Visa and UOB Indonesia announce two grand prize winners who won the chance to watch FIFA World Cup 2022™ live

Jakarta, 30 November 2022 – PT Visa Worldwide Indonesia (Visa) and UOB Indonesia announced two grand prize winners of Shop to Strike, a credit card programme created to reward customers who make the most of their Visa cards, to fly and watch the FIFA World Cup 2022™ live in Qatar, Courtesy of Visa.

Through the Shop to Strike programme, registered customers were granted Goal Points for amounts spent on UOB Visa debit and credit cards, subject to a minimum IDR100,000, between 19 September and 31 October 2022. Qualifying transactions included overseas payments, contactless transactions, installments plan, and newly registered bill payments on their UOB Visa card. The more transactions made, the higher the Goal Points they earned. The two customers with the highest Goal Points received the grand prize to watch the FIFA World Cup 2022™ semi-finals live in Qatar.

Ms Dewi Tuegeh, Executive Director, Cards and Payment Head, UOB Indonesia said, “We are pleased to collaborate with Visa as FIFA’s Official Payment Services Partner. Shop to Strike is a demonstration of our continuous efforts to create rewards solutions that are personalised to the different needs and preferences of our individual customers. We offer our customers a wide range of enticing card benefits, as a way to engage and reward our customers, and this being an exclusive one, the chance to watch FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ live, the largest global event.”

Along with the gradual economic recovery post COVID-19, customer transactions have increased as contactless and online payments become more popular, including those for the purchase of goods and services at point of sale or e-commerce transactions. Based on the 2022 UOB ASEAN Consumer Sentiment Study1 , when it comes to selecting digital payment services, convenience and ease of use are the most important to Indonesians. The study also confirmed that 87 per cent Indonesians use e-wallets at least once a week and this trend is being driven by the affluent segment. Similar trends were reflected in Bank Indonesia data, throughout the first half of 2022, where the value of e-commerce transactions saw a significant increase of 22.1 per cent, reaching IDR227.8 trillion compared to the same period of the previous year. According to Bank Indonesia, transaction volume also increased by 39.9 per cent year-on-year to 1.74 million transactions over the same period.

“The prolonged COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the pace of digital adoption, with digital banking becoming the preferred choice for many of our customers, especially the digitally-savvy generation. In the third quarters of 2022, UOB’s credit card online transactions increased significantly compared to prepandemic in 2019. Meanwhile, foreign currency transactions have also increased along with the easing restrictions of international travel. To reward customers for their travel spending, we offer the best points for mileage conversions up to 10X rewards points for PRIVI Miles cardholders,” Ms Tuegeh said.

Mr Riko Abdurrahman, President Director of Visa, said, “As the Official Payment Services Partner of FIFA events globally, we are pleased to partner with UOB Indonesia to support cardholders’ needs and in providing the chance to catch the FIFA World Cup 2022™ semi-finals live. Credit and debit cards usage continue to be prevalent in the country and supporting the promotions of our partners are key to growing financial inclusion and in turn the digital economy.”

In addition to the Shop to Strike programme, 25 customers also stand a chance to win a cashback prize worth IDR5 million, for transactions made from 1 November to 19 December 2022. New customers who applied and activated their UOB Visa debit or credit cards during this period will also enjoy welcome reward points and stand a chance to win the cashback.