Customers can earn and redeem points for TELUS products and
services with new CIBC TELUS Rewards Visa card
TORONTO,
April 20, 2015 /CNW/ - Today, TELUS
and CIBC announced the launch of CIBC TELUS Rewards® Visa* card, a
new co-branded credit card that delivers reward options to TELUS
and CIBC customers. Part of the new TELUS Rewards Program and an
extension of CIBC's broad line-up of credit cards, the CIBC TELUS
Rewards Visa card will offer TELUS loyalty rewards to clients on
their everyday spending.
Customers can earn reward points on everyday card purchases
which can be redeemed for a selection of TELUS products and
services including the latest smartphones and tablets, charitable
donations, travel passes and TELUS prepaid cards that can be used
on a variety of products, including wireless accessories.
"As part our commitment to put customers first in everything we
do, we are constantly looking for new ways to enhance our
customers' experience while also making their lives easier," said
Drazen Lalovic, Vice President,
Emerging Markets and Capital Planning, TELUS. "Not only does this
program bring customers more value for their everyday spending, it
also gives them a new way to save on their next TELUS purchase,
whether they're upgrading their device, activating a tablet, buying
a new wireless accessory, donating to a charity or more."
"As a recognized leader in mobile innovation, we know how much
Canadians love their smartphones and we're delighted to partner
with TELUS to bring greater choice and deliver everyday value and
rewards to our clients," says Jenny
Fagg, Executive Vice President, Products and Payments, CIBC.
"With our new co-branded card, clients are able to earn rewards
that will allow them to upgrade to the newest smartphones,
accessories and mobile services they want faster and at lower cost.
Strategic partnerships like the one we have with TELUS enable CIBC
to deliver banking that is easy, flexible and personalized to our
clients."
Using the CIBC TELUS Rewards Visa card to earn TELUS Rewards
points is easy and convenient. Customers can:
- Earn one point for every dollar spent using the rewards
card
- Earn 1.5 points on all rewards card purchases at grocery and
gas retailers
- Earn 1.5 points on TELUS purchases made on the rewards card -
paying their monthly bill, purchasing accessories or mobile
devices, etc.
- Earn additional points by signing up for pre-authorized
payments and e-bill, or adding services to their account including
Optik TV or adding additional subscribers
- Enjoy no annual fee
Customers can easily access their rewards account via the TELUS
Rewards portal and view account information including point
accumulation, points balance, activity on their rewards account and
redemption options.
The CIBC TELUS Rewards Visa card is available now. For more
information or to apply for the CIBC TELUS Rewards Visa card, visit
www.telus.com/rewards, www.cibc.com, drop in to a CIBC branch or
call CIBC credit card services at 1 800-465-4653. Customers will be
able to apply for the card in store at TELUS locations across
Canada later this year.
About TELUS
TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) is Canada's fastest-growing national
telecommunications company, with $12
billion of annual revenue and 13.7 million customer
connections, including 8.1 million wireless subscribers, 3.2
million wireline network access lines, 1.5 million Internet
subscribers and 916,000 TELUS TV customers. TELUS provides a wide
range of communications products and services, including wireless,
data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, television, entertainment and
video, and is Canada's largest
healthcare IT provider.
In support of our philosophy to give where we live, TELUS, our
team members and retirees have contributed more than $396 million to charitable and not-for-profit
organizations and volunteered and more than 6 million hours of
service to local communities since 2000. Created in 2005 by
Executive Chairman Darren Entwistle,
TELUS' 11 community boards across Canada have led the company's support of
grassroots charities and will have contributed $47 million in support of 3,700 local charities
organizations by the end of 2015, enriching the lives of more than
two million Canadian children and youth. TELUS was honoured to be
named the most outstanding philanthropic corporation globally for
2010 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, becoming the
first Canadian company to receive this prestigious international
recognition.
For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com.
About CIBC
CIBC (TSX: CM) (NYSE: CM) is a leading Canadian-based global
financial institution with 11 million personal banking and business
clients. Through our three major business units - Retail and
Business Banking, Wealth Management and Wholesale Banking - CIBC
offers a full range of products and services through its
comprehensive electronic banking network, branches and offices
across Canada with offices in
the United States and around the
world. You can find other news releases and information about CIBC
on our corporate website at cibc.com/ca/media-centre/.
CIBC launched the first mobile banking app in Canada in 2010, a first of its kind mobile
payments app in 2012, and more recently was first among the Big 5
Canadian banks to allow clients to deposit cheques using their
smartphone in 2013. In 2015, CIBC was recognized for innovation in
mobile financial services and customer service by International
Banker magazine and as the best in online banking among the Big 5
banks in Canada by Forrester
Research. Forrester also recognized CIBC in 2014 as best in mobile
banking among the Big 5 Canadian banks.
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