Barclaycard tomorrow will celebrate the first anniversary of its co-branded Times Card (a joint initiative of Barclaycard and TimesofMoney) with a series of fabulous offers exclusively for its customers. The offers span popular consumer pursuits such as shopping, movies, personal grooming, entertainment and leisure.
Times Card has over the past year continued to unveil exciting offers for its base of over 1, 00,000 satisfied customers. Existing offers on the Card include: ‘Shoppers Whoppers’ – the promotion that allows you to ‘shop till you drop’ at amazing prices; ‘Movie Mania’ - wherein cardholders can avail of tickets of their favorite movie at the theatre of their choice and ‘Beauty & Body’ - for all who would like to indulge in rejuvenating beauty treatments at leading salons and spas around the country, at prices that are unbelievable. For all those who need to get away from the grind, the Times Card has a special ‘Holidays’ category, which offers cardholders irresistible holiday packages across the country. Foodies can also find solace in ‘Culinary Stops’, which acts as a guide to the country’s best restaurants.
The card also provides privilege access to a host of prominent celebrity events and parties including Filmfare Awards and the Pantaloons Femina Miss India beauty pageant.
Samir Bhatia, Managing Director – India and Indian Ocean, Barclays GRCB said, “The Times Card is constantly seeking to create compelling value proposition for our ever-growing customer base of over 1 lakh. Over the last year, we have created value-for-money platforms providing customers with a unique experience across categories such as shopping, entertainment, hospitality, travel, leisure and personal grooming. We endeavour to leverage our innovative customer-centric initiatives and achieve several more milestones in the years to come.”
Speaking on the occasion Avijit Nanda, President, TimesofMoney said, “Over the last year, Times Card has successfully redefined the entertainment experience of masses. Positioned to be an aspirational credit card for the high spenders, 'Times Card' has created compelling value by introducing exclusive offers that form an integral part of the card offering. These offers span across entertainment, dining, shopping, travel, body and beauty. We are confident that in the coming years Times Card will deliver its promise of introducing customers to a new world of entertainment experience.”
The card, which is powered by Visa, is currently available in over 15 cities which cover the metros. Gaining access to the card is easy and is absolutely hassle free. Customers can swipe and earn points which are then redeemed and this has proved to be a good incentive. This card is accepted at more than 26 million merchant establishments in India as well as globally.
About Barclays Global Retail and Commercial Bank (GRCB), India:
Barclays GRCB India, part of the global Barclays Group, launched its commercial banking services in the country in November 2006 and followed it up with the launch of its retail services in May 2007. Within a short period of time, Barclays GRCB India launched innovative products such as the smart budget card, Hello Money, Platinum debit card, 7 year personal loan and the Barclays Premier League card.
Employing more than 1800 people, Barclays GRCB India serves more than 835,000 customers and clients across the country. Barclays GRCB India is headquartered in Mumbai and has established its presence in four other cities– New Delhi, Neelamangala (near Bengaluru), Kanchipuram (near Chennai) and Junagarh (Gujarat) and currently offers 11 ATMs nationally.
To find out more about Barclays GRCB India and its products and services, please visit our website: www.barclays.in
About Barclays Global Retail and Commercial Banking:
Barclays Global Retail and Commercial Banking (GRCB) encompasses all of Barclays retail and commercial banking businesses around the world. Operating in more than 50 countries and employing more than 121,000 people, Barclays GRCB comprises UK Retail Banking, Barclays Commercial Bank, Barclaycard, GRCB Western Europe, GRCB Emerging Markets and GRCB Absa (Barclays Bank PLC owns 58.8% of Absa Group Limited). Barclays GRCB serves 48 million customers and clients around the globe through a network of more than 4,900 distribution points and more than 14,000 ATMs.
To find out more about the individual Barclays GRCB businesses, please visit our website: www.barclays.com
About Barclays
Barclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in retail and commercial banking, credit cards, investment banking, wealth management and investment management services, with an extensive international presence in Europe, the USA, Africa and Asia.
With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs over 155,000 people.
Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for over 48 million customers and clients worldwide.
For further information about Barclays, please visit our website www.barclays.com
