A Billionaire and a Philanthropist: You can be both
How, you may ask? Simply by becoming an HSBC credit cardholder. The choice is up to you: whether you want to share with others who are less fortunate, by giving away some or all of the generous Reward Points accumulated from using your HSBC Credit Card, towards a worthy charity.
But that's not all the good news. With HSBC's current marketing program, by applying for and using your HSBC Credit Card, you have a unique opportunity and chance to win one billion rupiah. So, either way, the unique Reward Points and the marketing program are truly rewarding.
There are many more hard-to-match benefits that have skyrocketed HSBC's number of Credit Card holders tenfold within just a three-year period.
One such offer , available earlier this year, was the "Buy One Get One Free" package. At incredibly low rates -- for the price of one ticket -- the two of you could fly to numerous world destinations with Cathay Pacific. This great value offer, due to very popular customer demand, has been made available to Indonesian consumers jointly by Cathay Pacific and HSBC for the last three years.
Currently at the Pasaraya Grande Entertainment Center in Jakarta, when you purchase one ticket with your HSBC Credit Card you get another free for the movies being shown in the luxurious MPX Grande Cinemas.
Similarly, you can get one free game at the center's Super Lane Bowling Alley and a 50 percent discount on the joining fee at the Grande Bodylife Fitness & Spa. These great offers at Pasarraya Grande Entertainment Center run up to September 15, 2002.
"Win a Trip to Warner Bros. Movie World, Australia" was another of the bank's successful campaigns, bringing to the country some of the world's most popular characters, such as Bugs Bunny,Tweety, Batman and Catwoman. Not only did customers enjoy the benefits of the event, but HSBC -- consistent with its commitment to community welfare - also invited hundreds of street children and orphans from various foundations to share these joyous moments that probably only before existed in their dreams.
"The children's beaming faces and laughter are rewards in themselves. This type of activity is in line with our corporate philosophy concerning community programs," said Lily Budiono, HSBC's Senior Vice President for Personal Financial Services.
"For our customers, on the other hand, we also continuously provide privilege offers," she said. For example, she explained, they can leisurely shop as privileged customers at renowned boutiques such as U2 and G2000 during certain times, when the stores exclusively offer special discounts only for HSBC cardholders.
Apart from these well-received and creatively designed promotional programs and the hefty discounts related to the Reward Points and purchases using your HSBC Credit Card, the bank incorporates enhanced features for the convenience of cardholders. These include a 50-day interest-free payment term when you pay in full, 5 percent minimum payment, numerous non- HSBC payment point banks and a 24-hour phone banking service that includes access by cellular phone and its Short Message Service (SMS) facility.
HSBC Credit Cards also give Purchase Protection, Credit Shield Plus, Travel Accident & Inconvenience Insurance, and they are accepted at more than 18 million outlets worldwide as well as over 50,000 outlets in Indonesia. More than 600,000 locations in the world are available for cash withdrawals.
With over 7,000 offices in 81 countries and territories, HSBC is not only one of the world's largest banking and financial services organizations, but it also consistently ranks high in the achievement of international and domestic awards for excellence in various categories.
These include the "Top-rated Bank for Customer Satisfaction" as awarded by the national magazine SWA, and the "Best Foreign Commercial Bank in Indonesia" from FinanceAsia magazine for three consecutive years.
"Satisfying customers with our unique offers and contributing toward the community are equally important to HSBC," said Sanjiv Sud, Senior Vice President, Card Center.
The Thalassaemia foundation, scholarships for underprivileged children, additional meals for undernourished children, funds for building schools and purchasing textbooks, support for retirement homes, orphanages and handicapped children, as well as involvement in environmental conservation are in fact only a small part of a longer list of the bank's community related projects.
Again only an international bank with a solid reputation, deep local knowledge and tremendously long experience -- more than a century, 118 years in Indonesia to be exact -- can provide you with this vast array of benefits and values: both tangible and intangible.
"It's all about putting our promise of being the world's local bank into practice for the benefit of Indonesians. We are the leading global bank, but we always realise that there is no substitute for local knowledge", Mr Sud concluded.
To find out more from the bank that truly understands your needs, telephone (021) 526 9123 in Jakarta or (031) 550 5585 in Surabaya.
(* HSBC logo and slogan: World's Local Bank)