BRISBANE BOUND: TWO LUCKY BSP CUSTOMERS WIN VIP TRIPS TO RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP GRAND FINAL
CAPTION: BSP RLWC Promotion winners: Appex Puruno(third from left) and Russel Sorome Tato(third from right) receive their winning prize from, Retail Bank Head of BSP Customer Value Management James Adeyinka Shorungbe (centre) while Head of Digital Winifred Kula, Senior Propositions Manager Ruby Patu and Manager deposits Aileen Levi looks on. Photo Credits: BSP
TWO BSP customers and their chosen guests will be in Brisbane, Australia, to watch the 2026 Rugby League World Cup Grand Final live tomorrow, Sunday, 15 November 2026, after winning BSP promotions that rewarded customers for saving and transferring funds overseas.
Russel Sorome Tato was named Grand Prize winner of the BSP Plus Saver Account K500 Deposit Promotion, while Appex Puruno won the BSP Online Banking Telegraphic Transfer Promotion.
The month-long promotions rewarded customers for using BSP services to build their savings and conveniently transfer funds overseas through BSP Internet Banking.
As the Official Banking Partner of the 2026 Rugby League World Cup, Retail Bank Head of BSP Customer Value Management James Adeyinka Shorungbe congratulated the winners and thanked customers for continuing to choose BSP for their banking needs.
Over 15,000 entries qualified for the prize draw from the two promotions during the month-long campaign.
“These promotions were about rewarding our customers for saving and using our digital banking services, while giving them the opportunity to experience one of the biggest sporting events of the year.
“We congratulate Russel and Appex and thank all our customers who participated. We hope they enjoy this special Rugby League World Cup Grand Final experience,” Mr Shorungbe said.
For Russel, who has banked with BSP since the 1990s, the win came as a welcome surprise. Over the years, he said BSP had supported him with financing for vehicles and property, while Plus Saver had given him an opportunity to regularly put money aside.
“I have always watched the big games in Brisbane and thought I would miss this one, so the timing could not have been better. Thank you to the BSP team.
“My stars and BSP’s stars have aligned. I’m grateful and thankful for the win,” Mr Tato said.
Russel was also among 10 customers who won PNG Kumuls jerseys during the promotion.
For Appex, a BSP customer for 15 years, the promotion rewarded him for a service he already regularly uses to transfer funds to Australia.
“I normally transfer funds to my personal account in Australia, so I’m very happy and excited to have entered and won.
“Thank you BSP for making it easy and convenient to transfer money overseas,” Mr Puruno said.
Russel and Appex will each travel with a guest to Brisbane, with BSP providing return travel, accommodation, Grand Final tickets, spending money and a Brisbane River experience before the match.
As part of its Rugby League World Cup customer promotions, BSP also rewarded EFTPoS customers from Mt Hagen, Lae, Kokopo and NCD with the opportunity to attend the PNG Kumuls home game against Samoa on Saturday, 24 October 2026.
