Mastercard Launches ‘Magical Barcelona’ Campaign to Boost Cross-Border Transactions

Mastercard launched its ‘Magical Barcelona’ campaign today at a city hotel in Dhaka. The campaign aims to bolster domestic and overseas retail transactions, providing cardholders the opportunity to win exciting prizes by making purchases with their Mastercard credit, debit and prepaid cards throughout the winter season.

The ‘DREAM PRIZE’ in the exciting campaign is an all-expenses paid, four-days-three-nights trip for two to Barcelona, Spain, one of the most appealing travel destinations in the world. The Spanish city, associated with a rich history and heritage, offers numerous attractions such as museums, excellent palaces, historic buildings and cultural centers. The other winners of this campaign will receive a range of exciting prizes, including travel packages to other exciting destinations, and attractive gift items such as gadgets and lifestyle gift Vouchers.

Participants of this campaign will be able to earn 3 points by using their Mastercard debit, credit and prepaid cards for every overseas retail transaction of USD 25 or above, 2 points for every local retail or e-commerce transaction of Taka 1000 or more and 3 points for every retail or e-commerce transaction of BDT 1000 or more with the newly issued (issuance from October 2019 to January 2020) Mastercard credit, debit or prepaid cards. A cardholder will need to make at least 4 transactions to participate in this campaign. Winners will be chosen based on the maximum points earned during the campaign period, i.e., December 1, 2019 to January 31, 2020.
Commenting on the campaign, Syed Mohammad Kamal, Country Manager, Bangladesh, Mastercard said, “Mastercard is excited to announce the ‘Magical Barcelona’ campaign which aims to foster local and cross-border transactions by providing Mastercard cardholders exciting incentives and prizes for making digital payments. With winter right around the corner, Mastercard wants to inspire cardholders to explore the world and be rewarded with priceless experiences through this campaign. Mastercard is committed to introducing more such exciting offers that cater to the evolving digital lifestyle needs of cardholders.”

All Mastercard cards issued by the following partners are eligible for this campaign: AB Bank, Al-Arafah Bank, Brac Bank, Bank Asia, Eastern Bank Limited, Dhaka Bank Limited, Dutch Bangla Bank, Mutual Trust Bank, National Bank, Prime Bank, Premier Bank, Pubali Bank, The City Bank, United Commercial Bank, Southeast Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and Lankabangla Finance.