Maybank, new regional partner of FC Barcelona

On Tuesday in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), FC Barcelona and Maybank announced a new partnership by which the bank becomes a regional partner of the club until 2020 and the Official FC Barcelona Bank in Malaysia and Singapore. The launch event was attended by FC Barcelona Commercial Director Xavier Asensi, Maybank Group Head of Cards Group Community Financial Services, B Ravintharan and Barça legend Gaizka Mendieta, who met and interacted with almost 100 passionate local fans.

Through this agreement, the two entities will be bringing Maybank FC Barcelona Cards to the Malaysian and Singaporean markets. With this launch, Maybank will offer a complete range of FC Barcelona co-branded credit and debit cards, in order to further strengthen its leadership of the card market in Malaysia. Maybank is currently the leader in the card business in Malaysia with over 11 million cards in circulation. The Bank commands an 20.5% share of the credit and charge card market in the country. 

Maybank FC Barcelona Cards offer holders exquisite rewards such as the Free for Life Annual Fee, cash back on retail spending and a 0.10% p.a. interest rate on savings account for debit card holders that sign up for the Maybank2U Premier Account online. Maybank is also organising a special competition to win an all-inclusive trip to Barcelona including VIP tickets to watch a game at Camp Nou.

About Maybank

Maybank is one of the leading banking groups in Asia and the fourth biggest in South East Asia in terms of assets. The Maybank Group has an international network of 2,400 offices in 20 countries: Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Bahrain, Uzbekistan, Myanmar, Laos, Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia, Mauritius, Great Britain, the United States, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Hong Kong and the People’s Republic of China. It has some 44,000 employees catering for 22 million customers worldwide.

Statement by FC Barcelona Commercial Director, Xavier Asensi:

“It is with much pleasure that we welcome Maybank as a regional partner of the club in Malaysia and Singapore. Through this new partnership, FC Barcelona will be able to continue to increase its popularity while getting closer to our fans in Malaysia and Singapore. It is such an honour to be able to partner with such a reputable bank as Maybank, a true leader in the region. Over the next three years, Barça and Maybank will be sharing their characteristic values of effort and passion for leadership”.

Statement by Maybank Head of Cards and Financial Services, B Ravintharan:

“This partnership with FC Barcelona represents another key step in the bank’s consumer banking strategy to ensure that it continues to build on its strong franchise in the region by offering distinct value propositions for different market segments. We anticipate that we will be issuing 15,000 new co-branded cards in the first year of launch and hope to be able to expand their partnership to our other regional markets, where there is a demand and strong following of FC Barcelona, with Singapore being the first overseas market in January 2018”.