Credit Card Christmas Tree

Emirates NBD

Finance, UAE

CGI
VFX
FOOH
AI
CGI
VFX
FOOH
AI
CGI
VFX
FOOH
AI
CGI
VFX
FOOH
AI
CGI
VFX
FOOH
AI
CGI
VFX
FOOH
AI

For Emirates NBD's second New Year 2025 campaign, we created a CGI concept that transforms the bank's signature credit cards into a magical festive installation — a glowing, spinning tree that captures the spirit of celebration and prosperity.

CGI Festive Installation for Emirates NBD New Year 2025 — Dubai

THE CONCEPT
For Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the UAE, we envisioned a CGI concept to celebrate the arrival of 2025 built around a single elegant idea: a tree constructed entirely from illuminated credit cards. The cards spin gracefully, each one catching light as it turns, creating a magical and enchanting atmosphere that grows in intensity as the sequence builds. The dynamic movement and glowing lights capture the essence of New Year celebration and financial prosperity — transforming a functional banking product into a seasonal centrepiece through CGI video production. Unlike the Domino campaign, which builds through chain reaction and climax, this concept works through atmosphere and accumulation — the beauty of the object itself, and what it communicates about the brand's relationship with celebration and the New Year. The full CGI advertising approach gives complete control over the light quality, the card motion, and the overall visual warmth of the piece, allowing the festive atmosphere to be calibrated precisely for social media sharing across UAE and Gulf markets.

Why it worked

Two New Year campaigns with two completely different emotional registers — one explosive and climactic, one atmospheric and elegant — allowed Emirates NBD to speak to different audience moments across the same holiday period. The credit card tree works because it takes a product the audience interacts with daily and makes it beautiful, creating an emotional association between the brand and the feeling of celebration and abundance that the New Year represents.

When to use CGI like this

CGI seasonal campaigns built around product transformation — turning everyday brand assets into festive visual objects — are highly effective for banking and finance brands that want to participate in holiday moments in a way that feels brand-coherent rather than generic. If the brand has strong visual assets (cards, logos, products) that can be reimagined as seasonal installations, CGI advertising creates content that is both on-brand and emotionally resonant for UAE and Gulf social media audiences.

ABOUT US

HAUT CGI is a global CGI studio. We produce CGI and FOOH content for product launches and marketing campaigns worldwide. We believe video with a story behind performs differently.
Our A-R-P framework — Attention → Retention → Performance — means every asset is built to do three things: stop the scroll, hold the viewer, and land the brand message. Beautiful is the baseline. Story and performance are the goal.