Exciting promotions for Consumers and SMEs are revealed at the Bank’s Digital Day 2019’s “Bye-Bye Cash. No Cash No Problem” Campaign from 7 July 2019 that will promote greater adoption and drive higher usage of cashless payments, including rewarding 25,000 customers with cash back, every hour of every day for seven days
 
•    Working with various payment partners, online and retail outlets, consumers are in for a treat whenever they perform any cashless transaction through promotions such as The 7-Day Bye-Bye Cash Frenzy and The #HLBDigitalDay Cashless Sale
 
•    SMEs looking to take their businesses to the next level of convenience in the digital economy are encouraged to take advantage of the special promotions offered by the Bank for its all-in-one payment terminal, digital business solutions tool as well as activating WeChat Official Account to stay ahead of the competition
 

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (Bernama) -- Hong Leong Bank Berhad (‘HLB’ or ‘the Bank’) today revealed the growing customer adoption of its digital platforms and unrelenting focus on driving the country’s cashless movement forward by providing convenience as a core value within its entire suite of digital-led cashless ecosystem solutions for consumers and businesses. 
 
Among the leading digital financial services institutions in the region, HLB revealed that 64.4% of its customers are now utilising digital and mobile platforms for banking transactions as at the end of 2018, an increase of more than 20% from last year, lending strength to the Bank’s digital aspirations and focus on being digital-at-the-core.
 
According to Domenic Fuda, Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at the launch of the Bank’s third annual Digital Day, “The Bank has been focused on delivering solutions that meet the needs, solve problems and remove frictions in the lives of its customers, be it the everyday consumers or business owners through digital transformation and innovation. Digital Day which marks the beginning of our Financial year, reinforce our commitment to enable digital banking for our customers through education, promotions and enablement in the areas of digital payments and cashless convenience.”
 
The focus to deliver simple, seamless and straightforward solutions to customers has seen the adoption of internet and mobile banking, and other digital solutions, driving significant growth in cashless transactions across its entire customer base. “Where we normally would see younger users taking to technology, we have instead seen the growth coming from both younger and older users across all our digital products. We have also seen the average transaction value growing year on year as well as consumers come to trust and depend on these convenient solutions,” said Charles Sik, Managing Director of Personal Financial Services, Hong Leong Bank Berhad.
 
The Success of Cashless: Make it Relevant and Convenience for Customers! 
Speaking at a media session themed Bye-Bye Cash! No Cash No Problem: Cashless is Convenience, Fuda and Sik also discussed some of the findings of HLB’s internal research and trends in the industry at large.
 
Chief among their thoughts was the fact for a cashless society to become a reality, there needed to be less focus on just transactional solutions that move money from physical cash to digital wallets. Instead, convenience, trust, security, and integration needed to be at the core of the general financial and digital payments space.
 
“While you may think that with so many cashless payment methods, whether it is Mobile Payments, QR Code, debit and credit cards payments through PayWave and PayPass, DuitNow, WeChat Pay, JomPay, consumers may seem overwhelmed but we see our customers using a variety of ways to adapt to the increasing digitisation of our financial ecosystem.”
 
“Consumers are already making a conscious decision on how and what they use to transact, including when to still use some cash in their daily transactions. Consumers are increasingly aware that cashless is about convenience, peace of mind and ability to monitor where and what they spend on.  We will continue to educate consumers and businesses in Malaysia on the benefits of embracing a reduction in cash usage and ultimately cashless transactions, by continuing to work with our partners to develop real and meaningful value-added propositions in the cashless ecosystem, that’s safe and easy for them to use,” Fuda explained.
 
Value-added Cashless Experience
 
As a further example of where digital payments embedded in the customer daily journey, the Bank is piloting a collaboration with WeEat, a WeChat mini programme for F&B solution in Malaysia where customers can order, pay and eat/enjoy their meals seamlessly, avoiding queues and long lines for order and payment.This easy to use queue, order and payment solution can be used to manage both dining-in as well as take-outs, as WeEat will alert the customers when their food is ready for collection. Vendors can benefit from the analytical tools and data that can be used to analyse the performance of their business, from identifying hot items to rewarding loyal customers. WeEat has been launched in DC Mall, Damansara City with selected vendors and, should the pilot prove successful, there are plan to introduce it to more vendors nationwide.
 
