New Year Events Flood Banking Sector... "Gold Bars, Home Appliances, and Beverage Gift Certificates Up for Grabs"

Active Bank Customer Acquisition Events for the New Year of 2021, the Year of the Ox

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Sun-mi] With the arrival of the New Year of the Ox in 2021, banks have launched a flood of customer acquisition events.

According to the financial sector on the 17th, Woori Bank is conducting the 'Woori VIP Customer's Precious First Step' event until March 31. During this period, new Woori Bank VIP customers who newly subscribe to time deposits or fund products for 10 million KRW or more and enter the event, and maintain financial deposits of 100 million KRW or more excluding demand deposits until March 31, will be entered into a draw to win prizes such as a 10-don gold bar (1 winner), LG Styler (3 winners), and Samsung Jet cordless vacuum cleaner (10 winners).

Shinhan Bank is running the ‘Shinchuknyeon Sparkle’ event until the 29th of this month. Customers who subscribe to any of the five representative Shinhan Bank products that they did not hold as of the end of 2020 are automatically entered. The five representative products eligible for the event are ▲ Hey Young Money Box ▲ My Junior Savings ▲ Comprehensive Housing Subscription Savings ▲ Shinhan First Salary Dream Savings ▲ Shinhan First Transaction Sebae Dream Savings. Prizes include 1st place (21 winners) 1-don gold bar for the Year of the Ox, 2nd place (21 winners) 1g gold spoon, and 3rd place (2021 winners) Starbucks Americano coupon. Winners will be notified individually via text message on February 9.

Hana Bank is conducting the ‘New Year’s Star-Studded Housing Subscription Gift Recharge~So’ event targeting new subscribers to the Comprehensive Housing Subscription Savings. Until March 31, this event supports the dream of owning a home through new subscriptions to the Comprehensive Housing Subscription Savings in the Year of the Ox, while also offering chances to win Starbucks Americano coupons and Ox (牛) gold bars (3.75g) through a draw.

First, the Starbucks Americano coupon event is open to anyone aged 19 or older who newly subscribes to the housing subscription savings account for 20,000 KRW or more and registers for automatic transfer via Hana Bank’s smartphone app ‘Hana One Q’. The Ox gold bar draw event automatically enters individuals aged 19 or older who newly subscribe to the housing subscription savings account for 20,000 KRW or more and register for automatic transfer through any of Hana Bank’s online or offline channels.

NH Nonghyup Bank is running the 'Become Rich in 2021' event for customers who subscribe to digital financial products until the 31st. Customers who subscribe to one or more of NH Paymoa Account, NH Forty Deposit II, All One Five-day Savings, or Comprehensive Housing Subscription Savings via NH Smart Banking or All One Bank and enter the event will be entered into a draw for a total of 231 winners, with prizes including a 10-don gold bar (1 winner), 500,000 KRW worth of Rural Love gift certificates (10 winners), 300,000 KRW Hanwoo beef gift sets (20 winners), and Starbucks dessert mobile coupons (200 winners).

Events targeting the revised Individual Savings Account (ISA) system starting this year are also active.

KB Kookmin Bank is conducting the '2021 Year of the Ox, Start Tax Savings Today with ISA' event for ISA subscribers in 2021. Until the end of March, new ISA subscribers will receive a first-come, first-served ice cream mobile coupon, and a draw will be held to give away home appliances such as LG Tromm Wash Tower. Shinhan Bank is also giving coffee coupons to new ISA customers who subscribe for 100,000 KRW or more from February 1 to February 28, with a draw for robot vacuum cleaners and other prizes. Woori Bank plans to start an event for new ISA subscribers from next month.