Abbey International Revs Up Launch of Visa Card Range with Formula 1 Competition

Abbey International is offering a prize draw to receive a luxury weekend of full hospitality at the 2009 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix at the Silverstone race circuit in the UK from June 19 to 21. To enter, contestants will need to apply for a new Abbey International Platinum or Visa Infinite deferred debit card. Terms and rules apply.

London, United Kingdom (PRWeb UK/PRWEB ) May 12, 2009 -- Abbey International is offering a prize draw to receive a luxury weekend of full hospitality at the 2009 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix at the Silverstone race circuit in the UK from June 19 to 21. To enter, contestants will need to apply for a new Abbey International Platinum or Visa Infinite deferred debit card. Terms and rules apply.

Holders of Abbey International's newly launched Platinum and Visa Infinite deferred debit cards will qualify for a free prize draw to receive a luxury weekend of full hospitality at the 2009 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix at the Silverstone race circuit in the UK.

As a subsidiary of the major sponsors, Banco Santander, Abbey International's Platinum or Visa Infinite cardholders are being offered a chance to win a unique Formula 1 experience at Silverstone over the weekend of June 19 - 21 this year. Winners will receive a weekend of luxury accommodation at the Grove Hotel and attend race practice, qualifying and the Formula 1 race itself.

To enter, contestants will need to apply for a new Platinum or Visa Infinite deferred debit card, available with the Abbey International Gold account. Log on to www.abbeyinternational.com or call Jersey + 44 (0)1534 885 055 for terms and details.

For media use only and not to be relied on by consumers to make financial decisions.

Notes to Editors:

Abbey International is located in Jersey, a secure, well-established and politically stable financial centre, which is renowned internationally for its high standards of regulation. Jersey's unique constitution and relationship with the British Crown dates back hundreds of years. This provides for a unique legal and neutral tax system that can provide significant wealth planning opportunities for the international investor.

Abbey international has a minimum balance entry requirement of £50,000 (or currency equivalent) across our portfolio of products. The minimum balance amount can be spread across a range of accounts, subject to the minimum opening deposit for each account being met.

All deposits carry the full and unconditional guarantee of Abbey National plc, itself a wholly owned subsidiary of the Santander Group.

Santander has more than 150 years' experience in banking and more branches worldwide than any other international bank. Together, Abbey and Santander are committed to serving our customers, helping you make the most of your money. In 2008, Abbey won the Euromoney 'Best UK Bank' award, and Santander won the Euromoney 'Best Global Bank' award.

Abbey and Santander
Banco Santander, S.A., (SAN.MC, STD.N), headquartered in Madrid, engages primarily in commercial banking with complementary activities in global wholesale banking, cards, asset management and insurance. Santander had over EUR 1.079 trillion in funds under management at Sept. 30, 2008, from more than 80 million customers* served through more than 13,000 branches - more branches than any other international bank. Founded in 1857, Santander is the largest financial group in Spain and Latin America and has a significant presence in Western Europe and in the United Kingdom, through its Abbey subsidiary. In the first nine months of 2008, Santander registered €6,935 million in attributable net profit, an increase of 16% from 2007, excluding capital gains.

In Latin America, (excluding Banco Real) Santander manages over US$200 billion in business volumes (loans, deposits, mutual funds, pension funds and managed funds) through 4,638 branches. In the first nine months of 2008, (excluding Banco Real) Santander reported EUR 2,167 million in net attributable income in Latin America.

*Includes, Alliance & Leicester, Bradford & Bingley savings and Banco Real.

For more information, see www.santander.com.

Media Contacts:
Guy Stephenson/Jennifer Duffy
Nacelle Ltd
020 8333 9125
International media agency: www.nacelle.co.uk

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