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Garanti Bank and WWF launch WWF Bonus Card, the first eco affinity credit card in Romania
28.07. 2010 - Garanti Bank, together with the environmental organization WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature), launch WWF Bonus Card, the first eco affinity credit card on the Romanian banking market. WWF Bonus Card is addressed to all people who want to contribute to the environmental protection in Romania. Garanti Bank will direct 0.5% of the value of the purchases made with WWF Bonus Card, to support WWF projects in Romania, aiming to protect nature conservation and protected areas in the Carpathians, along the Danube and the Danube Delta, but also aiming to promote a sustainable socioeconomic development and a low environmental impact lifestyle.
The 0.5% percentage of the value of the purchases made with WWF Bonus Card will be entirely supported by Garanti Bank. WWF Bonus Card, issued under MasterCard logo is a credit card that offers all the benefits of the Bonus Card loyalty program (bonus accumulation, bonus redemption, installments without interest, grace period). In addition, Garanti Bank will direct 0.5% of the value of purchases made with WWF Bonus Card to WWF.
"By launching WWF Bonus Card, the first eco card on the Romanian banking market, we want to offer our customers the opportunity to involve in environmental activities and contribute directly to improving the living environment by supporting the projects developed by WWF in Romania. WWF Bonus Card is an innovative product on the Romanian banking market and we trust that it will enjoy a major success among credit card users who want to give nature a helping hand.", Ilgaz Kaya, Cards Director at Garanti Bank, stated.
"This card represents an opportunity for WWF to communicate to a new category of public the importance for our life and nature of the environmental issues on which we focus through the projects that we conduct. Meanwhile, through Garanti Bank’s involvement, the card holders may contribute directly to protect natural areas in Romania.", Luminita Tanas, Program Director, WWF Romania, declared.
WWF Bonus Card holders will receive periodically information regarding the evolution of WWF projects and opportunities for getting involved in environmental protection activities.
The new WWF Bonus Card may be obtained in any Garanti Bank agency, by calling Alo Garanti, by applying online (and the applicant will be contacted by a Garanti Bank sales representative in order to finalize the application) or by taking benefit of Bonus Card holder’s recommendation through the Member get Member campaign. Moreover, those who are already Bonus Card holders may apply for the new version, with no additional cost.