Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, and Etihad Guest, the award-winning loyalty programme of Etihad Airways, have teamed up to launch a new co-branded credit card, the Emirates Islamic Etihad Guest Visa card.

With a complete range of unique advantages available to cardholders, the Emirates Islamic Etihad Guest Visa card is designed to help the evolving lifestyles of the UAE population. To celebrate this exclusive launch, clients can enjoy the flexibility in choosing their offer based on their monthly spends to earn up to 300,000 Etihad Guest Miles when they subscribe to the card.

Emirates Islamic Etihad Guest Visa cardholders will be able to earn up to 3.5 Etihad Guest Miles per USD spent with Etihad, which is the richest Etihad Guest co-branded card mileage earning proposition in market. In addition, as the card is designed around the customers choice, it enables cardholders to pick out their top two spend categories and earn up to 2.5 Etihad Guest Miles per USD spent when spending in these categories. Additionally, clients have the flexibility to change their categories once every three months.

When booking a flight with Etihad Guest Miles, cardholders will additionally get hold of up to 50% miles back and will also revel in complimentary airport transfers to Abu Dhabi International Airport, and airport lounge access.

The announcement follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Emirates Islamic and Etihad Guest in late 2019, increasing upon their present partnership.

Yasser Al Yousuf, Vice President Commercial Partnerships, Etihad Aviation Group, said: At Etihad, we try to offer our members the best proposition when it comes to payment cards. We are excited to extend our partnership with Emirates Islamic to launch this new, highly profitable and flexible co-branded Visa credit card, designed around our members preferences and needs. In preserving with our popularity of being the most rewarding programme in the market, this card offers a notable proposition such as the richest Etihad Guest co-branded card mileage earnings, advantages such as a fast-track to our premium tiers, and much more.

Wasim Saifi, Deputy CEO - Consumer Banking and Wealth Management, Emirates Islamic, said: Emirates Islamic strives to provide innovative and rewarding cards to discerning customers looking for the best value and advantages on their card spends. Our partnership with Etihad Guest brings together two leading, local brands to provide an unmatched proposition to our valued customers, while giving them the freedom to pick out their top spend categories to earn maximum rewards.

The Emirates Islamic Etihad Guest Visa Card is an exciting new addition to our suite of credit and debit cards that provide some of the best rewards programmes in the market, he added.

Shahebaz Khan, UAE General Manager, Visa, said: As a global leader in travel co-brand products, Visa is constantly striving to enrich the travel experience for our cardholders. This partnership between Etihad Guest, Emirates Islamic and Visa provides travel advantages that create real value for Emirates Islamic Etihad Guest Visa cardholders while continuing to provide the freedom of acceptance at more than 53 million merchant locations globally and peace of mind of being protected by Visa's global, secure network that our cardholders have come to expect from us.

The Emirates Islamic Etihad Guest Visa card will be available in four variants: Platinum, Premium, Saqer (exclusively for Emiratis), and Ameera (exclusively for women).

Emirates Islamic and Etihad Guest have been in partnership since 2014, allowing the banks clients to convert their EI Smart Miles into Etihad Guest Miles, which can then be used to reserve flights or be redeemed in the airlines Reward Shop. The new card will complement the present programme, giving clients more opportunity to earn miles and redeem for rewards.