OREANDA-NEWS. January 23, 2013. The December-only discount deal resulted in 2,784 new placements totaling more than Rb 1 bn.

Depositors opting to take advantage of the special offer were granted higher interest rates, gifts from Uniastrum, as well as an opportunity to apply for a Visa Gold debit card under the Bank’s Trusted Partner program, with no administration fees for a one-year period.

Meantime, Banki.ru portal is inviting all visitors to its website already signed up to Uniastrum’s deposit deal to participate in a monthly cash prize draw. To take part, contestants simply have to register every month for the Bank Lotto promo, indicating their deposit account number. Once a month, ten names will be drawn at random, each receiving Rb 25,000.

“This is the second time we have teamed up with Banki.ru to run a special promotion for depositors,” notes Egor Shkerin, Head of Uniastrum’s Network Sales and Business Development Division. “We firmly believe that all concerned –the Bank, the portal, and its visitors – stand to gain, not least because Banki.ru is the country’s biggest bank services web portal, while those using it are proactive, market-savvy banking customers with whom it’s a pleasure to do business.”

“Our aim is to establish working relationships with banks in order to ensure the best possible terms for visitors to our portal,” says Dmitri Korchagin, Chief Commercial Officer at Banki.ru. “Our partnership with Uniastrum is a prime example. Thousands have jumped at the chance to open an Access deposit account on special terms and to take part in our Bank Lotto prize draw, and small wonder that December’s special offer proved one the most popular on our portal. Uniastrum Bank has consistently shown itself to be a dependable partner and we shall be more than happy to continue our partnership in the future.”