Dubai Bank launches electronic Salik payment system

Customers can now recharge Salik tags via bank e-channels

Dubai, September 29, 2009: Dubai Bank, in partnership with the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), announced today the launch of an electronic recharge facility that allows Dubai Bank customers to recharge their Salik tags via the bank’s electronic channels, including Internet, phone banking, ATMs and cash deposit machines. This new service is available to all customers of Dubai Bank. In addition, RTA customers who currently do not have accounts with Dubai Bank also have the convenience to recharge their Salik tags using any one of Dubai Bank’s Cash Deposit Machines (CDM). 

Dubai Bank has long demonstrated its commitment to customer care and service excellence,” said Mohamed Amiri, Head of Retail Banking at Dubai Bank. “We are convinced that offering all our customers the opportunity to manage their Salik accounts – wherever they are, whenever they wish – will make handling their daily expenses even simpler and more convenient.

We are very pleased to partner with Dubai Bank in facilitating the introduction of improved Salik account management services for the bank’s customers,” said Adel Mohammad Shakeri, Director of Intelligent Traffic Systems at Roads and Transport Authority. “The RTA is dedicated to making the management of Salik accounts as transparent and efficient as possible, and we are delighted that Dubai Bank is making a considerable contribution to that sustained effort.

Recently named “Best Islamic Bank” at the Banker Middle East Awards, Dubai Bank has been widely recognised for its award-winning initiatives in areas such as credit cards, deposit accounts and customer service campaigns.

Notes to Editors

About Dubai Bank:

Since its launch in September 2002, Dubai Bank has placed service, transparency and convenience at the forefront of its operations, introducing a wide range of unique products and services to the market.

On January 1, 2007, Dubai Bank was converted into a Shari'a-complant financial institution. Today, Dubai Bank offers a comprehensive range of Shari’ a-compliant products and services that cater to the needs of its retail, corporate and investment banking clients, including transaction and deposit accounts, personal finance, trade finance, corporate finance and capital market services, as well as a host of other unique banking services. In addition, all of the bank’s activities are carried out in full compliance with the highest global standards of ethical banking. For more information, please visit www.dubaibank.ae

For further information, please contact:

Mohammed Daggamseh / Sudha Hemmad
ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller
Dubai, UAE
Tel: 971-4-3355969
Fax: 971-4-3356080
E-mail: m.daggamseh@asdaa.com / s.hemmad@asdaa.com