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AKARTA: HSBC’s sharia division, Amanah Syariah, is teaming up with the global bank’s Saudi Arabia-based branch Saudi British Bank (SABB) to offer haj and umroh (minor haj) pilgrimage banking services for both individuals and travel bureaus.

“We help individual customers from haj fund planning to support during their stay in Saudi Arabia, including cash withdrawal in Saudi Arabian riyal at all SABB ATMs without extra charge,” HSBC Amanah Syariah Indonesia head Herwin Bustaman said in a press release on Wednesday.

In total, 109 SABB ATMs offer cash withdrawals in Mecca, Madina and Jeddah, with strategic locations near the Masjidil Haram grand mosque and Nabawi mosque, including Hilton Hotel in Mecca and Oberoi Hotel in Madina.

HSBC also offers Global Safety Net, a service in which the bank provides support of up to US$100,000 to customers who have lost their money or their ATM cards during their stay.

The corporate service includes the opening of Amanah Business Account, the issuance of a bank guarantee to apply for visas for pilgrims and demand draft, a facility to cash a large amount of money in one day at all SABB branches.