Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) is offering International Student Identity Card (ISIC) co-brand Prepaid Card with SSBCL Group in association with Visa, a press release said Monday.
The card will come in three variants specially designed to cater to students (ISIC), the youth (IYTC) and full time teachers and professors (ITIC).
An agreement to this effect was signed at the EBL head office in Gulshan on May 29 among the concerned parties. EBL Deputy Managing Director and Head of Retail and SME Banking M. Khorshed Anowar, Visa Bangladesh Country Director Soumya Basu and SSBCL Group Managing Director SumonTalukder along with senior officials were present on the occasion.
These cards have been endorsed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) since 1968 to help nurture cross-cultural understanding and international exchange. The cardholders will get access to exclusive discounts on travel opportunities, allowing them to discover and interact with new countries, cultures and languages at reduced rates.