Access Bank is set to reward some of its customers, who have DiamondXtra account, with a cumulative N200 million and three SUVs, amongst other prizes.
The prizes will come in the bank’s 16th season of DiamondXtra, a savings and reward account where customers of Access Bank are rewarded with several prizes
The Season 16th of the special interest yielding hybrid account, which allows deposit of both cash and third-party cheques, has been upgraded.
The bank stated that 15,768 customers would emerge as winners in its season 16 DiamondXtra promo, adding that, the scheme was launched in July 2008 to encourage active savings and had rewarded a total of 26,896 customers with more than N6.51 billion thus far.
Speaking at the unveiling in Alaba International Market, Lagos, Regional Sales director, Lagos, Access Bank, Mr Bolarinwa Animashaun said, the new season will bring more goodies to customers as the bank has taken their interest at heart.
“In the last fifteen years, we have been able to ensure customer loyalty, reward committed customers over time and show that we are a bank that is ready to empower people and partner with people. If I take it into specific figures, we have rewarded 26,696 customers and we’ve given a total sum of N6.5 billion over the period.
“This Season16 is interesting, because, we have seen a lot of opportunities to expand into digital opportunities and this time around, we will be rewarding 15,786 customers, and 10,000 of them will be digitally rewarded.
“This is almost half of what we have done over the last 15 years. So that is what is making it special. We have taken it into the possibilities of how technology can expand our business and reward customers. The draws for the new season are going to be the same like the previous ones as it will be held in different regions.
“So, we start from the monthly draws, quarterly draws and the annual draws. What makes it extremely interesting this year is that we will be rewarding with up to N200 million in prizes and we have added some very interesting gifts. We will be given out three SUVs as part of the N200 million price for this year,” Animashaun added.
At the unveiling, Access Bank conducted onsite draws where 48 customers who have DiamondXtra accounts and were present at the unveiling won cash prizes ranging from N20,000 to N200,000.
Breakdown shows 40 customers won N20,000 each, five customers won N50,000, two customers won N100,000, while one customer went home with N200,000.
Among winners of the N20,000 prize was Mr Victor Edobor, who said he opened the DiamondXtra accounts 24-hours before the draws.
One of the two winners of the N100,000 prize, Mrs. Maureen Nneka Oforka, said she was surprised to have won at the well-attended event as that was her first time winning any prize.
She said, “I have never won any prize in my life. This is my first. I came here reluctantly and thank God, I am here and I am a winner of N100,000 which has already been paid into my account.”
The grand prize winner of N200,000, Mr. Emeka Ezikeugo, a trader in Alaba, said, “I will forever be grateful to Access Bank for the prize as I was not expecting it. I thank the bank for showing leadership among its peers.”
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