Sunday 19 / May / 2024
Alizz Islamic Bank has signed an exclusive cooperation agreement with Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah, Muscat featuring a variety of unique offers and special benefits, designed for female customers of the female banking segment ‘Hiyya’.
The agreement was signed by Mohammed Al Ghassani, Chief Consumer Banking Officer, Alizz Islamic Bank and Rene D. Egle, Area General Manager of Shangri-La Resorts in Muscat in the presence of a number of senior management members from both sides.
Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah, Muscat is offering the first 50 women with ‘Hiyya’ Titanium Debit cards 50 complimentary vouchers for a one night stay with bed and breakfast in Al Bandar for two adults. If the card holder wishes to extend the stay for an additional night, they will get 20% discount on the best available rate in addition to 20% discount on food & beverage during the stay and 20% discount on treatments and massages (exclusively for women only) at Chi, The Spa during the stay.
Hiyya card holders can also book a deluxe room in (Al Bandar or Al Husn), for two nights where they can get the second night with 50% discount on the best available rate. The offer comes with a 20% discount on food and beverage during the stay and 20% discount on treatments and massages (exclusively for women only) at Chi, The Spa.
Alizz Islamic Bank’s Hiyya card holders can also book a 60-minute massage (exclusively for women only) and enjoy an instant upgrade to a 90-minute massage on selected spa treatments.
Prior reservation is required on all the offers, and it will be subject to availability at the time of booking and discounts are only applicable by using a Hiyya Card.
'Hiyya’ is designed to meet all the investment, health and financial needs of female customers and will provide customers with a tier based savings account to enhance their profits. The Shari’a compliant account is based on the principle of Mudaraba where you will be Rabb–ul mal, and the Bank will be the Mudarib. Your funds will be invested in the common pool along with the other Mudaraba-based accounts. The generated profit will be shared between you and the Bank according to a profit sharing ratio specified earlier.
Profits will be shared between customers and the bank according to the previously agreed distribution ratios. Instant debit cards will be offered with exclusive benefits to ensure an open platform for women to enjoy a host of discounts and special offers at spas, beauty salons and beauty products, while availing deals from health clubs, fitness centres and perfume stores. Exclusive stores and branded outlets for clothing and accessories, home décor, restaurants and flower shops are all pegged onto the account, which also includes priority express service at all Alizz Islamic Bank branches.
Women who opt for the Hiyya account will also get free Takaful insurance services -this is designed specifically for women, as it covers some of the most common cancers that affect women and will also include insurance cover to obtain a second medical opinion.
Additionally, it will also cover insurance on hand luggage and travel, the Takaful insurance provision also assures compensation for the loss of hand luggage while traveling anywhere in the world. It will also provide compensation for the loss of personal documents or keys on account of the loss of handbag; the onus will be on the insurance company to reimburse the customer for the expense incurred in obtaining new personal documents/keys.
The only condition for availing the Takaful insurance scheme, which has some of the best offers to meet all health needs of women and add value to their lifestyles, is that the woman must not be less than 18 years old and not more than 65 years old, and that she be of Omani nationality or have a valid Omani residency visa.
Recently, Alizz Islamic Bank had held a ceremony to launch ‘Hiyya’ card at Shangrila Bar Al Jissah, Muscat under the auspices of H.E Asila Al Samsami, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry and Investment Promotion for Investment Promotion and in the presence of Sulaiman Al Harthi, CEO of Alizz Islamic Bank and this was the start of a blossoming exclusive partnership between both entities.
