BankMuscat Visa Electron cardholders win cash!

A surprise call from the FM radio has made BankMuscat customers very happy. The lucky winners of the Win cash with Visa promotion have been awarded cash prizes ranging from USD 5,000, USD 2000 and USD 1,000 for using their BankMuscat Visa Electron cards for making purchases.

BankMuscat cardholders who have won in the first three draws are: First draw Mr. Mokhtar Attalah winner of USD 5,000 and Mr Willoughby Blake winner of USD 1,000. Winners of the second weekly draw Mr Taeeb Jamil winner of USD 5,000, Mr Hamed Al Sinawi winner of USD 2,000 and Mr. Thani Al Kaifi winner of USD 1,000. Third draw winners were Mr Ziyad Al Hasani winner of USD 2,000 and Mr. Mohammed Samsu winner of USD 1,000. Fourth draw winners are Ahmed Al Maskari winner of USD 5,000 and Khamis Khalfan winner of USD 2,000. Winners of draw 5 and 6 respectively are Said Al Kalbani who won USD 2,000 and Salim Al Habsi the winner of USD 2,000.

The promotion, which is from May 1st to June 30th 2004, encourages cardholders to use their Visa Electron cards for making payments big or small in their day-to-day activities. There are weekly draws with 3 winners announced each week. A grand Prize of USD 30,000 will be awarded to one lucky winner at the end of the promotional campaign. Winners will be presented with their prizes at the end of the promotion, at a special event that will be organized by BankMuscat.


"BankMuscat is committed to offer the best in class product features and value added benefits to its Cardholders", said K.Sivaramakrishnan, Head, Card Services, BankMuscat. He further says that "We are glad to have the support of Visa International to provide ongoing usage promotions to BankMuscat Visa Electron and Visa Credit Card holders all through this summer. Through the USE & WIN campaign that was launched on May 6 2004, BankMuscat Cardholders by simply using their Visa Cards for purchase related payments have a chance to win the prize of their lifetime with an all inclusive package for two to Athens 2004 Olympic Games. There are nine other prizes to exciting destinations as part of the same USE & WIN promotion that will run up to July 16 2004.


“We are very happy BankMuscat has supported our regional campaign to promote usage of Visa Electron cards,” said Kamran Siddiqi, General Manager, Middle East, Visa International. “Promotions like this not only bring additional value to cardholders but also demonstrate the convenience of Electron cards. “People worldwide have grown to rely on Visa Electron not only to withdraw cash but also to use instead of cash. Building awareness of this is important for cardholders who can use debit cards to better manage their personal finance. It is also important for the economy as a whole since automated payments drive greater economic efficiency.”