FAQ Credit-Card
FAQ Credit-Card
FAQ Credit-Card
Contents
A. CREDIT CARD FEATURES ...................................................................................... 2
B. APPLICATION PROCESS ......................................................................................... 2
C. CARD PAYMENT ..................................................................................................... 3
D. CREDIT LIMIT .......................................................................................................... 4
E. INTEREST RATE & PAYMENT ............................................................................... 4
F. OTHER GENERAL QUESTIONS .............................................................................. 5
G. E-COMMERCE .......................................................................................................... 9
H. CODE OF CONDUCT (FAIR PRACTICE CODE)..................................................... 10
1. What are the main features of Midland Bank (MDB) credit cards?
MDB credit cards offer you up to 45 days of interest free, wide acceptance at over 38 million
merchants worldwide and the flexibility to make purchases over the internet, pay bills and
withdraw money at over one million ATMs displaying Visa logo in more than 210 countries.
As a primary cardholder, you can extend the benefits of your credit card to maximum 5
supplementary cardholders. Supplementary cardholders share your credit limit and you will be
responsible for any transactions or liabilities made on supplementary cards in addition to your
own credit cards. Supplementary cardholders must be at least 18 years old.
3. What are the fees and charges applied for the credit cards?
A copy of the MDB Credit Card Fees and Charges can be obtained either from your nearest
MDB branch or from visiting the site: https://www.midlandbankbd.net .
B. APPLICATION PROCESS
Please complete the MDB Credit Card Application Form (“Application Form”) and return it
along with the required supporting documents to your nearest MDB branch. You can also fill
in the online application form at https://www.midlandbankbd.net or call our 24-hour Contact
Centre 16596 for any inquiries about application and supporting documents.
To apply for a credit card, you must submit the following documents:
Assessment of your application may take up to 10-12 working days. You can check the progress
of the application by contacting our 24-hour Contact Centre after 10 working days from the
submission date.
You will be receiving your card within 15 working days after successfully applying for a new
credit card.
Once your application has been assessed, you will receive an approval notice (or a decline one)
via SMS/Email notification.
C. CARD PAYMENT
The annual fee of our credit card can be found in details in the following link:
https://www.midlandbankbd.net/
You can pay your credit card dues by visiting MDB branch, by using MDB internet banking
(midland online: https://ibanking.midlandbankbd.net/), BEFTN, Internet Banking Fund
Transfer using NPS network, MFS (Rocket/bKash) and applying auto debit Instructions.
3. Is it possible to settle both USD and BDT portion outstanding through Auto Debit
instruction?
You can leave an auto debit instruction by applying at your nearest branch or emailing at
Contact Center to pay off your outstanding on your MDB Visa credit card.
As per your salary or income per month, we may allow 1 (one) to 2.5 (two point five) times of
net income as your credit limit, depending on your Debt Burden Ratio.
You can apply for limit enhancement after 6 months of card use and your limit will be enhanced
based on your card usage and repayment tendencies.
3. Is it possible to transfer USD / BDT credit balance from foreign part to local part or
Vice-versa?
Yes, you can transfer your USD/BDT credit balance on your TQ cards by leaving a request at
your nearest branch or mailing to contact center from your registered e-mail.
Currently, for all cards it is 14% for Secured Card (FDR) and 20% per annum for Un-secured
card, applicable for Visa Gold and Visa Platinum CreditCards.
Interest is charged on the outstanding that is not paid or paid partially within the payment due
date. The interest charge will be calculated from the date of all purchase individually until
full payment. Interest free period for any purchase / card cheque transaction is applicable for
15 days to 45 days if previous month’s total outstanding is paid fully within payment due
date. Interest will not be charged if you have paid the full amount of your previous month’s
outstanding within due date. Therefore, if you have settled your card’s outstanding within
payment due date, there will be no interest free period for next/following month’s purchase.
If you opt to pay partial or minimum payment, the interest on your retail or card cheque
transactions will be calculated from the date of transaction. The interest charge is being
calculated from the date of all purchase individually until full payment is done. Here to be
mentioned that there is no interest free period for cash withdrawal where the interest is
calculated from the first day of transaction.
