Festive shopping is set to begin in earnest with the Commercial Bank of Ceylon launching its much-anticipated annual seasonal card promotion for Credit and Debit card holders.
The Bank has announced it has once again partnered with more than 450 merchants to offer discounts of up to 50% at 3,500 plus outlets across the country on specified days or periods from mid-November to 31st December 2023.
These discounts will be offered by 180 merchant partners retailing clothing and fashion accessories, 54 lifestyle products partners, 26 partners retailing shoes and leatherware, 25 hotel partners, 15 jewellery partners, 15 healthcare partners, 12 salon, spa and cosmetics partners, seven supermarket partners, six automobile partners, four watches and accessories partners, four dining partners, four education services partners and two bookshops, the Bank said.
Additionally, 85 online vendor partners will offer discounts to ComBank Credit and Debit card holders during the promotion period.
Another 15 participating merchant partners will offer easy payment plans of upto 60 months on white goods purchased before the end of the year.
Commenting on the promotion, the Head of Commercial Bank’s Card Centre Mr Nishantha De Silva said: “Our seasonal card promotion offers something for everybody, and it’s not just shopping. The diverse range of partnering merchants enables cardholders to enjoy hotel stays and self-care days, dine out, and even pay for educational programmes and invest in home makeovers, and save via the discounts offered.”
The card offers this season involve an exciting mix of retailers and big names in fashion and cosmetics, renowned names in hospitality and healthcare partners. The Bank said the participation of supermarkets, bookshops, automobile partners and education partners make the collection of offers more inclusive and enable a larger number of customers to experience the excitement of the season.
Concurrent with the seasonal card promotion, Commercial Bank has also launched a Gift Bonanza that offers exciting prizes including an iPhone 15 Pro for Credit Card holders with a monthly spend of more than Rs 50,000 on their cards. The promotion runs till the end of 2023, and will also present bill wipeouts for 10 winners, luxury hotel stays for two winners, and star-class hotel dining for two winners.
Commercial Bank Cards are the fastest growing Credit Cards in Sri Lanka and enjoy market leadership in Credit and Debit Card cumulative point-of-sale usage. The Bank offers a variety of Credit Cards in the Silver, Gold and Platinum tiers of Visa, Mastercard and UnionPay; LankaPay JCB branded Credit Cards in the Platinum, Gold and Classic tiers and Visa Signature, World Mastercard, Visa Infinite, UnionPay Asia Prestige Platinum and UnionPay Asia Prestige Diamond Cards in the premium segment. The Cards are equipped with ‘Tap ’n Go’ NFC technology and are backed by a strong NFC Point-of-Sale (POS) network.
Commercial Bank Credit and Debit Cards offer year-round promotions covering a wide variety of services. Commercial Bank was the first bank to offer loyalty rewards for both Credit and Debit Card holders under its Max Loyalty Rewards Points scheme. The Bank was also a pioneer in extending promotional discount offers which were traditionally only offered for Credit Cards to its Debit Cards.
Sri Lanka’s first 100% carbon neutral bank and the first Sri Lankan bank to be listed among the Top 1000 Banks of the World, Commercial Bank operates a network of 271 branches and 957 automated machines in Sri Lanka. Commercial Bank is the largest lender to Sri Lanka’s SME sector and is a leader in digital innovation in the country’s Banking sector. The Bank’s overseas operations encompass Bangladesh, where the Bank operates 20 outlets; Myanmar, where it has a Microfinance company in Nay Pyi Taw; and the Maldives, where the Bank has a fully-fledged Tier I Bank with a majority stake.