Manchester United fans score a victory with Maybank Singapore

This legendary tie up promises to provide platinum visa card members with experiences and premiums money can’t buy.

According to a release from Maybank, arising from a regional partnership with Manchester United (Man Utd) Football Club, Maybank Singapore launches the Maybank Manchester United Platinum Visa Card. The multi-million dollar deal, inked late last year, saw Maybank’s head office in Kuala Lumpur launching the credit card last November, with the debit card launch in the pipeline for next month. This will be swiftly followed by Maybank Singapore’s launch of the Maybank Manchester United Platinum Visa Debit Card in the second half of this year. Through the launch of both credit and debit cards, Maybank Singapore aims to up total card base by 20 per cent over the next two years.

Targeted at fans of the legendary football club with a minimum annual income of SGD 30,000, the Maybank Manchester United Platinum Visa Credit Card is offered free for the first two years. It offers Cardmembers a slew of benefits, ranging from discounts of up to 10 percent at the Man Utd retail stores and online store, to privileges at Man Utd’s home ground, Old Trafford – such as 10 per cent discount at the Red Café, and 20 percent off tickets to the Man Utd museum and stadium tour.

Beyond being just another credit card, Cardmembers, who will mainly be supporters of Man Utd, will stand a chance to win a trip for two to Old Trafford every English Premier League season, starting from the 2012/2013 season. They will have opportunity to win premiums that money cannot buy, such as signed pennants and jerseys. And riding on the excitement of who wins the game, Cardmembers will also be rewarded when Man Utd wins a premier league match by being awarded 5x reward points for their purchases made on the day of the match.

Said Mr Alan Lau, Head, Consumer Banking, Maybank Singapore, “No sports draws Singaporeans together as much as football does, and we are proud to be partnering Manchester United, one of the top football clubs in the world. In considering the privileges that come with the Card, we want to excite Cardmembers with experiences and premiums that money can’t buy.”

One such experience in the pipeline is an exclusive event to meet former players from Man Utd. Cardmembers also get a shot at winning a trip to Old Trafford each football season, with flights and accommodation sponsored by the Bank.

The regional deal with Man Utd also includes the launch of the Maybank Manchester United Platinum Visa Debit Card in Singapore, scheduled for the second half of this year.