T-Mobile Bonus card
Public 20.05.2008 in category Press News / Services, Pricing, Handsets
- Customers will receive Bonus points for paying with the T-Mobile Bonus card
- Komercni banka will offer to all clients who use the T-Mobile Bonus card a 76-day grace period
Prague, 20 May 2008 - The mobile telecommunications operator T--Mobile and Komercni banka have jointly introduced a product that is exceptional in the Czech credit-card market: the T--Mobile Bonus card, which new product is intended for T-Mobile contract customers and is linked to the T--Mobile Bonus loyalty program. Its many advantages also include the absolutely longest interest-free period in the Czech market.
The card is related to the T-Mobile Bonus loyalty program, whose members collect points for mobile communications services provided by T--Mobile or use the operator's special offers. From now on, customers will also receive Bonus points for paying with the T--Mobile Bonus card at shops. Customers will receive Bonus points for payments made with the card regardless of which benefit they have selected within the T-Mobile Bonus program. In addition, they will also receive extra points with their first use of the card.
"The improved T-Mobile Bonus loyalty program, introduced by T-Mobile this February, met with a very positive reception from our clients. I believe that the newly introduced T-Mobile Bonus card will become another good reason for people to stay loyal to T-Mobile," says Executive Vice President Marketing Petr Dvorak of T-Mobile.
The more customers use their card, the more points they collect and the faster they get their rewards from the T-Mobile Bonus catalogue. They may then choose, for example, a new handset, extra free minutes, text messages or MMS, discount vouchers and other gifts. In addition to this, customers receive an instant discount when paying with the card at certain business partners of T--Mobile, selected on the basis of customers' preferences; the Alpine Pro sportswear retailer is the first such partner.
The credit card offers unique features in the Czech market. "Komercni banka will offer to all clients who use the T-Mobile Bonus card a 76-day grace period, which is unprecedented in the Czech market. This grace period relates to payments with the card as well as to cash drafts from ATMs, which is again very exceptional here," says Executive Director Marketing and Business Development Zdenek Mojzisek of Komercni banka.
In addition to standard payments in shops, drafts from ATMs and internet payment orders, each holder of the T-Mobile Bonus card can also transfer funds to a standard bank account and use the money in the same way as if he borrowed it using a standard bank loan.
The high security of the credit card is guaranteed by notification text messages sent to the card holder immediately after each transaction. Each T-Mobile Bonus card is insured against the holder's failure to pay back overdrafts and interest. The issuance, activation and administration of the credit card are completely free of charge.
Monika Klucova
Spokesperson at KB
tel.: +420 222 432 132
monika_klucova@kb.cz
Martina Kemrova
Senior Manager of Corporate Communication, T-Mobile Czech Republic a.s
tel.: +420 603 601 150
martina.kemrova@t-mobile.cz
Komercni banka is one of the best-run universal banks in Central Europe. It provides comprehensive services to clients in the areas of retail, corporate, and investment banking. The Komercni banka Group's 8,500 employees serve 1,580,000 clients who can use an extensive network of 386 points of sale throughout the Czech Republic. Komercni banka currently operates 664 ATMs and more than 900,000 of its clients use at least one of its direct-banking channels.
Komercni banka is part of the Societe Generale Group, one of the largest banking groups in the euro zone (in terms of market capitalization), whose 151,000 employees serve more than 27 million individual clients worldwide.
www.kb.cz; www.socgen.com
About the Company
T-Mobile Czech Republic has been operating in the Czech market since 1996. As of 30 September 2011, almost 5.4 million customers were using T-Mobile services.
T-Mobile operates a public mobile communications network on the GSM and UMTS standards. Since 1 January 2008, T-Mobile has been offering fixed data and voice telecommunications services. In 2009, T-Mobile extended its portfolio to include ICT services and, since November 2010, the operator also offers the T-Mobile TV satellite television service.
T-Mobile has always focused on the quality of offered services. Independent tests have repeatedly confirmed that T-Mobile is the quality leader in 2G and 3G (UMTS FDD) data services, as well as in GSM voice services.
Since its establishment, the company has placed emphasis on excellent customer service and proper conduct towards business partners, employees and the environment. T-Mobile has received, among other awards, the VIA Bona 2009 award for the involvement of its employees in philanthropic and volunteer activities.
T-Mobile is a member of the international telecommunications group Deutsche Telekom. Thanks to the group’s international presence, customers can count on the worldwide availability of their favourite services and enjoy uniform, favourable prices of calls when abroad.
For more information about the company, please visit t-press.cz or www.t-mobile.cz.
