8 Debit/ATM Card Holders and 5 Credit Card Holders Will Witness Their Favourite Club in Old Trafford, England
Jakarta – PT Bank Danamon Indonesia, Tbk. (”Danamon”), as the exclusive license holder for Manchester United cards in Indonesia, today announced the winners of the first round of the Red Match 2012 sweepstake, consisting of 8 debit/ATM card holders and 5 credit card holders, who will witness their favourite club, Manchester United, play at Old Trafford, England. The winners’ announcement was attended by Manchester United’s legendary goalkeeper, Edwin van der Sar, who, at the same event, met with Manchester United Credit and Debit/ATM card holders. Edwin van der Sar’s presence and the Red Match sweepstake is part of Danamon’s commitment to bring Manchester United fans closer with their favourite club and provide a money can’t buy experience for its customers.
“Danamon proudly welcomes Edwin van der Sar, Manchester United legend, in today’s announcement of the Red Match winnners, which is part of a series of Danamon Manchester United Card events. This series of events is a realization of our commitment to provide the best products and services to our customers, especially for those who are Manchester United fans,” said Henry Ho, Danamon President Director in Jakarta.
The Red Match sweepstake provides opportunity to 48 (forty-eight) Danamon Manchester United Credit and Debit/ATM card holders per year to witness firsthand a Manchester United football match in Old Trafford, England, and attend a series of special session such as football training session with the club’s coaches, meet the players, visit players’ changing rooms, participate in stadium/museum tour.
“Today is the announcement of the first of four Red Match sweepstake periods. 8 Danamon Manchester United debit/ATM card holders and 5 Danamon Manchester United credit card holders will be flown to Old Trafford in this first period. The sweepstake drawing was conducted on 13 June 2012 and was witnessed and approved by a notary,” said Michellina Triwardhany, Consumer Banking Director, Danamon.
Danamon Manchester United Card holders can exchange their drawing points that they earned to enter the Red Match sweepstake. Debit/ATM card holders can earn 1 (one) drawing point for every Rp500,000 in their monthly account statements, while both Debit/ATM and credit card holders can earn a drawing point for every Rp100,000 in transactions.
Besides Red Match, the Danamon Manchester United Card also provides Red Rewards and Red Hot Deals features. In Red Rewards, cardholders can earn points through transactions that later can be redeemed towards airfare tickets (through mileage program) that enable customers to travel to Old Trafford and other destinations. Red Reward points can also be redeemed with variety of original Manchester United merchandises such as signed jersey, scarves, cap, backpack and other shopping vouchers, while Red Hot Deals provides various attractive and special offers at café, sport shops, apparel, futsal arena, and other selected merchants.
For further information on Danamon Manchester United debit and credit cards, please visit https://www.danamonline.com and http://www.danamon.co.id.
About Danamon:
PT Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk. was established in 1956 and as of March 31, 2012 operates over 3,100 branches and points of sales, including its Danamon Simpan Pinjam (DSP) and Syariah units as well as its subsidiaries branches. As of March 31, 2012 Danamon provides its customers with access to over 30,000 ATMs, including through its association with ATM Bersama and ALTO, in all 33 provinces in Indonesia.
Danamon was recently awarded as Indonesian Bank Loyalty Champion 2012 from Infobank and Markplus Insight in the conventional bank with more than Rp 75 trillion in assets category. Danamon also received Indonesia Brand Champion 2012 and Indonesia Service to Care Champion 2012 awards from Marketers and Markplus Insight in the conventional bank with more than Rp75 trillion in assets category. Last year, Danamon placed third in the 2011 Annual Report Award (ARA) for the listed financial institution category.
From international institutions, Danamon received “Gold Award 2011” under category of Best Core Banking System Initiative, in the Asian Banking & Finance Banking Retail Awards 2011, hosted by Asian Banking & Finance Magazine (ABF).
Danamon is the sole issuer and acquirer of American Express® cards in Indonesia under an independent operator agreement which allows it to issue American Express cards to individual and corporate clients. Danamon is also the only bank which provides services to local merchants who accept American Express Cards and for signing up new merchant partners in Indonesia. Danamon is also the sole license holder of Manchester United cards in Indonesia, allowing the Bank to issue Manchester United ATM/Debit cards and credit cards.
PT Adira Dinamika Multi Finance Tbk (Adira), the automotive financing subsidiary of Danamon, operates an extensive branch network in more than 260 cities in Indonesia.
As of March 31, 2012, Danamon was 67.37% owned by Asia Financial (Indonesia) Pte. Ltd. and 32.63% by the public. On April 2, 2012, Danamon has been informed by Fullerton Financial Holdings Pte. Ltd., that it has entered into a share purchase agreement with DBS Group Holdings to sell its interest in the whole of the issued share capital of Asia Financial (Indonesia) Pte. Ltd. to DBS. The transaction is subject to the approvals, among others, of DBS shareholders and regulators in Singapore and Indonesia, including Bank Indonesia.
About Manchester United:
Manchester United is a football club in England which was founded in 1878. Currently the majority shareholding is owned by the Glazers from United States.
Sir Alex Ferguson is an important figure who has brought Manchester United to become the most successful football club in England during their Golden Period. Since his coaching in 1986, Sir Alex Ferguson has won 22 championships at all levels of club competition.
Manchester United highest achievement was to become the first club in England to win the "Treble Winner" title in 1999 (English Premier League, FA Cup and European Champion League) and the club with the most English Premier League title as many as 19 trophies.