Doha, 10 March 2022 – QNB, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, invited its football passionate customers to an exclusive event held by Visa, to view and take pictures of the FIFA World Cup™ Winner’s Trophy, a first of its kind event by a Bank in Qatar.
During the event, aimed at creating more excitement for football fans, QNB Visa cardholders spent quality time taking photos to memorize this day ahead of the world’s most popular sporting event already coming soon to Doha.
It is worth mentioning that QNB, the Official Middle East and Africa Supporter of the FIFA World Cup 2022™, and Visa, the Official Payment Service Partner of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, have recently launched a series of FIFA World Cup 2022™ designed prepaid cards and credit cards. This was a unique way to promote QNB’s brand at a global level and increase the emotional connection with its customers and community through sports.
Commenting on the event, Mr. Adel Ali Al-Malki, General Manager Group Retail Division said, “We are very proud to introduce to our valuable customers this once-in a lifetime experience of bringing the FIFA World Cup™ Winner’s Trophy to them, thanks to Visa. Our customers certainly enjoyed viewing and taking close up pictures with the FIFA World Cup TM Winner’s Trophy in such an exciting event. We have been working very closely with our long term strategic partner, Visa, on various fronts and customers can look forward to many other joint-promotions with Visa during the run up to the biggest sporting event in the world.”
Dr. Sudheer Nair, Visa’s Country Manager for Qatar, said: “This is an extremely proud moment for Visa as the Official Payment Services Partner of FIFA to be able to create memorable moments for our cardholders and clients in Qatar. We are delighted to partner with QNB in bringing the FIFA World Cup™ Winner’s Trophy to the bank’s customers and look forward to launching with them more exclusive experiences for Visa QNB cardholders in the run up to and during FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™.”
Proud to be the Official Middle East and Africa Supporter of the FIFA World Cup 2022™, QNB Group extends through its subsidiaries and associate companies to more than 31 countries across three continents providing a comprehensive range of advanced products and services.
The total number of employees is 27,000 operating through 1,000 locations, with an ATM network of more than 4,500 machines.