Company Details Form - C - BMI

(c) Time Deposit - Interest on time deposits shall be paid by BMI Bank at the contracted rate and credited to the account on maturity or at a frequency
as agreed between the account holder and BMI Bank. Customer may instruct BMI Bank to automatically roll over the time deposit, in such a case the
interest on the new contract will be as decided by BMI Bank. A time deposit may be withdrawn prematurely only at the sole discretion of BMI Bank,
and shall be subject to a penalty as decided by BMI Bank.
(d) Call Deposit - Call deposit interest rate, as determined by BMI Bank from time to time, shall be calculated on the daily credit balances above the
minimum amount stipulated, and credited monthly or quarterly, at the discretion of BMI Bank.
(e) BMI Bank reserves the right to change interest rates without reference to the account holder. Interest rate changes will be displayed on the notice
board at BMI Bank premises.
7. Ayadi account
(a) There is no limit as to the number of entries in to the draw.
(b) Draw entries are equivalent to minimum balance of multiple of BD 50.
(c) In case a deposit is made by cheque, the eligibility date will be the date the cheque is cleared.
(d) Draw eligibility, frequency of draw and draw dates shall be displayed on the Bank’s website at all times.
(e) Each draw is independent of the previous draw hence an account drawn as the winner in one draw will be eligible for the subsequent draws as well.
(f) All draws shall be held under the supervision of the Bank’s Internal and External Auditors, and Ministry of Commerce. The draw result is final and the
customer shall not contest it.
(g) Prizes will only be credited to customer account maintained with the Bank.
(h) No interest is payable on Ayadi account balances.
(i) The Bank reserves the right to use winners’ name and/or photographs for promotional and/or marketing purposes.
(j) The Bank shall not issue cheque book or ATM card in relation to this account.
(k) The Bank reserves the right to change the frequency of draw, eligibility criteria, prizes and prize structure any time at its absolute discretion. The
Bank will notify the customer about the changes through such channels as deemed appropriate by the Bank.
(l) This account can be opened by individuals of all nationalities above the age of 21 years and non - individuals with the exception being that all the
Bank’s employees, directors and their immediate family member are not allowed to open account and in case of non- individuals, Bank’s subsidiaries
will not be allowed to participate.
(m) Ayadi Student Account can be opened by students of all nationalities resident in Bahrain between the ages of 6 and 21. Students between the ages
of 18-21 must provide a copy of their student ID, current course schedule, current semester payment or any other evidence of being a student
acceptable to the Bank. In addition to the above, in case of non-nationals, a valid Bahrain resident permit must be provided at the time of opening the
Ayadi Student Account as well as in the case of claiming the draw. For students below the age of 18, the Bank’s requirements on minor’s accounts
will apply.
8. Minor’s account
(a) Accounts maintained for minors shall be operated by a parent or legally appointed guardian until the minor attains the age of 21.
(b) All the monies standing to the credit of such accounts shall be held for the benefit of the minor and shall not form part of the assets of the operator
of the account.
(c) The operator of the account shall promptly inform BMI Bank on the minor reaching the age of 21, after which the minor will be entitled to operate
the account.
(d) The Bank may at its sole discretion open savings accounts for minors between the age of 18 and 21 years, in their own names without the
requirement of a guardian, provided such a minor submits a proof of employment and any other documents as the Bank may require.
9. Joint account
(a) In case of joint accounts, BMI Bank shall rely on the operating mandate as per the instructions given by the account holder and reserves the right to
reject any instructions to the contrary.
(b) Any overdraft, loans or other obligations incurred on the account or otherwise shall be the joint and several liability of each and every individual
constituting the account holder.
(c) In the event of the death of any of the individuals constituting the account holder, the surviving individuals shall undertake to notify BMI Bank of the
death within 10 days from the date thereof, whereupon BMI Bank shall stop any drawing from the account until the legal successors of the deceased
appoint their representative in accordance with the personal law of the deceased. In the case of a Muslim resident in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the
disposition of any credit balance, security or property available to the account and remaining unencumbered shall be governed by and carried on in
accordance with the order of the competent Sharia Court.
(d) BMI Bank is not liable or responsible for honouring instructions that contravene the operating mandate.
10. Dormant account
a) A current or savings or call deposit account will become dormant if there are no account holder originated transactions for 12 months. In such a case
the account shall be blocked for account holder or a third party originated transactions, such as, but not limited to, cheque debit/credit, inward/
outward remittance, etc. BMI Bank may also decide to withdraw/restrict services such as ATM access, net banking, SMS banking, etc. for dormant
accounts. BMI Bank shall not be liable or responsible for any loss to the account holder in such a scenario.
b) BMI Bank shall make every reasonable effort to inform the account holders of dormant accounts with a view to ascertaining the wishes of the
account holder vis-à-vis continuation/closure of account and having the account reactivated.
c) If an account holder wishes to regularise his dormant account he will need to submit the required forms and complete the necessary formalities
including providing the required identification documents. Regularizing a dormant account is at the sole discretion of BMI Bank.
d) If a dormant account has debit balance or goes into debit balance due to levying of charges etc. BMI Bank may decide to close the account
without any liability to account holder whatsoever. In such a case account holder shall continue to be liable for the moneys he owes to
BMI Bank. If a dormant account has credit balance, the bank will not close the account but will levy applicable charges (like minimum balance non
maintenance, etc) periodically.
e) No statement of account will be issued in relation to such accounts.
11. Statement of account
(a) Statement of account shall be provided to the account holder periodically as agreed between the customer and BMI Bank except in case of dormant accounts.
(b) BMI Bank shall not be liable for any losses to the account holder due to postal errors, delays, theft or for any other claim which may arise due to
delay/non receipt on the statement.
(c) In case of joint accounts, statement will be mailed to the first account holder.
(d) If no objection to the contents of the statement is received within 30 days from the date of the statement, the statement shall be deemed to be
correct. No claim whatsoever about the incorrectness of any entry in the statement shall be entertained after this 30 day period.
12. Expenses and charges
BMI Bank shall levy applicable service charges as mentioned in the tariff sheet, which may be changed by BMI Bank from time to time. The tariff sheet
will be made available at BMI Bank branch and on its website (bmibank.com.bh).
BMI Bank has the right, without references to the account holder, to debit the account with all expenses, fees, interest, commissions, taxes, stamp duties,
postage, telex, telephone, fax, court fees, lawyers fees and other expenses, whether paid or incurred on the account holder’s behalf or arising out of any
dealings between BMI Bank and the account holder including fees incurred by BMI Bank in the course of recovery of its debt.
13. Right to set off and lien
(a) BMI Bank shall apply credit funds held in any one account to discharge any debit that the account holder/s may have with BMI Bank in any other account.
(b) BMI Bank shall have a right of lien on all properties of whatever nature (whether stocks, shares, placements, bills, precious metals or otherwise
whatsoever) deposited with or held by the BMI Bank in the name of the account holder, and shall hold the same as security for the payment of any
indebtedness due from the account holder to BMI Bank. Account holder waives the right to interpose any counter-claim or set-off of any nature or
description in any litigation between BMI Bank and the account holder.
Licensed and regulated as a conventional Retail Bank by the Central Bank of Bahrain
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