Kuwait, 11 April 2019: Gulf Bank was delighted to welcome Mrs. Amirah Ahmad Awadh Al Ali, the lucky winner of the first quarterly Al Danah draw and a cash prize of KD150,000. Amirah received her grand cash prize upon visiting the bank’s Head Office on 11 of April 2019, where she was welcomed by members of the Bank’s senior management.

Amirah was announced as the winner of the bank’s quarterly draw live on Kuwait Pulse’s (88.8 FM) ‘Diwaniyat Al Yaqout & Al Ansari’ program, commenting: “I never expected to win the amazing prize of KD150,000 and would like to thank Gulf Bank for continuing to provide exciting cash prizes and benefits.”

Commenting on Amirah’s visit, Mr. Ahmad Al Amir, Assistant General Manager for External Communications, Gulf Bank, said: “We are delighted to congratulate the winner of the first quarterly Al Danah draw of the year, and warmly welcome her to the Bank. We look forward to continuing to offer our customers exciting rewards, offers and benefits across our range of products.”

Gulf Bank’s Al Danah second quarterly draw 2019 will be held on 26 June 2019, for the prize of KD 250,000, and the third quarterly draw for the prize of KD 500,000 on 25 September 2019. The final Al Danah draw for KD 1,000,000, will be held on 16 January 2020, where the Al Danah millionaire will be announced at a live event.

Customers can increase their chances of winning with Al Danah by depositing more into their Gulf Bank accounts using the new ePay (Self-Pay) service, which is available on Gulf Bank’s online and mobile banking services.

Al Danah is the only draw account in Kuwait that transfers all your chances from the previous year onto the following year as an award for your loyalty. Furthermore, Al Danah offers a number of unique services to customers, including the Al Danah Deposit Only ATM card, which allows account holders to deposit money into their accounts at their convenience. Account holders can also calculate their chances of winning the draws through the ‘Al Danah Chances’ calculator available on the Gulf Bank website and app.

Gulf Bank’s Al Danah account is open to Kuwaiti and non-Kuwaiti residents of Kuwait. Customers require a minimum of KD200 to open an account and the same amount should be maintained for customers to be eligible for the upcoming Al Danah draws. If the customer’s account balance falls below KD200 at any given time, a KD2 fee will be charged to their account monthly until the minimum balance is met. Customers who open an account and/or deposit more will enter the weekly draw within two days. To take part in the Al Danah 2019 upcoming quarterly and yearly draws, customers must meet the required hold period for each draw.

The Al Danah draws are all approved by and held in the presence of a representative from the Ministry of Commerce. Furthermore, Gulf Bank have partnered with Ernst and Young Kuwait (EY) with reference to “Al Danah Prize Draw” system in order to assist in assessing processes, technical controls considering relevant parameters and provide recommendations in-line with industry leading practices. The study was conducted in line with industry standards and control requirements relevant to similar prize draw schemes wherein, a detailed review of prize draw management system along with draw scheme parameters, data extraction for draw, filtration of customers as per defined business criteria and necessary system interactions was conducted to advise on any potential areas of improvements.

To find out more about Al Danah and past winners, customers can visit the website at www.e-gulfbank.com. Customers can also visit one of Gulf Bank’s 58 branches, transfer online, place queries