Ihab Ayoub, Visa General Manager for Middle East and North Africa, and Majed Najm, General Manager, Retail Banking and Wealth Management at SABB, during the inauguration ceremony of the new SABB visa debit card.
RIYADH – The Saudi British Bank (SABB) has announced Tuesday the launch of the new debit card to all new and existing SABB customers. The newly-launched Visa debit card will enable SABB account holders' much wider access to purchasing options and cash withdrawal locally and globally. SABB's new Visa debit card can be used to pay directly, conveniently, and securely for goods and services at millions of retail outlets in Saudi Arabia and around the world. Furthermore, the card can be used to withdraw cash at over 10,000 ATMs in the Kingdom, as well as over 1,000,000 ATMs throughout the world. The new SABB Visa debit card is the latest in SABB's efforts to provide its customers with best-in-class products and services, with an aim to secure an optimal customer experience. In addition, the card will be brining online purchases capability in near future, which makes it easier to conduct e-commerce transactions as well as hotel reservations and car rentals. Ihab Ayoub, Visa General Manager for Middle East and North Africa, said: “SABB is one of the fastest growing banks and we are proud to partner with them on this debit card agreement, which is a milestone in the technology based banking industry in Saudi Arabia and supports our goal of growing the local economy and enhancing our partners' customer experience.” Majed Najm, General Manager, Retail Banking and Wealth Management at SABB, said: “The new Visa debit card is another example of how SABB seeks the latest technological advances to enhance its line of offerings to our valued customers. We are determined to continue with this strategy to offer a more convenient everyday banking to our customers, and to maintain our pioneering position in the market.” — SG
