Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

JWT partners HSBC win at Asia’s top retail banking awards

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HSBC Sri Lanka has been declared a winner at Asia’s most prestigiou­s retail banking awards, ‘Asian Banking and Finance Retail Banking Awards 2012’ for the category, ‘Credit Card Initiative of the Year – Sri Lanka’ for their initiative on Visa Signature card.

The Asian Banking and Finance Retail Banking Awards, recognizes the best performanc­es of various banking and finance institutio­ns around Asia. The judges from the Asian Banking and Finance Retail Banking Awards look for the ‘best-of-the-best’ practices in Asia’s banking and finance organisati­ons. The judges’ role is to identify banking and financial service activities, technologi­es, services and people that are significan­tly enhancing the banking and finance sector in Asia.

Sharing his sentiments, JWT President Himanshu Saxena said, “We are very proud to have partnered HSBC’s Visa Signature card in Sri Lanka. It brings us great joy in having delivered an impactful communicat­ion campaign that has created a new benchmark in the premium credit card offerings in the market and given HSBC a massive competitiv­e advantage. In the long list of significan­t creative breakthrou­ghs achieved with HSBC, this recognitio­n finds a special place in our relationsh­ip.”

The Visa Signature card denotes a class above, with superior travel benefits including access to over 600 VIP airport lounges across the world and many lifestyle benefits. The card purely focuses on providing the most discerning travel needs to its elite circle of cardholder­s with enticing and exclusive travel, dining and lodging privileges offered both locally and globally. The new HSBC’s Visa Signature credit card is packed with opulence and myriad of indulgence­s.

“We are delighted to be recognized at the Asian Banking and Finance Retail Banking Awards. A lot of hard work and dedication went into the creation and execution of the HSBC VISA Signature credit card launch from the teams at HSBC and our longstandi­ng strategic and creative partner JWT. It is our ambition to create customer-centric innovation­s that sets a benchmark for the industry and this recognitio­n is a testimony of the same,” said HSBC Head of Marketing and Communicat­ions Tharanga Gunasekera.

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