All credit card members of Visa Gold and Visa Platinum credit cards can avail Insta-Loan
against their unused credit limit at 9% flat interest rate.
If the payment is made at branch, it will be updated within the same day. On the other hand, if
the payment is made by using midland online within 5.30 pm on office days, it will be hit your
credit card account on the same day. Similarly, the payment will be updated at your account
instantly if you use Internet Banking Fund Transfer of NPS Bangladesh network. Using
BEFTN takes T+1 day to credit your fund.
Yes, you can withdraw foreign currency from the ATM abroad subject to complying necessary
endorsements.
You need to endorse your passport with the necessary amount TQ limits.
Transfer necessary amount from BDT part to USD part.
Call 16596 or leave a request to [email protected] to open the e-
commerce transaction
After performing the online foreign transaction, you are advised to disable the Foreign
Transaction part.
You can fill out “card customer request form” available at all MDB branches or leave a request
to [email protected]
You can apply for a card cheque when you are applying for your credit card. You can also
apply for it by leaving a request at any MDB branch or you can apply through the contact center
([email protected]) if you have already issued a card cheque previously.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to change your card billing cycle at this moment.
You can also request for a hard copy statement at your nearest branch (charges will apply).
You shall get your e-statement at your email every month.
At MDB, you can avail 2 (two) supplementary credit card for free. Any more than that, you
will incur charge as 50% of annual fee.
You can settle your Insta-Loan /EMI early by depositing all dues of your card account.
To either upgrade or downgrade your card, you have to write us with proper justification.
11. Is there any penalty charge or fee incurred if I settle my Insta-Loan purchase early?
13. Is PIN mandatory for EMV chip based cards for all types of transactions?
15. If I change my product category, will there be any changes to my payment due date?
Yes, depending on your new product category, your payment date will be changed. Please refer
to the monthly e-statement you are receiving at your registered email.
16. Is air ticket purchase (through E-Commerce /online transaction) allowed by using
MDB credit card?
17. What is the impact of paying minimum dues within the due date?
Your credit card will start to charge interest firstly on full outstanding then after partial payment
on the rest outstanding amount, according to your transaction date.
18. What is the impact of paying full outstanding amount within the due date?
Your credit card will not charge interest if you clear full outstanding within the due date and if
there was not ATM transactions.
19. How can I reactivate my Card if it is blocked due to any incident or reason?
You have to write to us with proper justification of unblocking your credit card. Note that, your
credit card will be blocked permanently if minimum payment not deposited within 89 days past
due.
20. What is the additional charge you are levying on my international transactions?
International transactions are converted into USD using the exchange rate established by the
Visa for such transaction on the date when the charges are processed by the member bank, plus
any applicable conversion charges.
The Cross boarder currency Markup @ 3.0% on the transaction amount is currently charged
for international transactions and the same has been mentioned on the schedule of charges in
the card statement.
You can change / update the Email ID on your credit card account by downloading the “Card
Customer Service Request Form” from the link https://www.midlandbankbd.net and fill in the
details and send the form to [email protected]
22. How can I update / change my mobile number on my credit card account?
You can change / update the Mobile Number on your credit card account by downloading the
“card customer service request form” from the link https://www.midlandbankbd.net and fill in
the details and send the form to [email protected]
23. The magnetic strip on my card is damaged. How do I get my card replaced?
We suggest you to download the “card customer service request form” from the link
https://www.midlandbankbd.net and fill in the details and send the form to
[email protected]
Transaction dispute needs to be reported in writing within 30 days from the statement date in
which the said transaction appears.
Please call our 24/7 MDB Contact Centre at 16596 to report the loss of the card and block the
same.
26. How long do I have to wait for my bank to resolve a disputed transaction?
The time taken to resolve a dispute transaction may vary depending on the complexities of the
case. Generally, resolution on a dispute may range between approximately 4 weeks for simple
cases to about 12 weeks for more complex ones, assuming all required documentation has been
promptly provided upon request.
28. What should I do if I find my card has been lost / stolen or feel my card data has been
compromised?
Call 24-hour MDB Contact Centre at 16596 immediately to notify about the lost/stolen card
incident. Following your notification, the bank will restrict your card from any unauthorized
transaction. However, the bank shall not take responsibility of an unauthorized transaction if it
has happened prior your notification.
