BOV cardholders who use their BOV card to pay for their shopping during this festive season will automatically be eligible to win back double the amount they spend, thanks to this year’s Christmas promotion by Bank of Valletta.

All BOV cards – Cashlink, Visa and MasterCard – are participating in this promotion, which will run until 31 January. To be eligible, a minimum of five purchase transactions using a BOV card must be affected by the cardholder during the promotion period, following which he or she will automatically be allocated a stake in the lottery for every transaction made.

Merchants are also being given the opportunity to participate in this year’s promotion.

The lottery draws will be held as follows: 1st draw: Friday, 15 December for transactions effected between 26 November and 13 December. The first draw will consist of 10 transactions for cardholders and two merchant names. The 2nd draw will be on Friday, 9 February for transactions effected between 14 December and 31 January. The second draw will consist of a minimum of 10 transactions for cardholders, until the total prize fund of Lm5,000 is exhausted, and three merchant names. The maximum amount that can be won by a cardholder is Lm250.