Samba Launches Credit Card with Various, Innovative Features

Samba Launches Credit Card with Various, Innovative Features
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Samba Launches Credit Card with Various, Innovative Features

Samba Launches Credit Card with Various, Innovative Features

Samba Financial Group has launched a new credit card, designed to give its customers unlimited distinction.

Samba “Unlimited” credit card provides card holders with a cashback feature every time they use the card for the purpose of purchasing.

It was designed according to a number of research and marketing visions to allow all its users have a cash refund of 1.5 percent of their total monthly purchases.

This makes the card an ideal companion for shoppers looking to double their credit rewards, and it is available in all Samba branches in the Kingdom.

The card is enhanced with unique and unlimited benefits offered by Samba credit cards, not to mention its travel and lifestyle features.

It allows its holders to access more than 1,000 private airport lounges around the world, with many exclusive shopping offers by European shopping malls, hundreds of free purchase offers and leisure and recreation offers.

The card also provides emergency and travel insurance in any country.

Samba Financial Group has always placed its customers at the center of its attention, said Branch Banking Head at Samba Financial Group Maan al-Kahmous.

Kahmous pointed to the extent to which Samba is committed in its continuous innovation process to improve product offerings.

He said it targets fulfilling its customers’ aspirations and contributing to enhancing its position as one of the leading banks in the field of credit cards in the Kingdom.



Riyadh Metro Begins Operation on Sunday to Ease Traffic in Saudi Capital

The media was given a tour of the new Riyadh Metro ahead of its official opening on Sunday. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
The media was given a tour of the new Riyadh Metro ahead of its official opening on Sunday. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Riyadh Metro Begins Operation on Sunday to Ease Traffic in Saudi Capital

The media was given a tour of the new Riyadh Metro ahead of its official opening on Sunday. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
The media was given a tour of the new Riyadh Metro ahead of its official opening on Sunday. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

The Riyadh Metro, the backbone of the capital’s public transport network, will begin operation on Sunday.

The Riyadh Metro project is the largest in the Middle East and boasts the world’s longest driverless metro line in the world.

The metro will help ease 30 percent of traffic in Riyadh, said the Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC) during a media tour of the project on Friday.

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud had on Wednesday inaugurated the Riyadh Metro.

The network spans 176 kilometers across six lines and 85 stations, including four main ones. It will offer 10 million trips daily and has the capacity for over 3 million passengers. It has already been integrated into the existing bus network.

The Darb app was launched on Thursday to help improve the transport experience in Riyadh.

Maher Shira, Director General of the Smart City Department at the RCRC, told Asharq Al-Awsat during the media tour that the app brings together bus, ticket and metro networks all in one platform.

The app has four main features: the first introduces users to the metro network, including stations, schedules, routes and tickets. The second offers users the option to best plan their trip through suggesting the best routes through the various transportation modes available.

The third offers users the option to purchase tickets, including a pass that covers all modes of transportation in the network. The fourth feature is the customer service option.

Shira said the metro network can be expanded to take in Riyadh’s growing population.

The first phase of the network will open on Sunday. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

The metro project was launched as part of Riyadh’s efforts to bolster sustainable transport and ease traffic, reflecting the Kingdom’s commitment to developing smart transport infrastructure, he added.

Sunday will witness the launch of the blue, yellow and purple lines of the metro network. The blue line spans Olaya Street to Al-Bathaa. The yellow line spans the King Khalid International Airport road and the purple line covers the Abdul Rahman Ibn Awf Road and the Al-Sheikh Hasan Ibn Hussein Ibn Ali Road.

The red and green lines of the metro will be launched by December 15 and the orange line by January 5.

Tickets are available on the Darb app and prices range from 4 to 140 riyals. A two-hour trip costs 4 riyals, a three-day pass is priced at 20 riyals, a one-week pass costs 40 riyals and the 30-day pass costs 140 riyals.