29. What should I do if find a transaction SMS alert/call that has not been made by me?
Call 24-hour MDB Contact Centre at 16596 immediately and lodge a written complaint
regarding this at [email protected] .
Make the necessary dollar endorsement on your Passport against yearly quota and either notify
us at 16596 or write to us at [email protected] about your travel plan i.e.
duration, country to visit, approximate plan on your d.net card spending/usage etc.
31. Whom should I contact for any sort of transaction dispute issue?
For any kind of credit card dispute related queries, please call 24/7 Contact Centre at 16596.
1. What are some of the security measures when doing an E-Commerce transaction?
Midland Bank has implemented a technologically advanced and 3D secure online payment
gateway for all Visa Card members. Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce) is a convenient and
efficient process of buying and selling products & services online.
2. What is OTP?
OTP is known as One-Time Password. It is a unique character code that can only be used once
and is sent only to registered mobile number/email address.
There are two type of EMI process in E-Commerce transaction which are Digital EMI and
Paper based EMI.
Yes, any Visa credit card issued by MDB can do transaction in USD currency.
Yes, there is a limit for E-Commerce transactions. For USD the limit is up to USD 12,000
every calendar year and for BDT there is no such restriction for E-Commerce transaction. The
card must be endorsed against the travel quota for the calendar year to make an USD E-
Commerce transaction.
1. Introduction
Bangladesh Bank has advised to set fair practice standards when dealing with individual
customers. As per the BB guidelines for credit cards, we have adopted and will implement this
code at Midland Bank Limited.
The code will promote competition and encourages market forces to achieve higher operating
standards to the benefit of the customers of Midland Bank Limited. In the code, ‘you’ denotes
our credit card customer and ‘we’ denotes Midland Bank Limited (here is MDB). The standards
of the code are governed by the key commitments detailed in section 2.
Unless stated otherwise, all parts of this code apply to all the credit card products and services,
whether we provide them across the counter, over the phone, on the internet or by any other
method.
Commitments outlined in this code are applicable under normal operating environment. In the
event of force majeure (i.e. act of god, floods, earthquakes), we may not be able to fulfill the
commitments under this code.
2. Key Commitments
Our key commitments to you are that we promise to:
a. Act fairly and reasonably in all our dealings with you by:
Meeting the commitments and standards in this code, for the products and services
we offer, and in the procedures and practices our staff follow.
Promoting good and fair practices by setting minimum standards in dealing with
customers.
Making sure our products and services meet all relevant laws and regulations in
letter and spirit and are appropriate to your needs.
Our dealings with you will rest on ethical principles of integrity and transparency
so that you can have a better understanding of what to reasonably expect of the
services.
Not engaging in any unlawful or unethical consumer practice.
Encouraging market forces through competition, to achieve higher operating
standards.
Giving clear information about products and services, terms & conditions and the
interest rates/services charges which apply to them.
Ensuring that our advertising and promotional literature is clear and not misleading.
Providing suitable, alternative avenues to alleviated problems arising out of
misleading.
Fostering your confidence in the financial services system.
c. Deal quickly and effectively with your queries and complaints by:
Offering channels for you to route your queries
Listening to patiently
Accepting our mistakes, if any
Correcting mistakes/implementing changes to address your queries
Communicating our response to you promptly
Telling you how to take your complaint forward if you are not satisfied with
the response.
d. Publicize this code, by making it available for public access on our website and make
copies available for you on request. We will also ensure that our staff is trained to
provide information about the code.
e. Giving information on the facilities provided to you and how you can avail of these and
whom and how you may contact for addressing your queries.
3. Information
Credit card is a service via a plastic card with certain credit/cash facility, which allows you to
pay for goods and services or to withdraw cash.
4. Tariff (Fees/Charges/Interest)
You can find our schedule of common fees and charges (including interest rates)
by:
- Referring to the service guide/member booklet
- Calling up on contact centre 16596
- Visiting our website https://www.midlandbankbd.net or
- Asking our designated staff at MDB branch
We will provide information on key features of the products including applicable
interest rates/fees and charges.
