Şekerbank-Garanti Bank Cooperation in Credit Card: "Şeker Bonus"

Şekerbank has added the Bonus Card privilege to its credit card services with the cooperation of Garanti Bank. Thanks to Şekerbank Credit Cards that have been offered to use under the name of Şeker Bonus, the Şekerbank customers will start to benefit from all privileges of Bonus Card. Şekerbank that enjoys a widespread network of branches in Anatolia with the experience of 55 years will bring the Bonus Card privileges to its customers in different regions of Turkey.

In consequence of the partnership it has established with Garanti Bank, Şekerbank is beginning to serve also in the field of installment and reward cards with "Şeker Bonus Card". Şekerbank the great part of the customer base of which is composed of the SMEs, tradesmen, farmers, employees, workers, clerks, microenterprises all around Turkey will enable its customers to benefit from all privileges Bonus presents. Thus, Şekerbank will be increasing further the use of Bonus, which is the first credit card brand issued in Europe as well beyond the Turkish frontiers, in Anatolia.

No card fee is collected for the first year from those who apply for Şeker Bonus Card for the first time; moreover, everybody is presented with TRY 15 bonus. The Şeker Bonus Card users obtain an opportunity to gain/spend Bonuses going up to 20 percent and split their spending into installments during the shopping in almost 150 thousand Bonus program partners and 350 thousand Bonus POS. Besides, the Şeker Bonus Card holders will be able to enjoy various Bonus campaigns and surprises to be organized throughout the year. All individuals who have a regular monthly income and all commercial, SME and enterprise banking customers can have Şeker Bonus Card. The transformation of the existing ŞekerKarts to Şeker Bonus Card is also about to start. The new applications for Şeker Bonus Card can be made at all Şekerbank Branches.

ŞekerKart transforms into Şeker Bonus, Şekerbank customers enter the Bonus Card world that has the maximum freeness.

The dynamism Turkey has gained in recent years continues. The strategic co-operations to be established in the fierce competition experienced in the banking sector become important to get a share of the credit card market. And signing a new cooperation in the field of credit card, Şekerbank has been transforming ŞekerKart to Şeker Bonus. The ŞekerKart holders we able to befit from the campaigns like installment, installment deferral in the member workplaces occasionally. Together with this transformation, the card holders will have a more widespread area of use and a broad world of advantages. Combining the Anatolian Banking understanding with the power of Bonus brand, Şekerbank will continue to present novelties to its customers in the area of installment card as well.

Stating that the bank has continuously been developing its Retail Banking Services with new products, and that the credit card is effective in enlarging the customer portfolio, Şekerbank Executive President Meriç Uluşahin said, "As Şekerbank, we continue our stable and widespread growth in the credit card area as well. With Şeker Bonus Card, we plan to have an important share of the credit card market. We are creating new opportunities for our broad customer base in the commercial and corporate banking area in the retail banking services as well with Şeker Bonus Card, and target to reach 350 thousand users by the yearend. We believe that we will raise the value of our brand further by bringing ŞekerKart we have presented to our customers previously together with prevalent member workplaces and opportunities world of Bonus."