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Auckland, 6 November 2007 - MasterCard Worldwide is helping Kiwi travellers and shoppers get into the spirit of Christmas with the launch of a special promotion with retailer DFS.

The Christmas promotion is running in-store at DFS Custom House and Auckland Airport from now to 31 December 2007, offering MasterCard cardholders a bonus reward for in-store spend over the Christmas season.

Those spending NZD400 or more in a single transaction on their MasterCard at DFS stores will receive a DFS gift certificate valued at NZD40, which can be redeemed at anytime during the following year. Shoppers will be able to choose from an extensive range of items in DFS stores - from perfume, to jewellery and liquor.

“MasterCard is pleased to collaborate with DFS to offer MasterCard cardholders a reward during the holiday season. In addition to the convenience of being able to use a MasterCard card when travelling, cardholders paying for goods at DFS will be in for an added bonus,” said Stuart McKinlay, country manager, New Zealand, MasterCard Worldwide.

MasterCard’s DFS Christmas promotion will also run at Singapore’s Changi International Airport, Terminals 1 and 2. Cardholders spending a minimum of SGD$400 on a transaction at DFS will be rewarded with a SGD$40 gift certificate. The gift certificate which can be used at any DFS store including DFS Liquor and Tobacco, DFS Souvenir, Tumi, Le Sportsac, DFS Watches, Omega Watch, DFS Delicatessen and DFS Liquor and Tobacco.

DFS gift vouchers will only be redeemable in the country of issue.

MasterCard Worldwide advances global commerce by providing a critical economic link among financial institutions, businesses, cardholders and merchants worldwide. As a franchisor, processor and advisor, MasterCard develops and markets payment solutions, processes over 16 billion transactions each year, and provides industry-leading analysis and consulting services to financial institution customers and merchants. Through its family of brands, including MasterCard®, Maestro® and Cirrus®, MasterCard serves consumers and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. For more information go to http://www.mastercard.com.