Mastercard World Signia and Visa Infinite

[khan200us]

I have today received a Mastercard World Signia and a Visa Infinite for my wife from our bank-a foreign bank in an Asian country.
I tried to call them today but they do not speak any English and about their language,Well,I better not comment right now.
Anyone has these sort of cards and can tell me what kinda benefits do you qualify for by securing these credit cards.
They have also sent me a Priority Pass as a complementary gift. Don't know what kind of membership I have. They offer three, standard, plus and VIP.just checked them on www.prioritypass.com
I have tried to locate the benefits on Mastercard and Visa's website but nothing is found there.
Help me find what member benefits or advantages I can enjoy while being a resident of Finland or otherwise internationally.
Does someone have their customer support telephone number?

Regards

[jmakinen]

Google will give you tons of stuff

http://www.rietumu.com/cards

etc etc

Seems like they are cards for the super-elite (bankers?)

[FinnGuyHelsinki]

You are a customer of a bank with which you don't have a common language? It's not only the credit card terms I'd be worried about.

[khan200us]

You are a customer of a bank with which you don't have a common language? It's not only the credit card terms I'd be worried about.

Correct. You are spot on. But this is not something I am doing for the first time. I bank with Nordea in OULU and do not have a common language with them. Educated-looking people in nice suits employed there but cannot speak English. In a huge building of hundreds of employees, only one person speaks English and provides the services in English which means you have to wait for at least one hour before you get a brief opportunity to see her. If a true Englishman listens to her perfect English, he will probably commit suicide there an then.

"Well, what cannot be cured, must be endured."

In my country, there is a famous saying,"When you are in the hands of a DONKEY, you have to say "YES SIR"to him. I think I am doing just that.

"Do in Rome as the Romans do even if that makes you an alcoholic gay."(and speak Finnish if you want to use a bank in Finland).

[khan200us]

You are a customer of a bank with which you don't have a common language? It's not only the credit card terms I'd be worried about.

Correct. You are spot on. But this is not something I am doing for the first time. I bank with Nordea in OULU and do not have a common language with them. Educated-looking people in nice suits employed there but cannot speak English. In a huge building of hundreds of employees, only one person speaks English and provides the services in English which means you have to wait for at least one hour before you get a brief opportunity to see her. If a true Englishman listens to her perfect English, he will probably commit suicide there an then.

"Well, what cannot be cured, must be endured."

In my country, there is a famous saying,"When you are in the hands of a DONKEY, you have to say "YES SIR"to him. I think I am doing just that.

"Do in Rome as the Romans do even if that makes you an alcoholic gay."(and speak Finnish if you want to use a bank in Finland).

I am so sorry if I offended someone. I am sure you can see that this is direct criticism on Nordea Bank in OULU and not to Finns or Finnish speakers. I didn't intend to offend anyone here. Thanks for your understanding guys. You rock.

[jmakinen]

Wow - this thread is already like jumping on a horse and riding off in all directions at once.

Where in the world did Nordea jump into the question. They do not handle accounts for anyone they can't communicate with - be it Finnish, Swedish, English, German, French, Spanish - if a member of personnel cannot work with you - then someone will be found - they have that responsibility to their shareholders and their customers. They do not issue Elite cards willy-nilly.

The question is about a mysterious Asian bank that opens Elite cards for people without ever communicating with the customer - and not having the means to do so (doubtful scenario in any case)

[pierrot]

You are a customer of a bank with which you don't have a common language? It's not only the credit card terms I'd be worried about.

haha, so true
To the OP, just ask you bank again to speak with someone who can actually speak English... or ask your wife to call as the cards are for her.
If you don't get an answer, maybe you should think about another bank. One where you can actually talk with the employees.

One a sidenote, concerning the priority pass, it's either written on it or it came with a letter where it's written. Most priority passes handed out with credit cards are useless, as it's the basic one where you still need to pay to get into lounges.

[khan200us]

You are a customer of a bank with which you don't have a common language? It's not only the credit card terms I'd be worried about.

haha, so true
To the OP, just ask you bank again to speak with someone who can actually speak English... or ask your wife to call as the cards are for her.
If you don't get an answer, maybe you should think about another bank. One where you can actually talk with the employees.

One a sidenote, concerning the priority pass, it's either written on it or it came with a letter where it's written. Most priority passes handed out with credit cards are useless, as it's the basic one where you still need to pay to get into lounges.

Concerning the priority pass, that is my worst fear going to come true during my next holiday.
Nobody has answered my questions about the benefits of a Mastercard World Signia and Visa Infinite though.

[Tiwaz]

You are a customer of a bank with which you don't have a common language? It's not only the credit card terms I'd be worried about.

haha, so true
To the OP, just ask you bank again to speak with someone who can actually speak English... or ask your wife to call as the cards are for her.
If you don't get an answer, maybe you should think about another bank. One where you can actually talk with the employees.

One a sidenote, concerning the priority pass, it's either written on it or it came with a letter where it's written. Most priority passes handed out with credit cards are useless, as it's the basic one where you still need to pay to get into lounges.

Concerning the priority pass, that is my worst fear going to come true during my next holiday.
Nobody has answered my questions about the benefits of a Mastercard World Signia and Visa Infinite though.

http://www.creditcardfinder.com.au/what ... -card.html


So you got not one, but TWO Rockefeller level cards without being able to communicate with your bank? And you worry about some prioritypass?

