MUSCAT: Ahli Bank, one of the leading Banks in Oman, announced the launch of Ahli Bank Contactless Cards, a technology that will make payments process safer, easier and faster, thereby enhancing the overall customer experience.

This feature will be available for all Debit and Credit Cards issued by Ahli Bank. The Contactless Cards can be used at millions of merchants, around the world, having POS terminals with the contactless symbol. To make a payment all that needs to be done is hold or tap the Ahli Bank Contactless Card in front of the Contactless terminal to automatically receive confirmation that payment was successful. You will then be offered the transaction receipt and the transaction is complete.

The Contactless Cards will also have Chip and PIN protection for security that makes them secure in all aspects. The cards can be used anywhere the contactless symbol is present for any transaction amount within the cardholder’s credit limit. However, for individual transaction up to OMR 20 per transaction and maximum cardholder limit up to OMR 60 or 5 contactless transactions, customers can use the card without the need to key in the PIN or sign a transaction receipt. 

Ahli Bank always embraces the latest as well as innovative technologies to redefine banking. Our new offering, ‘Ahli Bank Contactless Cards’ is designed to enhance the customer experience by expediting the payment process, making it more secure, easy and with add-on benefits,” commented Hanaa Al Hinai, DGM Retail Banking Ahli Bank. We look forward to giving our customers one more milestone in the era of innovative technology,” she added.

Ahli Bank continues to march ahead with digital revolution by embracing the journey to contactless payments, offering greater convenience to customers.