News
30/01/2015
Hanoi – On January 29th 2015, Mercedes-Benz Vietnam (MBV) and Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank) officially announced their comprehensive cooperation and introduced the co-branded MercedesCard Platinum issued by SeABank. Henceforward, card owners will receive attractive utilities and benefits from both brands.
Besides that, SeABank also became the sponsor of annual golf MercerdesTrophy for the seasons 2015-2015 and 2015-2016.
On basis of promoting strengths of each party, the comprehensive cooperation would enhance operational efficiency by the development and diversification of products, services meeting the development of SeABank and Mercedes-Benz. Specifically, SeABank is a strategic financial partner that Mercedes-Benz chooses to support their customers on demand for loans to buy Mercedes-Benz cars nationwide. And Mercedes-Benz shall advice its staff and customers to SeABank in selecting financial services and products being offered by Mercedes-Benz and vice versa. This cooperation carries out an exclusive product package and service solely designed for Mercedes-Benz and SeABank customers.
“We have convincing reasons to commence this comprehensive cooperation: SeABank is one of the leading banks in Vietnam and affirmed brand reputation and quality products and services recorded by customers. We hope that with their experience in co-branded credit card, SeABank can bring the best financial solutions and convenience to our valued customers,” said Mr. Michael Behrens, CEO of Mercedes-Benz Vietnam.
The MercedesCard Platinum issued by SeABank is available for all Mercedes-Benz passenger car owners who purchase cars from the authorized dealers of Mercedes-Benz Vietnam and register the car under their own name or company name. In the first year, the two parties expect to issue around up to 10,000 cards during the contract period.
Card owners can use this card at the 12 authorized sales & service points of Mercedes-Benz and the SeABank branch network, receiving these valuable benefits:
- Free technical car check, once a year;
- 10% discount when buying the Mercedes-Benz collection & accessories;
- Being qualified to benefit the Loyalty Scheme of when buying Mercedes-Benz cars;
- Applied the Premium Banking Service benefits of SeABank;
- Exemption of annual fee of VND990,000 the first year. Annual fees from second year will be refunded for card holders that spend from 10 mil VND at the Mercedes-Benz’s authorized dealers and answer the provided questionnaire provided annually.
- 5x SeAPoints (SeABank Loyalty Program) on spends undertaken by card holders at the Mercedes-Benz’s authorized dealers (SeAPoints can be claimed to exchange gifts and service fee from SeABank and Mercedes-Benz); and
- Enjoying discounts and special treatments from Platinum platform of Visa and SeABank.
Besides, the signing and announcement the comprehensive strategic cooperation, SeABank also reaches an agreement in sponsoring for the Golf tournament MercedesTrophy seasons 2014-2015 and 2015-2016.
Mrs. Le Thu Thuy – Standing Vice Chairman of SeABank also shared: “The comprehensive cooperation with Mercedes-Benz marked the next milestone in delivering exceptional services to our existing and potential customers, from car financing to co-branded credit card. Our support for the Mercedes Trophy seasons 2015 and 2016 is a prime example of the commitments we want to deliver through various financial and non-financial activities with Mercedes-Benz.
Specifically, the introduction of the co-branded MercedesCard Platinum provided by SeABank with many advanced features and attractive incentives demonstrates the great efforts of SeABank to serve customers better.”