Media Release

• Winner drives home a Nissan Sunny car in the first monthly draw
• 25 winners got their transaction amount back in the second fortnightly draw
• Two fortnightly draws, a monthly draw and a mega draw in the waiting
• A Nissan Sunny car and a Nissan XTerra to be won

Dubai, Jan 5: One lucky customer, Rajanikanth Gazalla Gangaram, got the best surprise of 2012, when he won a Nissan Sunny in the first monthly draw of New Year Fest promotion of UAE Exchange, the leading global remittance and foreign exchange brand. 25 other lucky customers won their transaction amount back in the second among the four fortnightly draws planned as part of the promotion. The lucky draws were held on January 2.

Rajanikanth, working for Aggregate Manufacturing Plant in Fujairah, hails from Andhra Pradesh state in India. He has been working in the UAE since the past two years. The transaction, which he conducted through UAE Exchange, last month, has brought him the good fortune.

The New Year Fest, which is on till February 3, offers more exciting prizes in the upcoming two fortnightly draws, one monthly draw and a mega draw. Customers just need to make a transaction at any of the UAE Exchange branches in the UAE, to qualify for the corresponding fortnightly draws and the monthly draw along with the mega draw.

Out of the total 100 winners from four fortnightly draws, 50 have won so far. More 50 customers will get their transaction amount back in their respective payout currencies, up to a maximum of 10,000 each, from the remaining two draws. One monthly draw will give away a Nissan Sunny car, as the prize. The mega draw will see the lucky customer driving home a Nissan Xterra.

UAE Exchange is known amongst customers for its exciting line-up of promotions and contests.

This New Year Fest is the first of the many exciting promotions waiting for the customers all through the year.

At the lucky draw, Y Sudhir Kumar Shetty, COO – Global Operations, UAE Exchange, said, “Congratulations to all the winners! It is really heartening to see customers winning at UAE Exchange promotions. The fact that we could be instrumental in making their dreams come true, makes us extremely happy. Promotions enhance customer visit to branches and add more colour to the celebration. We are happy with the response our promotion is receiving. More draws are waiting with more prizes to be won, which make it more exciting.”

UAE Exchange, which has over 550 direct offices in close to 30 countries across five continents, is one of the largest networked among remittance brands in the world. A strong correspondent banking relationship with over 150 global banks fortifies its strength. Along with the state-of-the-art technology, the remittance leader has developed an interesting array of services to cater to multiple financial needs of the customers.

Xpress Money, the leading global instant money transfer service with over 100,000 agent locations across 100 countries; Flash Remit, the product for real time account credit; XPay, the solution for easy bill payment through mobile phone; Money2anywhere, the online money transfer portal; and Smart Pay, the WPS-compliant industry-leading payroll solution, are some of the high quality services from the UAE Exchange stable.

The exciting New Year Fest is well supported by Dubai Shopping Festival, Arabian Automobiles, Punjab National Bank, Union Bank Limited - Pakistan, Himalayan Bank - Nepal, Bank Rakyat - Indonesia, National Bonds and VISA Personal Payments.

The draw was attended by senior officials of UAE Exchange, partners, special invitees and the Media.