Activities - 2007

1. MBF Cards Contributes to the Budimas Charitable Foundation

   Keeping in line with its corporate social responsibility, MBF Cards (M'sia) Sdn Bhd (MBF Cards) continued with its pledge and commitment towards underprivileged children through its co-brand card, the MBF Budimas Gold MasterCard. In a cheque presentation ceremony held recently, the local card issuer contributed a total of RM152,351.55 to the Foundation. This is the second such contribution from MBF Cards and the amount donated was the collection for 2006. In June last year, the home-grown card issuer donated a total of RM107,864.44 to Budimas. For every Ringgit charged to the MBF Budimas Gold MasterCard, 0.1% is contributed to Budimas. The Budimas Charitable Foundation (Budimas) promotes and supports charitable organisations such as orphanages, abused children's societies, shelter homes for children and among others, adoption programmes, sponsorships as well as sources for job opportunities for those who have completed their studies. Budimas, which is under the royal patronage of DYMM Seri Paduka Baginda Raja Permaisuri Agong, currently has eight homes under its care looking after almost 400 children aged between three months and 19 years of age.

2. Automated Merchant Payment System

   MBF Cards Sdn Bhd has appointed Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd (BMMB) to automate its merchant payment settlement processes on January 2007. Instead of the usual cheque payment system, the funds can be banked directly to the merchant's BMMB account, enabling MBF Cards to reduce manpower costs and merchants to receive their payment quicker. MBF Cards has appointed T-Melmax Sdn Bhd as the solutions provider for the automation process. Merchants need to have a BMMB account to enjoy this new facility.

3. Signing Ceremony between MBF Cards (M'sia) Sdn Bhd and Persatuan Perniagaan
   Emas Sabah (PPES)

   (From left to right)Yap Kok Chung, MBF Cards Labuan Branch Manager Kong Kok Seng, Treasurer, Persatuan Perniagaan Emas Sabah Tsen Hen Ka, Guardian Lo Yun Chan, Assistant Secretary (behind row 1), Persatuan Perniagaan Emas Sabah Helen Kong Cheng Len, Secretary, Persatuan Perniagaan Emas Sabah Lau Ken Siong, President, Persatuan Perniagaan Emas Sabah Alex SH Lo, Deputy President (behind row 1), Persatuan Perniagaan Emas Sabah Sucie Yasmina Chong, MBF Cards Regional Manager Stephen Chang MK, Advisor (behind row 1), Persatuan Perniagaan Emas Sabah David Chee, MBF Cards Direct Sales Manager William Chua, MBF Tawau Branch Manager

   MBF Cards (M'sia) Sdn Bhd (MBF Cards) has inked an agreement with Persatuan Perniagaan Emas Sabah (PPES) which involves its MBF Xuan Card programme on February 2007. PPES has been established since 1994 with 67 members throughout the state of Sabah. The strategic alliance was sealed during a signing ceremony at the MBF Cards office in Kota Kinabalu and representatives of the brand were Sucie Yasmina Chong, Regional Manager and David Chee, Direct Sales Manager, MBF Cards (M'sia) Sdn Bhd. PPES was represented by their Chairman, Mr Lau Ken Siong. The agreement will see a targeted recruitment of 200 members within three to six months by PPES whereby CardMembers will enjoy a two-year annual fee waiver. MBF Cards will pledge a specified sum of money to PPES for each approved card application. The programme will help to enhance the lifestyles of CardMembers through the wide variety of benefits and privileges offered as well as solidify MBF Cards' reputation of being able to serve the different lifestyle needs of its CardMembers.

4. McDonald's in Sabah 1st in Malaysia to Offer Visa Wave Acceptance via Alliance
   with MBF Cards

   Congrats to Ms. Tan Tsuey Mey who won a Samsung 37 LCD TV just by carrying out her regular transactions which included fuelling up, paying her electricity bill and buying groceries.

   Fast food just got faster at McDonald's. As a result of the collaboration between MBF Cards and Markmaju Corporation Sdn Bhd, the license franchisee for McDonald's in Sabah, the McDonald's Drive-Thru restaurant located at Jalan Sulaman is now the first fast food outlet in the country to accept contactless Visa Wave for fast food purchases. The Cardholders order and simply wave their Visa Wave credit card at close range to the card reader (or dongle) to complete the transaction. There's no need for a signature and the transaction is secure as the credit card never leaves the Cardholder's hand. All credit card holders with a Visa Wave card who have a yearning for McDonald's in Sabah now need to only wave, pay and go.

5. MBF Cards LCD TV Got '5' Promotion Winner

   Congrats to Ms. Tan Tsuey Mey who won a Samsung 37 LCD TV just by carrying out her regular transactions which included fuelling up, paying her electricity bill and buying groceries.

   Our very first lucky Got '5' winner, Ms. Tan Tsuey Mey, won herself a Samsung 37" LCD TV on the very same day the Get Smart MBF Cards LCD TV promotion commenced on June 1. This Samsung 37" LCD TV prize is the latest model from Samsung retailing at RM5,499 and has a high dynamic contrast ratio of 7000:1 that results in razor- sharp images with incredible clarity and dramatic picture quality. Via the promotion's Got '5 component, all a CardMember needs to do is charge a minimum of RM50 and check the transaction slip for an approval code that ends with a '5'. The first 100 CardMembers each month who collect three slips and place a call to Customer Service at 03-2167 0555 will win a Samsung 37" LCD TV. The Get Smart MBF Cards LCD TV Promotion runs for four months from June 1 to September 30, 2007.

6. Partnership with JCB International Co. Ltd (JCB)

   MBF Cards President, Huan Woon Han exchanging signed documents with Mr. Kunio Yoshizawa, President and Chief Operating Officer, JCB International Co. Ltd.

   MBF Cards recently inked an agreement with JCB International Co. Ltd. (JCB) and commenced a strategic relationship that will lead to increased JCB card acceptance in Malaysia and significantly increase the payment convenience for JCB CardMembers. MBF Cards targets to acquire approximately 10,000 JCB merchants within the first 12 months by tapping into its existing network of over 26,000 merchants through new merchant acquisitions.

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