KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday, [11 February 2020]: Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad (“Bank Islam”) today launched the Bank Islam Visa Tabung Haji Debit Card-i, in collaboration with its strategic partners, Lembaga Tabung Haji (“Tabung Haji”) and Visa.

The debit card-i offers a variety of exclusive privileges and rewards to cardholders. In addition to providing a wide range of payment and cash access worldwide, it also facilitates financial transactions for pilgrims while in Saudi Arabia.

The launch of the debit card, which was held at Dorsett Hotel Putrajaya, was officiated by YB Datuk Seri Dr Mujahid Yusof, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department. Also present were YBhg Datuk Nik Mohd Hasyudeen Yusoff, Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Lembaga Tabung Haji; Encik Mohd Muazzam Mohamed, Chief Executive Officer of Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad; Ms Mandy Lamb, Visa’s Group Country Manager, Regional Southeast Asia and Mr Ng Kong Boon, Visa’s Country Manager for Malaysia.

Mohd Muazzam said, “As the pioneer in Islamic financial services in Malaysia, our mission is to provide relevant financial solutions that meet the needs of stakeholders. With that in mind, our strategic partnership with Tabung Haji and Visa is important to ensure that we continue to provide value-added services to our customers, especially to Tabung Haji’s depositors who have yet to open a Current or Savings Account with Bank Islam.”

Bank Islam introduced its Visa Debit Card-i to the market in 2011. As at January 2020, the Bank has issued more than 3 million debit cards. Looking at the current market potential, Bank Islam aims to achieve 100,000 Bank Islam Visa Tabung Haji Debit Card-i cardholders within a year.

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