UniCredit Bank Austria supports Caritas call for donations for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria
- UniCredit Bank Austria clients can donate directly via a function in the online banking or in the MobileBanking app
- At the same time, UniCredit Bank Austria is calling on its employees in the bank and in all its subsidiaries to make donations and will double the amount raised
- The donations go to Caritas, whose staff provide help locally
UniCredit Bank Austria supports Caritas' call for donations to help earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria. Clients of UniCredit Bank Austria can donate directly via a function in the online banking or in the MobileBanking app. At the same time, UniCredit Bank Austria calls on its employees in the bank and in all subsidiaries to make donations. The bank will then double the amount donated.
"Aid organisations urgently need donations to help the people in Turkey and Syria. We are making our infrastructure available and enabling our clients to donate quickly and easily. Together with our employees in the bank and in all subsidiaries, we want to make an additional contribution to overcoming this humanitarian disaster," says Robert Zadrazil, CEO of UniCredit Bank Austria.
Following Monday mornings devastating earthquake in the Turkish-Syrian border region, Caritas is in close contact with its local partners and working to save lives. Caritas staff on the ground are working around the clock to organise emergency shelters and provide people with everything they need: Food and clean water, clothes, mattresses, towels, cooking utensils and medical items.
How UniCredit Bank Austria clients can make donations:
Simply create a new order in the MobileBanking app under "Transfers", call up "Donation Payment" and select "Caritas - Turkey Syria Earthquake Relief" in the list of recipients. In the 24You online banking under "Transfers", "All transfer types", select "Donation payment" followed by "Caritas - Turkey Syria earthquake relief".
UniCredit Bank Austria also grants five days of paid leave to employees of the bank and its subsidiaries who have family members in the region.
Enquiries:
UniCredit Bank Austria Media Relations
Franziska Schenker, Tel. +43 (0) 50505 - 51417
E-mail: franziska.schenker@unicreditgroup.at