Societe General Ghana has introduced an upgraded Visa Gold Card that allows customers to enjoy free medical assistance worth 30,000 pounds to cover all trips taken inside and outside of the country.
The benefit of the Card could be enjoyed by customers who travel a distance of 100 kilometers from their homes inside the country.
Mr Gilbert Hie, Managing Director of the Bank, explained to journalists at a media launch in Accra that all customers needed to do was to pay for their trips, make online reservations and payments for accommodation for their trips with the Card to activate its exceptional benefits.
He said Customers must ensure they used the Card for their online reservations and also make withdrawals for their trips from the bank account associated with the Gold Visa Card 48 hours prior to the purchase of ticket for travel from his or her place of residence.
According to him, in the event that a customer either falls ill or had an accident whilst travelling, the amount would take care of the cost of hospitalization, surgical operations, medical fees, transport costs, nursing fees and pharmaceutical products prescribed.
Again customers with the SG Gold Visa Card would also enjoy free legal fees for the first time.
He said the product was in line with the Bank’s retail strategy to focus on the market and develop comprehensive and user-friendly products that were internationally competitive and satisfies the needs of customers.
Mr Hie said the bank has over the years developed innovative products not only in response to the ever changing needs of its customers, but also by anticipating those needs and creating real banking solutions to efficiently and effectively cater for all their needs.
He cited banking products such as doorstep banking which involves the physical collection of cash at the doorstep of corporate customers, consumer credit loan schemes and the Sika Card, the first electronic smart card in Ghana.
He said the bank would remain committed to working with customers as a team to help them succeed in their most important projects.
Mr Obed Hoyah, Head of Retail, noted that only a few banks in Ghana offer travel insurance with medical assistance but none offer medical assistance for trips taken inside and outside of the country, and none offer it for free.
He said usually travelers have to buy travel insurance for their trips to benefit from this medical cover and to obtain their visa which was expensive.
Mr Clement Aryee, Head of Privilege Banking, pointed out that the benefit offered by the Card to holders, was particularly convenient for top affluent customers who were used to travelling, and do not want to have time to worry about cumbersome travel insurance application processes.
He said the card was chip-based with all cardholder information encrypted, and only authorises correct personal identification number to prevent unauthorized use and could be used for extended daily cash withdrawals, payments at all payment point of sale terminals and shopping online among other things.
GNA
