{"id":13188,"date":"2021-03-15T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2021\/03\/15\/citibank-partners-with-csl-mobile-to-launch-iphone-for-life-a-first-in-hong-kong\/"},"modified":"2021-03-15T03:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T03:00:00","slug":"citibank-partners-with-csl-mobile-to-launch-iphone-for-life-a-first-in-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2021\/03\/15\/citibank-partners-with-csl-mobile-to-launch-iphone-for-life-a-first-in-hong-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"Citibank Partners with CSL Mobile to Launch iPhone for Life \u2013 a First in Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n                            <!--<a class=\"format-txt\" href=\"{baseURL}\/View\/{release.id}?_download=1\">View this article in .txt format<\/a>--><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left\"><b><i>Credit Card Customers Can Purchase iPhone Through&#13;<br \/>\nLower Monthly Installments<sup>1<\/sup> and Enjoy Flexible Upgrade to the Latest&#13;<br \/>\niPhone<\/i><\/b><b\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>HONG KONG SAR &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.media-outreach.com\/\">Media&#13;<br \/>\nOutReach<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; 15 March 2021 &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citibank.com.hk\/\">Citibank<\/a> announced&#13;<br \/>\ntoday its partnership with local telecommunications service provider CSL Mobile&#13;<br \/>\nto launch iPhone for Life, a purchasing program for iPhone and a first in Hong&#13;<br \/>\nKong. The program offers customers the flexibility to purchase the latest&#13;<br \/>\niPhone 12 models through lower monthly installments<sup>1<\/sup>, and guarantees&#13;<br \/>\na buy-back value if the iPhone is returned to CSL Mobile after 24 months, under&#13;<br \/>\nwhich the guaranteed buy-back value can be used for upgrading to a newer iPhone&#13;<br \/>\nmodel. This partnership aims to provide selected Citibank credit cardholders<sup>2<\/sup>&#13;<br \/>\nwith the flexibility to settle their phone transaction in a way that aligns&#13;<br \/>\nwith their lifestyle and consumption preferences. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12&#13;<br \/>\nPro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max introduce\u00a0a reimagined design featuring immersive&#13;<br \/>\nedge-to-edge Super Retina XDR displays, the powerful A14 Bionic, the fastest&#13;<br \/>\nchip in a smartphone,\u00a0advanced new camera systems, including the ability&#13;<br \/>\nto shoot HDR video with Dolby Vision, the best 5G experience,\u00a0and much&#13;<br \/>\nmore.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>Selected&#13;<br \/>\nCitibank credit cardholders<sup>2<\/sup> with an iPhone for Life invitation&#13;<br \/>\nnotification<sup>3<\/sup> can apply iPhone for Life by purchasing an iPhone 12&#13;<br \/>\nmodel and subscribing to a designated 1O1O\/csl 5G service plan for a contract&#13;<br \/>\nperiod of 24 months at csl, 1O1O Center and HKT Shop. Once the iPhone for life application&#13;<br \/>\nhas been approved<sup>4<\/sup> by Citibank, customers can split the iPhone payment<sup>5<\/sup>&#13;<br \/>\ninto 25 monthly installments<sup>6<\/sup> with 0% APR<sup>7<\/sup>. Customers are&#13;<br \/>\nonly required to pay around 77% of the iPhone payment in the first 24 months,&#13;<br \/>\nand around 23% of the outstanding iPhone payment (also equal to the guaranteed&#13;<br \/>\nbuy-back value) on the 25<sup>th<\/sup> month. After 24 months, customers can&#13;<br \/>\nchoose to return the iPhone to a designated 1O1O\/csl retail outlet to receive&#13;<br \/>\nthe guaranteed buy-back value<sup>8<\/sup> for upgrading to a newer&#13;<br \/>\niPhone model, or choose to keep their existing iPhones. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p><b>Limited Time Launch&#13;<br \/>\nOffer<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>From&#13;<br \/>\nnow through May 31, 2021, the first 1,000 eligible cardholders who successfully&#13;<br \/>\napply for iPhone for Life will receive a pair of <i>Powerbeats3 Wireless<\/i> earphones<sup>9<\/sup>.&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>Please&#13;<br \/>\nrefer to the following link for program details, and terms and conditions:&#13;<br \/>\ncitibank.com.hk\/iPhone-for-Life<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>To&#13;<br \/>\nborrow or not to borrow? Borrow only if you can repay!