{"id":17768,"date":"2024-09-01T16:35:26","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T11:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/?p=17768"},"modified":"2024-09-01T16:35:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T11:05:30","slug":"kotak-unveils-falcon-forex-card-exclusively-for-uae-travelers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/?p=17768","title":{"rendered":"Kotak Unveils Falcon Forex Card Exclusively for UAE Travelers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pune (Voice news service):- <\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (\u201cKMBL\/Kotak\u201d) today unveiled Kotak Falcon Card \u2013 a single currency prepaid forex card for the growing number of Indians travelling to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Kotak Falcon Card\u2019s USP is the safety &amp; convenience and cumulative savings up to Rs 20,000* it offers, making it lucrative for aspirational Indians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Travelers using Kotak Falcon card for payments in UAE will get instant discounts at 100+ tourist attractions, adventure sports, shopping, dining, and unique experiences. Additional benefits include complimentary insurance cover, 24*7 reload service, instant refund, and hassle-free card replacement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;Kotak Falcon Card was unveiled at the Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai by Rohit Bhasin, President \u2013 Head Affluent, NRI, Business Banking and Chief Marketing Officer, Kotak Mahindra Bank; Muzaffer Hamid, CEO, Mercury Payments Services; and dignitaries from NPCI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key Benefits:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Safety &amp; convenience of making payments during travel through prepaid forex card as against cash<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Travellers using Kotak Falcon card in UAE will get instant discounts at 100+ tourist attractions, adventure sports, shopping, dining, and unique experiences.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Up to 50% off on tickets to explore various tourist attractions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Up to 20% discounts across restaurants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Falcon forex cards will be accepted across all major merchant outlets and tourist attractions in the UAE.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UAE represents an eclectic blend of modernity and luxury. It is also India\u2019s third largest trading partner with an integrated financial and digital payment system. It is no surprise then that 2.46 million overnight travellers visited Dubai in 2023^ \u2013 the highest from any country, as per news reports. The large Indian diaspora, direct flights from many cities across the country and growing aspiration for international travel including first trip abroad continues to attract more Indians every year to the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rohit Bhasin says, \u201cAs part of our focus to be most preferred bank for aspirational Indians, we are delighted to unveil a compelling value proposition \u2013 Kotak Falcon Card \u2013 exclusively for UAE travellers. The single currency prepaid forex card is a unique offering for the growing number of Indians traveling to the UAE, including first-time int&#8217;l travellers and provides them safety &amp; convenience on payments made in the UAE and fantastic savings on payments towards leisure activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Muzaffer Hamid says, \u201cBy enabling the Kotak Falcon Card, Mercury is advancing our vision of inclusive payments. We are partnering with NPCI International and Kotak Mahindra Bank to expand RuPay\u2019s presence in the UAE, making financial services more accessible and reflecting our commitment to democratizing payments for the broader market.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pune (Voice news service):- \u00a0\u2013 Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (\u201cKMBL\/Kotak\u201d) today unveiled Kotak Falcon Card \u2013 a single currency prepaid forex card for the growing number of Indians travelling to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Kotak Falcon Card\u2019s USP is the safety &amp; convenience and cumulative savings up to Rs 20,000* it offers, making it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17769,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17768"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17768\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17770,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17768\/revisions\/17770"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}