Apart from consumers and business, HLB is also looking at ways to enable communities, especially residential associations to become more digital and cashless. To this end, HLB is working with MyTaman to empower Taman Desa Resident Association (TDRA) to use WeChat Pay functionality at all merchants in the community, the first of such an effort in Malaysia.  Through this, consumers will also enjoy access to greater discounts and promotions, while merchants will enjoy greater hyperlocal marketing and sales benefits. The benefits of a HLB empowered community goes beyond promotions and sales however – the MyTaman app will see the creation of a community WeChat OA community account. This will allow greater inter-community communication for a greater sense of belonging, safety, and security.
 
Celebrating Cashless Everywhere!
 
To encourage greater understanding of its digital offerings, Hong Leong Bank will showcase the various promotions in Personal Financial Services and SME segments for Digital Day 2019 campaign that will run from July 7, 2019 onwards. 

These include Cashless Promos across Credit Card and Debit Card products; Deals both online and ion the branches at the Bank; special promotions for SMEs that include Digital Business Solutions, guidance and support in establishing Official WeChat accounts, and All-In-One Merchant Terminals.
 
Key promotions include:
 
The 7-Day Bye-Bye Cash Frenzy
 
Perform any eligible cashless transaction (minimum RM7) using HLB services and stand to get cash back, every hour of every day for seven (7) days beginning July 7, 2019. 150 x winners an hour / 24 Hours a day / 7 straight days! / RM 7 per winner.
 
This is in partnership with Mastercard, VISA, MyDebit and WeChat Pay.
 
HLB Cashless Sale
 
Partnering with a host of brands and services both online and at retail stores to offer consumers benefits, discounts and more. Brands include Expedia, DirectD, Zalora, Guardian, Shoppee, TaoBao, Baskin Robbins, Krispy Kreme, Harvey Norman, Jaya Grocer, Giant, dahmakan
 
For more information about Hong Leong Bank’s Digital Day 2019 promotions, kindly go to our website at www.hlb.com.my/DigitalDay. 
 
7.7.19 One Day Online Exclusives
 
Grab exclusive one-day online banking offers including eFixed Deposit/-i at 4.07% p.a. for 3 months with a minimum placement of RM10,000; Enjoy a flat interest/profit rate of 3.70% p.a. when you apply for a Personal Loan/Financing-i on Connect Online Banking; or apply for a Hong Leong credit card online and enjoy 50% cash back up to RM700 on your weekend retail spend!
 
About Hong Leong Bank Berhad
 
Hong Leong Bank Berhad is one of the leading financial services organisations in Malaysia. With a heritage of more than 100 years, it provides comprehensive financial services covering consumer banking, business banking and trade finance, treasury, branch and transaction banking, wealth management, private banking and Islamic financial services. Hong Leong Bank, which has won awards for its innovations in the financial services space, also has one of the largest service and distribution network of branches and business centres in Malaysia. 
 
With a proven track record in value creation and a highly recognised brand, Hong Leong Bank has also been extending its footprint in the region, with branches in Singapore and Hong Kong and wholly owned subsidiaries in Vietnam and Cambodia.  In China, the Bank is a substantial shareholder in Bank of Chengdu Co., Ltd., Sichuan and in a consumer finance joint venture.
 
Hong Leong Bank is a subsidiary of Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad, the financial services arm of the Hong Leong Group.  Apart from banking, Hong Leong Financial Group is involved in the provision of insurance and takaful, as well as investment banking, unit trust, fund management and stock broking services.
 
For further information, please visit www.hlb.com.my.
 
SOURCE: Arcis Communications

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Name: Vivian Tan
Group Corporate Affairs & Public Relations
DID: +6032081 8888 Extn 61914
Email: viviantan@hlbb.hongleong.com.my
 
Name: Christine Wong 
Group Corporate Affairs & Public Relations
DID: +6032081 8888 Extn 61923 
Email: christinewongps@hlbb.hongleong.com.my
 
--BERNAMA