Standard Chartered promotes ICT
Partners with Compudist to launch SmartAcer deal
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - In keeping with its Brand Promise of being the Right Partner, Standard Chartered in partnership with Compudist Ghana Limited, has launched an ICT promotion dubbed the SmartAcer Deal; a responsive solution that leads the way in helping customers to acquire their very own personal computers.
Customers of the Bank and the general public can now pick up the latest sleek, hi-tech Acer Laptops and Desktops with financing arranged through the SMARTACER deal. Patrons can enjoy these top of the range computers with a finance plan that will see them paying monthly instalments for as low as GHS 90 over 12 months. Other benefits of the deal include the fact that no down-payments are required, all units come with a complimentary laptop bag and there is an extensive warranty on all units.
Commenting, Francis C. Mills-Robertson, Executive Director, Consumer banking, said:
“The SmartAcer deal is open to all Standard Chartered customers whose salaries pass through the Bank and those signed onto Standard Chartered Bank Schemes. As the right partner, Standard Chartered remains focused on delivering innovative products, structured solutions and services to enhance the overall experience of our clients and staff”
Compudist is the authorized distributor for Acer in Ghana since 1999 and also one of the major IT players in West Africa. The Compudist Group has emerged as one of the top distributors in West Africa addressing IT, with three fully operational entities in terms of sales and marketing teams, technical support teams and warehousing and logistics.
Commenting, Tony Nakkad of Compudist Ghana noted:
“The SmartAcer promotion is a point of pride for us. That we are able to arrange such a deal with a reputable bank like Standard Chartered Bank bolsters our confidence in the Ghanaian economy. Such deals excite us because they allow us to achieve our commercial interest whilst supporting the stated national developmental agenda of improving access to IT.”
Standard Chartered is an award winning bank in product innovation and has a proven track record for rolling out innovative products in both Consumer and Wholesale Banking.