking (previously known as ABN AMRO Islamic Banking) and Royal Preferred Banking (previously known as Van Gogh Preferred Banking).
John McCormick, Chief Executive Global Banking & Markets for Asia Pacific, RBS said “Today marks an important milestone for the integration of RBS and ABN AMRO’s businesses and we are thrilled that Pakistan is one of the very first countries to reach this milestone in Asia Pacific.” Read the rest of this entry
