Search by Popular Categories


  • Consumer

  • Commercial

  • Construction

  • Industrial

  • Oil & Gas

  • DIAMOND SPONSOR

COMMUNITY NEWS

Batelco and AFS Collect Smart Finance Solution Award at Bahrain Sustainable Smart Cities Forum 2018

Oct 2, 2018 2:46 PM

Minister of Works, Municipalities Affairs & Urban Planning, Eng. Essam bin Abdulla Khalaf presents the Smart Finance Solution award to Batelco Senior Product Marketing Manager Ameer Nasralla and CEO of AFS FinTech Business, Mr. Shiraz Ali.

 View company Profile

Award Presented for bwallet

Batelco, Bahrain’s leading digital solutions provider and Arab Financial Services (AFS), the region’s foremost FinTech enabler, were delighted to be presented with the Smart Finance Solution award at the Bahrain Smart Cities 2018 Conference which was held recently at the Diplomat Radisson Blu Hotel. 

The award was presented for bwallet, the Kingdom’s first digital mobile wallet and payment solution, which was launched by Batelco and AFS early in 2018. The service has since been rolled out across leading retail businesses throughout the Kingdom and is being utilised daily by an ever-growing customer base. bwallet users can simply scan a QR code for seamless transactions and enjoy quick, secure and easy cashless payments with exclusive benefits through their mobile phones.

Batelco Chief Marketing Officer, Abderrahmane Mounir said: “By entering the realm of FinTech and supporting in the development of digital financial solutions, Batelco strives to enhance its related offerings in this field, and contribute to the advancement of smart cities.”

 “Batelco is pleased with the increase in the number of bwallet subscribers. The bwallet services are not limited to Batelco customers only, and extend to all mobile users from other network carriers in the Kingdom of Bahrain, in an effort to provide digital services to the entire community”, he added.

AFS Chief Executive Officer B Chandrasekhar said: “We are honored to receive this award which recognizes bwallet’s game-changing role in how customers transact throughout the Kingdom of Bahrain. bwallet is one of AFS’s many FinTech solutions geared towards supporting the Kingdom’s growing digital economy and supporting the move to a cashless digital society.”

The award was presented by the Minister of Works, Municipalities Affairs & Urban Planning, Eng. Essam bin Abdulla Khalaf and accepted on behalf of Batelco by Senior Product Marketing Manager Ameer Nasralla and on behalf of AFS by CEO of AFS FinTech Business Shiraz Ali.

Further information about bwallet and its offers and exclusive cash back promotions can be found by visiting batelco.com. Download the free bwallet mobile app at Google Play or Apple’s App Store. 

COMMUNITY NEWS

Solidarity launches exclusive insurance deals during Ramadan Apr 9, 2024 09:52 AM

Solidarity Bahrain, one of the largest insurance companies in the...

Eight vie in Riffa Views Owners Association poll Apr 9, 2024 09:41 AM

Eight candidates have been nominated for the upcoming Riffa Views...

Exclusive offers by NBK - LuLu Apr 9, 2024 09:35 AM

THE National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) Bahrain has launched an exclusive...

YKA launches hi-tech guest room management system Apr 9, 2024 09:27 AM

Y K Almoayyed and Sons (YKA), a prominent name in industrial and...

Nissan Bahrain shares marque’s growth initiatives Apr 9, 2024 09:20 AM

Nissan Bahrain yesterday shared the marque’s enhanced electrification...

Stress Awareness Month 2024: A vital call to prioritise mental wellbeing Apr 9, 2024 09:13 AM

As April unfolds, so does Stress Awareness Month – a poignant time...