Bangkok--16 Sep--Maxima Consultants Carrefour Thailand, a leading hypermarket today announces its partnering with KBank, Visa, Muang Thai Life Assurance, and Muang Thai Insurance to offer ‘Finance and Insurance @ Carrefour’, the first comprehensive financial and insurance service center at hypermarket. The Finance and Insurance @ Carrefour, with professional staff provided financial advice, valuable benefits and attractive promotions available from now at Carrefour’s 30 branches nationwide. The new service is to reinforce the most convenience and easy access points for its customers. The service aims to reach more than 30,000 customers processing their transaction each month. Mr.Philippe Broianigo, Managing Director of Carrefour revealed the cooperation with leading financial institutions ‘With our strong dedication to the concept of “everything-under-one-roof”, aim at offering maximum convenience to our customers, we therefore expand our service to fully cover their financial and insurance needs. To provide reliable and professional service, we have joined partnership with KBank, Visa, Muang Thai Life Assurance and Muang Thai Insurance for the new service center on financial and insurance programs. The latest service is reinforced our intention to provide a fast, easy and convenient way for our customers who look for financial institution as their trusted advisor. The service is targeted a wide range of customers in all ages and served as an access point offering a variety of financial products and services including credit card, debit card, personal loan, life insurance, accident insurance, auto insurance, car license renewal and many more. The new service has been operated by financial professionals throughout our opening hours. In addition, Carrefour has also partnered with KBank and Visa to introduce Carrefour-KBank Credit and Debit Card. The credit card is available in three card types - Classic, Gold and Platinum with the highest benefits than ever. For example, 3% cash back when shopping at Carrefour and petrol purchase at gas stations nationwide. In addition, you will be able to earn up to 0.50% cash back for other payment, accumulate reward points, and exclusive fast check-out lane when paying by Carrefour-KBank Credit and Debit Card. Privileges for applicants within December 31, 2008, you will earn 5% cash back when shopping at Carrefour, 3%’ petrol purchase at gas stations, Carrefour gift voucher valued of 300 Baht and addition discounts up to 15% for monthly payment through KBank Smart Pay.’ Dr.Prasarn Trairatvorakul, President of Kasikorn Bank Public Company Limited mentioned ‘Besides the introducing on Carrefour-KBank Credit Card, KBank is proud to announce that the Finance and Insurance @Carrefour counter creates a new dimension in service offering a variety of new products to all customer segments of KBank. For example, the Carrefour-KBank Express Cash Card offering a loan up to 1.5 million Baht, which cash advance withdrawals from ATM can be done up to 50,000 Baht a day. The new applicants will be offered a free entrance fee, non-annual fee and non-ATM fee for cash advance. There are other products such as K-Personal Loan for Better Life, K-Personal Loan for Shopping for KBank customers with flexible loan amounts borrow up to 5 times monthly salary or maximum 100,000 Baht with special interest rates and up to 36 month payment terms. In addition, for Carrefour —KBank credit and debit cardholders, Carrefour —Kbank Express Cash Cardholders who spend 1,000 baht at Carrefour will receive a Carrefour gift voucher worth 50 baht. The Finance and Insurance @ Carrefour counter at 30 Carrefour branches will enable our bank to have access to new group of customers in modern trade. Within 5 years, we hope that our new services will attract 214,000 members for the new Carrefour-KBank Credit Card and 200,000 for its Debit Card, 14,000 customers for Carrefour — Kbank Express Cash Card and 50,000 interests on K-Personal Loan for Better Life.’ Mr.Somboon Krobteeranon, Country Manager of Visa Thailand said ‘We have committed to working in close collaboration with our partners to continuously develop new and refreshing payment products to meet the changing lifestyle and evolving needs of modern consumers. The Carrefour —KBank Credit and Debit Card will be an example of yet another initiative to introduce innovative products and services to the credit and debit card industry in Thailand.’ Mr.Sara Lamsam, President of Muang Thai Life Assurance Company Limited said ‘We create the term of life insurance with unique benefits and privilege to suit Carrefour’s customers. There are a variety of products and services for example, the life plan on the Carrefour for Men and Carrefour for Lady for the health conscious living. Carrefour Personal Liability Insurance — help to protect your family and assets. Carrefour Retirement Planning — to secure the comfortable retirement life. Carrefour Educational Funding — to provide children’s education needs. Carrefour Easy P.A.Credit — to provide 7 benefit plans to beneficiaries upon the accidents. Customers at Carrefour will get assistance on a range of life insurance plan from evaluating insurance needs by our financial professionals.’ Mrs. Nualphan Lamsam, President of Muang Thai Insurance Public Company Limited revealed ‘The cooperation between Muang Thai Insurance and Carrefour has created the new channel of distribution for life insurance and financial solutions plan. By introducing the innovative marketing plans with various premium payment channels and full service will truly meet the needs of our customers’ changing demands. Several different types of insurance plans will be offered such as Enjoy Travel, PA for Love, Golfer Care, Real Estate Insurance and etc. This connection will also assure customers more time to enjoy life and worry-free at any situation.’ Finance and Insurance @ Carrefour has answers to all needs and is now available at 30 Carrefour branches nationwide. For more information, please contact Maxima Consultants Company Carrefour’s Public Relations Tel 02-434-8300, 02-434-8547 Tel 02-625-4130-33 Suchinda, Saengnapa, Pitiya Juthamard, Chanoknart