etisalat's ePayment offers reduced charges and free transactions

Abu Dhabi: etisalat announced on Sunday the introduction of three new packages with a combination of the Etisalat Payment Gateway (EPG) for credit card payments and BizDirect an online direct debit payment service.

The new packages will give potential and existing eCommerce merchants the opportunity to expand their online initiatives with almost 50 per cent reduction in transaction charges and a certain number of free transactions per month to encourage new merchants to try the service.

etisalat is also expanding its network outside the UAE with merchants in Saudi Arabia and Qatar now being able to avail etisalat ePayment services.

Online merchants have the option of three packages starting with the BizDirect service. They can also subscribe to the Basic Payment package (combination package of EPG and BizDirect).

The third package, which is called a Payment Plus Package, includes both BizDirect and EPG in addition to a web reconciliation/reporting service and a web security scan.

The BizDirect service is being offered in the UAE through four banks Commercial Bank of Dubai, Emirates NBD, Abu Dhabi Commercial bank and Union National Bank.