UBA Launches Exclusive World Mastercard

15 July 2013
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United Bank for Africa (Lagos)
press release

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has introduced the World MasterCard, which is the most exclusive card in the MasterCard staple. The introduction of the UBA World MasterCard is consistent with the Bank’s strategic focus of providing appropriate product to every customer segment, including but not limited to the highly discerning customers who cherish rare and exclusive privileges.

Head, Cards, UBA Plc., Adédèjì Olówè, affirmed that UBA is the only bank offering World MasterCard for its debit product in Nigeria. According to him, the card program, which is available by invitation only, can be tied to any of Naira, US Dollar, Pounds Sterling and Euro domiciliary account.

He emphasized that the UBA World MasterCard offers a chockfull of benefits such as travel accident and inconvenience insurance; extended warranty; purchase protection; concierge services; and emergency cardholder services. The card, Adédèjì stated, is exclusively made from a rare alloy of Silver Nickel, only a few materials of which exist in the world.

“The heft of the material is its signature. The recognition of the program has afforded it the highly coveted MasterCard premium hologram. In addition, there is a great security service protecting our esteemed customers everywhere they shop with Fraud Protection and MasterCard Zero Liability,” he added.

According to Adédèjì, UBA is the only bank offering debit cards in all the major currency range, stressing that the Bank also offer a dedicated lounge for its premium cardholders at the Head Office supported by 24/7 private banking customer support.

The introduction of World MasterCard is coming after UBA Plc added MasterCard for Domiciliary Accounts to its robust bouquet of electronic products. This variant of Debit MasterCard products is tied to domiciliary accounts instead of Naira Current or Savings account and offers the same flexibility of usage anywhere in the world, including Nigeria.

United Bank for Africa (UBA) is a leading Pan African Bank with presence in 19 African countries, New York, London and Paris thus able to effectively manage African businesses globally.

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