Recognized at Smart Card Awards Middle East 2013

Awarded for distinctive expense management features, and control and savings capability

Dubai, June 11, 2013

Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, announced today that it has won the 'Best Corporate Card' award at the Smart Card Awards Middle East 2013, for the second consecutive year, further building on its success as best corporate card provider for 2012. The award recognises Emirates NBD Corporate Card for its distinctive expense management features and the control and savings capability it offers corporate customers.

"As a leading cards provider in both retail and corporate space, Emirates NBD is proud to be recognised for its corporate card solutions for the second consecutive year," said Suvo Sarkar, General Manager - Retail Banking, Emirates NBD. "In today's highly challenging and competitive business environment, companies need access to comprehensive information to better manage and control their expenses. Our Visa Corporate Card offers enhanced reporting and spending information enabling corporate clients to centrally manage travel and procurement-related costs," he added.

Emirates NBD's Commercial Payment Solutions programme provides a comprehensive suite of integrated solutions that offer end-to-end payment and travel-related services to corporate businesses. The award winning Corporate Card enables employers to keep track of spends and ensure policy compliance, leading to savings for the company, while allowing employees a secure and convenient way to spend while travelling.

"Emirates NBD Commercial Payment Solutions programme is one of the most advanced in the region and offers end-to-end services to corporate clients of all sizes," said Marcello Baricordi, General Manager - UAE, Visa Inc. "We congratulate Emirates NBD for its success in winning the 'Best Corporate Card' for the second year in a row, and look foreward to many more such success stories, as our teams collaborate to come up with the most innovative products and solutions."

The Emirates NBD Corporate Card is also bundled with Visa IntelliLink Spend Management solution that provides extensive reporting and expense management capabilities for organizations of all sizes on a single, web-based platform. It also offers global functionality with multiple languages and currency support at the local level. The detailed and comprehensive data provided enables corporate clients to make informed decisions for better expense control.

Emirates NBD's Corporate Card is also equipped with CLWI - Corporate Liability Waiver Insurance, which protects the corporate client against eligible losses that might be incurred through card misuse. Limits on spend can be assigned, thus reducing unnecessary risk and exposure.

With free access to over 55 international airport lounges, the Emirates NBD Corporate Card is accepted across the world at around 22 million outlets, and over 1.8 million ATMs worldwide.

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About Emirates NBD:
Emirates NBD is a leading banking Group in the region. As at 31st March 2013, total assets were AED 315.8 billion. The Group has a leading retail banking franchise in the UAE, with over 149 branches and over 720 ATMs and CDMs.  It is a major player in the UAE corporate banking arena and has strong Islamic banking, Global Markets & Treasury, Investment Banking, Private Banking, Asset Management and Brokerage operations.

The Group has operations in the UAE, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Singapore, the United Kingdom and Jersey (Channel Islands), and representative offices in India, Iran and China.

The Group is an active participant and supporter of the UAE's main development initiatives and of the various educational, environmental, cultural, charity and community welfare establishments.

For more information, please visit: www.emiratesnbd.com

For further information, please contact:
Hassan Al Khuwaildi | Hala Zamani
Communications
Group Marketing, Emirates NBD
Tel: 971-4-6093459 | 971-4-6093458
Mob: 971 50 7454454 | 971 50 8595599
Email: hassanAl@emiratesnbd.com | halaZ@emiratesnbd.com

Sudha Chandran | Hiba Moussa
ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller
Dubai, UAE
Tel: 971-4-4507600
Fax: 971-4-4358040
Email: sudha.chandran@bm.com | hiba.moussa@bm.com

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