Muscat, December 4th 2010

With customers standing the chance to win an impressive total of 5 million basma points throughout two months, the nation’s first chip based multi-partner rewards program basma, has awarded 1 million points each to Sultan bin Said Al Alawi and Ashraf Moa’odh Taha during the first draw of the Mass Redemption promotion.

As part of the Program’s recent growth and expansion, customers can now conveniently redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits at all merchant partners across the Sultanate.

Running until December 9th 2010, customers can easily participate in the basma ‘Mass Redemption’ promotion by redeeming points and automatically entering the draw at any of the Program’s 17 outlets. The final draw is scheduled for December 15th 2010, where three additional winners will also be awarded one million basma points each.

Established by Oman Oil Marketing Company (omanoil) and BankMuscat in association with Lulu Hypermarket in 2005, the basmaRewards Program has revolutionized and significantly promoted the use of e-payments and smart cards for consumers various shopping needs as a key component of a modern cashless society.