Over 30% of BT Visa Flying Blue card transactions payments are made abroad, mostly in Italy, France, Greece, the United States and the United Kingdom
December 12, 2024 Reading time 5:00 minutes
Banca Transilvania has reached 35,000 BT Visa Flying Blue cards and the number of purchases performed with these cards has grown steadily, by ~20% in each of the last three years.
- Over 30% of BT Visa Flying Blue transactions are purchases made abroad, mainly in Italy, France, Greece, the United States and the United Kingdom.
- October 2021 marked an all-time high, with over 2,000 BT Visa Flying Blue cards issued in one month.
Travelling - whether on vacation or for business purposes - is part of the BT Visa Flying Blue users lifestyle. This is the only credit card in Romania that offers Flying Blue gift miles to it’s members for each performed payment and also the possibility to convert these miles into plane tickets or other benefits.
What the BT Visa Flying Blue card means for customers:
- Classic and Premium, physical and digital, in the BT Pay app;
- BT Pay management: payments by phone; check transactions history/account balance; pay your monthly invoices and set up automatic monthly payments;
- Depending on the card, every RON 5 spent mean between one and two Gift Miles for the user;
- Gift Miles upon receipt: 1,000 Miles on the BT Flying Blue Classic card and 2,000 Miles on the BT Flying Blue Premium card;
- Miles for each payment, which can be used for buying airplane tickets, upgrades to business class, extra luggage, accommodation, car rental or online purchases from the Flying Blue Store;
- Free travel insurance from Groupama when traveling abroad;
- The possibility to pay in interest-free installments at those retailers that are part of Banca Transilvania Star program and for payments made to Air France, KLM and TAROM;
- Free access to the Henri Coandă Bucharest International Airport and Avram Iancu Cluj-Napoca Airport business lounges with the BT Visa Flying Blue Premium card;
- Extending the validity of your Flying Blue Miles by 24 months.
BT Visa Flying Blue cards were launched ten years ago in partnership with Air France, KLM and TAROM. We began a beautiful and exploratory journey then, to turn customer purchases into new destinations and destinations into experiences. The product has transformed a lot, from a niche card into the pillar of BT's travel solutions, for which we have a whole ecosystem: cards, travel insurance, currency exchange - all in the BT Pay app - and this different currency, miles. The BT Visa Flying Blue portfolio brings a particular complementarity to BT's growing credit card business.
Oana Ilaș
Deputy CEO Retail Banking
Banca Transilvania
We are proud to contribute to the success of the BT Flying Blue program, which enables Banca Transilvania's customers to make secure and convenient payments anywhere in the world. The significant growth in the usage of the BT Visa Flying Blue card abroad demonstrates the power and flexibility of our payment solutions as well as the confidence in the global Visa network. The launch of the BT Visa Flying Blue card 10 years ago was one of the key milestones of our long-standing strategic partnership with Banca Transilvania and we look forward to building on this experience by offering to our consumers new innovative and convenient payment instruments.
Cătălin Crețu
General Manager
Visa for Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovenia
TAROM - BT Flying Blue partnership has given us the opportunity to contribute to the development of one of the most significant loyalty programs in the aviation industry and to reward the loyalty of our passengers with access to exclusive benefits. In this context, on behalf of TAROM passengers, we express our appreciation to our partners: Air France, KLM and Banca Transilvania, for their willingness to offer significant benefits. We invite all our passengers to join the BT Flying Blue partnership to discover the unique advantages and exclusive rewards available to them.
Narcis Obeadă
Commercial Director
TAROM
The 10th anniversary of the launch of the BT Visa Flying Blue Flying Blue card in Romania marks an important moment for Flying Blue. We are deeply honored and grateful to have Banca Transilvania as a reliable partner. Throughout this decade, our collaboration has been remarkable, with results of which we are extremely proud. We look to the future with optimism and excitement, looking forward to building on this successful partnership and continuing to offer our customers unforgettable benefits and experiences.
Marie Zohar-Perles
Senior Partnership Manager
Flying Blue
75% of the 35,000 BT Flying Blue Visa cards are 100% digital and can be managed via BT Pay.
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