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E-Government

Bahrain promotes mobile payment services

By Adrienne Valdez | 23 July 2011

Bahrain’s eGovernment Authority has recently launched an awareness campaign to facilitate public online payment for government transactions through the mobile app version of the National eGovernment Portal.

Mohammed Ziad Asfour, eGovernment Authority Marketing and Awareness Directorate Assistant Director, said in an official statement, “The aim of this campaign is to encourage the public to use the e-payment of fees and contraventions through the mobile, familiarize them with the registration process for this state-of-the-art mode of payment while highlighting the benefits in term of saving a lot of time and effort.”

To encourage registration process through the mobile payment service, a number of valuable prizes are available for subscribers who sign up for this service at the eGovernment Authority’s 15 eService centres spread in various regions of the Kingdom and the eGovernment Authority stand at Bahrain City Centre ground floor.

Asfour pointed out that ePayment trend on the eGovernment portal is specifically on the upswing, adding that ePayment via the Mobile Portal maintains high levels of privacy and security, whether through WAP or SMS text messaging service.

In order to get acquainted with the eServices offered through the Mobile Portal or to register for the mobile payment service and qualify to win valuable prizes, citizens can visit the eGovernment Authority booth at Bahrain City Centre available from July 17 until August 15 of this year, visit one of the 15 eService Centers at various locations, or call the national Contact Center 80008001.

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