If you ask us, we will explain how we apply interest to your account
Changes in our tariff; when we change our tariff (interest rate or other fees/charges)
on our credit card products, we will update the information on our website.
5. Charges
When you become a customer, we will give you upfront details of charges
applicable.
You can also find out about our charges by:
- Calling our Contact Centre 16596.
- Visiting our website https://www.midlandbankbd.net
- On your billing statement.
If we increase of these charges or introduce a new charge, it will be notified at least
one month before the revised charges are levied/become due.
We will tell you the charge for any other service or product before we provide that
service or product, and at any time you ask.
When you become a customer or accept a product for the first time, we will give
you the relevant terms and conditions for the service you have asked us to provide.
All written terms and conditions will be fair and will set out your rights and
responsibilities clearly and in a simple language which will also be in a vernacular
We will make sure that all advertising and promotional material is clear, fair,
reasonable and not misleading.
We will inform in our advertisement in any media and promotional literature which
draws reference to an interest rate on a product or service offered by us, whether
other fees and charges will apply and that full details of the relevant terms and
conditions are available on request.
We would like to provide you with the entire range of financial services, products,
some of which are our own products while some others are products of our
group/associate/entities or companies with whom we have tie-up arrangements on
receipt of your consent to receive such information/service either by mail or by
registering on our website or Contact Centre.
Third parties working for us will deal with your personal information with some
confidentiality as we do.
8. Account Operations:
To help you manage your account and check entries on it, we will give your account
statement free of cost, with details of the transactions made with/using your credit
card unless the account has been deemed inactive.
We will also send you the credit card statement on a predetermined date every
month by e-mail.
We will tell you what you can do to help protect your account.
In the event that your card has been lost or stolen, or that someone else knows your
PIN other security information, we will, on your notifying us, take immediate steps
to try to prevent these from being misused.
We will provide notification to you for all ‘card not present’ transactions.
In case we activate the card without your consent/ bill you for the card for which
you have not given consent, we will reverse the charges on demand.
If you do not recognize a card transaction that appears on your statement, we will
provide you with more details. In some cases, we will need you to give us
confirmation or evidence that you have not authorized a transaction.
We will give you your PIN separately from your card and will dispatch it at the
mailing address provided by you. If you desire, we shall deliver your credit
card/PIN at our branches after due identification. We will not reveal your PIN to
anyone else.
We will treat all your personal information as private and confidential (even when
you are no longer a customer). We will not reveal transaction details of your
accounts to a third party, including entities in our group, other than in the following
exceptional cases when we are allowed to do-
- If we have to give the information by law.
- If there is a duty towards the public to reveal the information
- If our interests require us to give the information (for example, to prevent
fraud) but we will not use this as a reason for giving information about you
or your accounts (including your name and address) to anyone else,
including other companies in our group, for marketing purpose.
- To third parties engaged by the company for verification and operation of
card accounts and other administrative service.
- To Credit Information Bureau (CIB) of Bangladesh Bank on monthly basis
Wherever possible, reasons for rejection of increase in credit/cash limit will be
conveyed to you.
12. General
We will not discriminate with you on the grounds of sex, caste, and religion in
matter of providing credit card service.
If we think necessary, we will verify the details mentioned by you in the credit card
application by contacting you at your residence/ business address through agencies
appointed for the purpose.
You are expected to co-operate if the company needs to investigate a transaction on
your account and with the police/ other investigate agencies, if the company needs
to involve them.
Contact particulars: The cardholder can contact for making any queries or for any grievance
through any of the following ways:
Our sales representatives will identify themselves when they approach you for
selling card product.
In the event of receipt of any complaint from you that our representative has
engaged in any improper conduct, we shall take appropriate steps to redress the
complaints.
If our telemarketing agent/staff contact you over phone for selling any of our credit
card products or with any cross sell offer, the caller will identify himself/herself and
advise you that he/she is calling on our behalf.
16. If you have any queries about the code, you should contact us at the above mentioned
contact particulars.
17. This code will be reviewed once every year or earlier in case of any changes in laws and
regulations (as may be applicable) and the review will be undertaken in a transparent
manner.