ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, (ADIB), a leading financial institution, has won the Best Premium Islamic Card award for its Etihad Guest Visa Gold Covered Card at the Banker Middle East Product Awards 2018.

The annual Banker Middle East UAE Product Awards recognise regional banking and financial products and services that are either truly innovative or which demonstrate exceptional financial performance. ADIB’s Etihad Guest Gold Covered Card, one of the highest rewarding travel cards in the region, offers upto 1 Etihad Guest Mile for every AED 4 spent locally and 1.5 for every AED 4 spent internationally.

New joiners of the card will receive a welcome bonus of 35,000 Etihad Guest Miles, the highest of any travel card in the Middle East in this category. Other benefits include fast track to Etihad Guest Silver Tier, 2 complimentary airport lounge visits per year at over 500 airports through LoungeKey and free roadside assistance 24/7 across the UAE.

Philip King, Global Head of Retail Banking at ADIB, said: “At ADIB, we offer tailored products and services to meet our customers’ individual needs and aspirations This prestigious award from a highly respected regional publication provides further recognition as to the quality of our products. Our Etihad Guest Cards give ADIB’s customers the ability to earn more miles than any other comparative travel card. The miles accumulated can then be used to travel with one of the world’s leading airlines, Etihad Airways and its partner airlines, while also providing access to many unique features.”

Yasser Al Yousuf, Managing Director, Etihad Guest, said: "Our part‎nership with ADIB was designed to benefit frequent and non-frequent travellers. At Etihad Guest, we create products and partnerships to ensure all of our valuable members are catered to. Members who fly less often are still able to earn as many miles through their everyday spending using an ADIB Etihad Guest Payment Card.

"To be recognised for this, through our partnership with ADIB, is a tremendous accomplishment."

ADIB’s Customers can redeem Etihad Guest Miles for travel to over 100 destinations globally and redeem for thousands of products on the Etihad Guest Reward Shop including paying for their ADIB Etihad Guest Visa Card Annual Membership Fee.

ADIB has received numerous awards in recent months including four awards from Islamic Finance News (IFN), for Best Islamic Private Bank, Syndicated Deal of the year, UAE Deal of the Year, and Musharkah Deal of the Year. The bank also received ‘Private Bank in the Middle East for Islamic Finance’ award by Private Banker International.

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About ADIB

ADIB is a leading bank in the UAE with more than AED 123 billion in assets. Its 983,000 customers benefit from the third largest distribution network in the UAE with 81 branches and more than 722 ATMs. The bank also offers world-class online, mobile and phone banking services, providing clients with seamless digital access to their accounts 24 hours a day. ADIB provides retail, corporate, business, private banking and wealth management solutions. The bank was established in 1997 and its shares are traded on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX).

In the UAE, the Bank has more than 2,000 employees and remains one of the leading banks in the recruitment, development and promotion of local talent in all the markets in which it operates. The bank has one of the highest Emiratisation ratios with more than 40 percent of the bank’s workforce being UAE Nationals.

ADIB has presence in six strategic markets: Egypt, where it has 70 branches, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Sudan, Iraq and Qatar.

Named “Best Bank in the UAE” by The Financial Times’ The Banker publication, ADIB has a rich track record of innovation, including introducing the award-winning Ghina savings account, award-winning co-branded cards with Etihad and Etisalat and a wide range of financing products.

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About Etihad Aviation Group

Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, the Etihad Aviation Group is a diversified global aviation and travel group with a business model driven by partnership and an innovative approach to growth. Etihad Aviation Group comprises five business divisions – Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates; Etihad Airways Engineering; Etihad Airport Services; Hala Group and Airline Equity Partners. For more information, please visit: www.etihad.com.

About Hala Group

Hala Group supports Etihad Aviation Group’s strategic investments in global loyalty and travel distribution from its home in Abu Dhabi. Hala Abu Dhabi and Hala Travel Management offer corporate and consumer travel management, event and destination management services, while Etihad Holidays offers a comprehensive range of packages to the airline’s destinations. Global Loyalty Company manages several frequent flyer programmes with a combined membership of 18 million members: Etihad Guest (used by Etihad Airways, Air Serbia and Air Seychelles), JetPrivilege of Jet Airways, and MilleMiglia of Alitalia.

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