ABN AMRO launches first Premium Debit Card in UAE

In keeping with the bank's strategy to offer best in class products, the Visa Infinite Debit Card enhances the current premium product offering through its "Van Gogh Preferred Banking" services.

The move comes as the demand for tailored premium products becomes increasingly important to the growing number of high net worth individuals in the UAE. The Infinite Debit Card increases the client's choice on how to pay for products and services.

Not only does the Infinite Debit Card provide security and safety, it also offers the cardholder a 24 hour dedicated concierge service team. Along with a host of unparalleled privileges and offers, cardholders have the ability to withdraw Dhs50,000 from ABN AMRO ATM's, which is testament to the Visa Infinite Card being an ideal product for this audience.

"Premium cards carry a certain status however, that alone is not enough to interest the affluent. It is a card's value added benefits that attracts them, which is why ABN AMRO has taken the lead in delivering a premium debit card with privileges exclusively tailored for individual needs,"

said Shahid Niazi, ABN AMRO's Head of Van Gogh Preferred Banking, UAE.

Commenting on the launch of the ABN AMRO card Aashish Bhargava, Country Manager for UAE at Visa Inc. said, "This is a unique product which offers the most prestigious rewards and benefits that will entice the discerning cardholders of ABN AMRO, confirming Visa Infinite as a card to aspire to."

The ABN AMRO Visa Infinite Debit Card can be used at over 27,000 outlets and over 1,400 ATMs in the UAE alone and is a quick, convenient and safe alternative for everyday spending. The debit card brings the added advantage of paying for goods and services directly from your account and not on credit. In addition to this, Visa cardholders can avail of unparalleled acceptance with 26 million merchant locations and over 1 million ATMs in 170 countries worldwide.