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Oman implements online e-payment service

Information Technology Authority (ITA) formally launched the national ePayment Gateway on Saturday night.

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  • Published: 23:30 August 31, 2008
  • Gulf News

Muscat, Oman: Information Technology Authority (ITA) formally launched the national ePayment Gateway on Saturday night.

Salem Al Ruzaiqi, CEO of ITA, pointed out that that the launch of ePayment had ushered in a new era of making electronic transaction easier by launching a secure and safe payment gateway.

He further added that the launch signaled the transformation of Oman's eGovernment implementation moving forward to the transactional phase.

"The ePayment Gateway is a key enabler to the successful delivery of public sector services online and this is now operational for people to adopt and benefit.

"The system which has gone operational five months ago has satisfied rigorous test and proves to be secure and resilient," he said.

The ePayment Gateway (ePG) provides an operational component of the e-governance infrastructure and full e-commerce facilities that allow secure online payments (ePayments). The ePayment Gateway supports multiple acquiring banks and will operate as a critical shared service within the e-governance architecture along with Oman's forthcoming Government eServices Portal.

The ePayment Gateway enables efficient electronic transactions in Oman and simplify the processing of payment transactions for electronic services within the country. Enabling the gateway is expected to increase the adoption of e-Services along with electronic payments, particularly internet-enabled payments that are easy and efficient.

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