<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" size=\"1\" width=\"33%\"\/>\n<p>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lower&#13;<br \/>\nwhen compared to 24 months credit card installment plan offered by CSL Mobile.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In&#13;<br \/>\norder to be eligible for the Plan, (1) you must be a principal credit&#13;<br \/>\ncardholder of a Citi credit card issued by Citibank (Hong Kong) Limited&#13;<br \/>\n(excluding Citi Rewards UnionPay Card); (2) you must be able to receive the&#13;<br \/>\niPhone for Life invitation sent by Citi and you must apply for the Plan via 1O1O\/csl&#13;<br \/>\nand (3) you must be able to receive the SMS communications relating to the Plan&#13;<br \/>\nfrom Citibank upon purchase of the iPhone at the Merchants. Failure to receive&#13;<br \/>\nany SMS communication relating to the Plan from Citibank, may deem you to be&#13;<br \/>\nineligible to apply for the Plan..<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 iPhone&#13;<br \/>\nfor Life invitation notification will be sent by Citibank through the below&#13;<br \/>\nchannels: SMS or Email or relevant message under Credit Cards account update in&#13;<br \/>\nCiti Mobile<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> App.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 After payment,&#13;<br \/>\ncustomers will receive a &#8220;PayLite&#8221; Installment Plan SMS from Citi. You are&#13;<br \/>\nrequired to click the embedded link and apply for the plan within 24 hours. The&#13;<br \/>\napproval process takes 3-5 working days and you will receive an SMS with your&#13;<br \/>\napproval results. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 iPhone&#13;<br \/>\npayment also refers to as handset price including prepayment by CSL Mobile.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Once&#13;<br \/>\nyour application is approved by Citi, you may then repay the iPhone by way of&#13;<br \/>\nequal monthly installment payments for 24 months (around 77% of the iPhone&#13;<br \/>\npayment) and a lump sum payment on the 25<sup>th<\/sup> month equal to the&#13;<br \/>\nBuy-Back Value of your iPhone (around 23% of the iPhone payment).<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Installments&#13;<br \/>\nshall be billed to the Eligible Card accountholder on a monthly basis, similar&#13;<br \/>\nto a normal retail transaction. Installments are subject to interest rate or&#13;<br \/>\nother fees pursuant to the applicable Citi Credit Card Agreement if the&#13;<br \/>\ncardholder pays less than the total amount due indicated on the monthly&#13;<br \/>\nstatement of the Eligible Card.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Subject&#13;<br \/>\nto functional diagnostics and physical assessment to the returned iPhone during&#13;<br \/>\nproduct return based on the Device Acceptance Criteria by 1O1O\/csl.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Key&#13;<br \/>\nFeatures of Powerbeats3 Wireless Earphones:<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Connect via Class 1 Bluetooth\u00ae&#13;<br \/>\nwith your device for wireless workout freedom<\/li>\n<li>Up to 12 hours of battery life to&#13;<br \/>\npower through multiple workouts<\/li>\n<li>With Fast Fuel, a 5-minute charge&#13;<br \/>\ngives you 1 hour of playback when battery is low<\/li>\n<li>Sweat and water resistance to&#13;<br \/>\nhandle tough training<\/li>\n<li>Flexible, secure-fit earhooks&#13;<br \/>\nmaximize comfort and stability<\/li>\n<li>Dynamic, high-performance sound&#13;<br \/>\npushes you to the next level<\/li>\n<li>Take calls, control your music,&#13;<br \/>\nand activate Siri with RemoteTalk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>                            <\/p><\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.media-outreach.com\/release.php\/View\/68693#Contact\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit Card Customers Can Purchase iPhone Through&#13; Lower Monthly Installments1 and Enjoy Flexible Upgrade to the Latest&#13; iPhone &#13; &#13; \u00a0 &#13; &#13; HONG KONG SAR &#8211;\u00a0Media&#13; OutReach\u00a0&#8211; 15 March 2021 &#8211;\u00a0Citibank announced&#13; today its partnership with local telecommunications service provider CSL Mobile&#13; to launch iPhone for Life, a purchasing program for iPhone and a &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[60],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13188"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13188"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13188\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}