The week in money

Trading Enterprises has a series of offers on its Volvo vehicles this month. Courtesy Volvo

America is doing better than people think and therefore interest rates are probably going to be stronger than people think

Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, said this week at the company’s health care conference in San Francisco

RSA launches insurance loyalty programme

Royal & Sun Alliance (RSA) has teamed up with ICLP to create RSA Royalty, a loyalty programme that rewards customers for purchasing and renewing policies or referring new customers. Rewards can then be redeemed at companies such as Uber, JadoPado and Orient Travel.

Offers on Volvo and Honda

Trading Enterprises has a series of offers on its Volvo vehicles this month, including a 10 per cent dealer down payment contribution on its Volvo 90 series (XC90, S90 and V90 models) or a 5 per cent cash back offer. There are also 20 per cent dealer down payment offers on the S60 Polestar and the V40 R-Design. Meanwhile, Al Futtaim has a Dubai Shopping Festival promotion in its UAE Honda showrooms with 100 per cent finance available across the brand’s range along with a five-year unlimited mileage warranty.

38%

Over a third (38 per cent) of banks and payment organisations cannot distinguish a cyber attack from normal customer activity. The worrying statistic comes from a survey released this week by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International that examined the struggle financial organisations have to manage online fraud.

Free flights for eLife subscribers

Etisalat is giving eLife customers the chance to fly to their favourite destinations for free. New and existing eLife subscribers will receive the free ticket (including taxes) when they sign up to eLife sports, entertainment, combo or premium pages. Customers can choose their destination, which includes locations such as London, Paris, Riyadh, Mumbai and Rome.

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