I would worry if those cards work if I were you. Or if you were ending up billed 10000€ per month for the privilege of having them, considering you have no clue on what you have agreed upon (apparently). Don't presume that they have same laws regarding contracts as western nations. Might have, but never assume.

[jmakinen]

Concerning the priority pass, that is my worst fear going to come true during my next holiday.
Nobody has answered my questions about the benefits of a Mastercard World Signia and Visa Infinite though.

This whole scenario is loonier than your earlier posts and 'adventures'

Incredible that you are fooling around with completely unknown Asian banks which have given you luxury cards and you supposedly have never talked with them.

I wouldn't expect much more attention from forum members here. 'Signia' and 'Infinite' are 'world brands' - call up Visa and MasterCard head offices! PERIOD! Don't complain here that no one is answering a question - you shouldn't do that anyway - but what you are describing is so whacko that it's really unapproachable.

(Maybe the Priority Pass lets you get on the first car of the Barcelona Metro)

[Tiwaz]

I have a feeling your Visa Infinite might be from this source:
http://www.visa-asia.com/premium/infini ... ndex.shtml

There appear to be alternative locations too:
http://www.visainfinitecard.com/en/gac/main.jsp

Click a bit and you will find part where you can order one. Amusingly, all options where you can get this prestigious card are... Well, not ones where one might expect to see it. Not available in Europe, NA, Japan etc.
But is accessible in... Zimbabwe.

As for MC...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/2069758.stm

It appears you or your wife is making lots of cash every month. Care to toss 5 thousand my way? It would be quarter of your monthly income at best.

[khan200us]

Concerning the priority pass, that is my worst fear going to come true during my next holiday.
Nobody has answered my questions about the benefits of a Mastercard World Signia and Visa Infinite though.

This whole scenario is loonier than your earlier posts and 'adventures'

Incredible that you are fooling around with completely unknown Asian banks which have given you luxury cards and you supposedly have never talked with them.

I wouldn't expect much more attention from forum members here. 'Signia' and 'Infinite' are 'world brands' - call up Visa and MasterCard head offices! PERIOD! Don't complain here that no one is answering a question - you shouldn't do that anyway - but what you are describing is so whacko that it's really unapproachable.

(Maybe the Priority Pass lets you get on the first car of the Barcelona Metro)

It is not an unknown Asian Bank and it is not the fact that I have never been in touch with them.
To explain, This bank has branches in Frankfurt, London, Georgia, Albania and Russia and many other Central Asian countries.
I physically went to the bank and opened a bank account by producing my original passports and other documents notorized by Maistratti in OULU and deposited, well, a lot of money there using a money transfer service from my HSBC bank in the UK before being qualified for these cards.
No. I do not pay monthly fee for World Signia/Visa Infinite or Priority pass or free annual Travel insurance. They have sent these to me as complimentary gifts since I am their Platinum client.
I am back in Finland now and have no idea how and where to use them and what advantages will I get by using them. Their base currency is EURO and my credit limit is €50000.
I called Master Card services in the UK(so that I could speak to someone in English)and they verified the card number etc and transferred me to the bank where they helped me set-up the internet banking services linked to my card.(Still have to follow the same process for my wife's Visa card)
It is a shame that the bank's staff does not speak as good English as I would like them to speak. For each and every questions,they put me on hold like they were serving the first customer in their life and disappeared for 20-30 minutes and then came back with the most stupid answer that I could ever think of.
What is my credit limit?I asked and the lady said, what? I said, how much can I spend on my World Signia Card, she said one moment, and disappeared for some 30 minutes, came back and said, you can spend it on any shop. I was fuming like a dry piece of log.I barked in a very sarcastic tone, "Any shop, huh.great" and she said, yes, and even on airport.

On another call, when I was transferred to them by the UK guys, another lady attended the phone. I asked for the membership status of the priority pass. Whether it was standard, standard plus or Prestige. She obviously never heard of these, so repeating these subscription plans(for 15 minutes or so)which are available on www.prioritypass.com,she put me on hold, 10 minutes later she said "I does not knee". I said, Oh, you don't know? She said, you are our VIP Client. I said,"Thank you so much for confirming, that is all I needed to know. Thank you so much.
Priority pass customer service in the UK say that they cannot access my card number for security reasons and this my card was part of special services from Mastercard and only they could tell me what level of membership they offered me.

I am satisfied that these cards are free to me and do exist and are not part of a scam. But the real question is, what should I do with them. Is there any benefit of having these so-called "Top Notch" cards.

Speaking of Nordea, they do issue these cards to their customers in Luxembourg. Look for yourselves.

[onkko]

Offtopic but you dont live in OULU you live in Oulu, it is real name of city and not somekind of acronym.

[jmakinen]

Isn't this guy the same one that was looking for some kind of social support?

we have been to local KELA office for social security coverage and they have given us a form to fill in and submit but we do not know which benefits we qualify for? Please provide a list. Do we qualify for child benefit? Maternity payments? Stay home benefits for my wife?

As a student in Finland, if my wife does not work, do I get subsidised rate for my flat or does government pay any contribution towards my monthly rent for accommodation?

Please help.

All rather unbelievable.

[khan200us]

Offtopic but you dont live in OULU you live in Oulu, it is real name of city and not somekind of acronym.

You are right. I agree. Point taken.