Abu Dhabi, 8 November 2009: Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, one of the UAE's leading banks, is pleased to announce the launch of its Excellency Visa Infinite Credit Card. ADCB offers wealth management services to its customers under the brand name of "Excellency". Excellency wealth management offers customers a suite of services tailored to meet the needs of ADCB's affluent customers.

The launch of the premium card represents an important extension of the products and services already offered by ADCB. The Excellency Visa Infinite card is a premium life style accessory offering cardholders a suite of rewarding features designed to add value and enhance their lifestyle.  

This card will be offered to select Excellency clients in addition to a carefully selected list of clients in the open market. The Excellency Visa Infinite card is the most exclusive credit card issued by ADCB. In addition to the range of features and rewards, cardholders will also have a personal relationship manager to ensure they derive maximum benefit from the card.

"The launch of this card is a natural extension of the robust Excellency Wealth Management offering from ADCB.  This is a product that truly reflects ADCB's continued efforts to offer products and services suited to the affluent customer's life style, thereby strengthening our overall relationship with customers and increasing our presence in this segment." Mr. Arup Mukhopadhyay, Head of Consumer Banking, ADCB said.

Commenting on the launch of the card, Kamran Siddiqi, Visa's General Manager in the Middle East, said: "Visa is delighted to partner with ADCB to deliver the Infinite card experience to ADCB customers. The ADCB Excellency Visa Infinite card is an excellent example of Visa's approach to innovation and its ability to extend the value of Visa to new stakeholders and new market segments. ADCB and Visa are committed to delivering value added products that provide not only security and acceptance but also convenience for high net worth customers."

ADCB's Excellency Visa Infinite Credit Card offers a host of features and benefits making this card truly unique in its category. Cardholders are also afforded access to Executive Concierge Services providing a wide range of services both locally and internationally. These include Golden Class and Diamond Marhaba Service at Abu Dhabi and Dubai air ports, Double the regular number of  "Touchpoints" on all travel related spends and a Priority Pass lounge card offering international airport lounge access to over 600 airports worldwide. The card also offers peace of mind and security with full multi trip travel insurance while traveling, collision damage waiver insurance to provide safety and security while renting cars overseas and key insurance in the event that keys are lost. Ticket Exchange is also provided, offering access to elite events worldwide at competitive rates and an Excellency Visa Infinite cardholder will also benefit from purchase protection and extended warranties on goods purchased using the card. 

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About ADCB:
ADCB is a full-service commercial bank which offers a wide range of products and services such as retail banking, wealth management, private banking, corporate banking, commercial banking, cash management, investment banking, corporate finance, foreign exchange, interest rate, currency, derivative and Islamic products, project finance, property management and strategic investments.

ADCB is owned 64.8 percent by the Abu Dhabi Government through Abu Dhabi Investment Council. Its shares are traded on the Abu Dhabi Securities Market in Abu Dhabi.

ADCB was recently named "Best Retail Bank in the UAE & GCC 2009" by The Asian Banker magazine.

About Visa
Visa Inc. operates the world's largest retail electronic payments network providing processing services and payment product platforms. This includes consumer credit, debit, prepaid and commercial payments, which are offered under the Visa, Visa Electron, Interlink and PLUS brands. Visa enjoys unsurpassed acceptance around the world, and Visa/PLUS is one of the world's largest global ATM networks, offering cash access in local currency in more than 200 countries. For more information, visit www.corporate.visa.com.

For more information, please contact
ADCB:
Corporate Communications Department
Tel: +971 (0) 2 696 2380
Fax: +971 (0) 2 610 9852

Eleanor Jack
d'pr
Tel: +971 4 3233668
Email: Eleanor@d-pr.a

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