Emirates NBD launches online marketplace SkyShopper

Emirates NBD announced the launch of SkyShopper, an exclusive online marketplace for its customers.

The new initiative follows the bank’s announcement of a planned AED 500 million investment towards digital innovation and transformation over a three-year period.

The e-commerce platform will enable Emirates NBD credit and debit card customers to shop and pay for purchases ranging from flights, hotels, electronics and fashion items to entertainment, groceries as well as international shopping using one consolidated check-out.

SkyShopper’s current partners include travel booking sites Cleartrip and Musafir, leading fashion and lifestyle portal Namshi and electronics stores such as Axiom, Jumbo and Sharaf DG. Customers will also be able to tickets to shows on Platinumlist, while ordering groceries through Trolley.ae, without having to visit separate sites and making multiple payment transactions.

In addition, customers will also be able to shop at international online stores with delivery to the UAE consolidated and routed through a US shipping address (MyUS.com) and at My Smart Price (MSP) India with delivery anywhere in India.

New partnerships in the pipeline include Booking.com, The Luxury Closet, 6thSTREET.COM and Headout.

“The launch of SkyShopper is to enrich the shopping experience and provide added value to Emirates NBD customers who are increasingly making online purchases,” said Suvo Sarkar, senior executive vice president and group head of retail banking and wealth management, Emirates NBD. “Despite its rapid growth, the UAE’s e-commerce sector continues to be based largely on cash on delivery. SkyShopper is uniquely positioned to change that by providing customers the security and convenience of purchasing everything from airline tickets to mobile phones and luxury items to groceries via Emirates NBD’s trusted payment platform, in addition to exclusive deals and promotions.”