Muscat: Omantel, the Sultanate’s first and leading integrated telecommunications services provider, has announced yet another step towards achieving its goal of enabling a digital society in partnership with Sohar International, this time through the popular digital wallet service – eFloos. 

By the end of November, eFloos, which has received overwhelming response as an easy, quick and secure payment app, will have a feature enabling international remittances. The launch of this service has received the Central Bank of Oman’s (CBO) approval. 

Speaking about integrating this feature into the eFloos app, Haitham Al Kharusi, Vice President, Consumer Business Unit, Omantel, said, “We are delighted with the response received from customers to our eFloos app that was launched few months ago. Building on this success, we are pleased to announce that we secured Central Bank of Oman approval to start offering international remittances adding more value to the unmatched features provided by the app”.

With the introduction of this feature to its already user-friendly digital service portfolio, Omantel in partnership with Sohar International has made remittances even easier for Omani and expatriate customers, as it has cut out the need to visit money exchanges reducing delivery time. The transactions can take place in just a few easy steps and within minutes. New eFloos users will need to download the app and register themselves by following few simple steps. 

Speaking on the upcoming feature, Mr Khalil Al Hedaifi, Chief Retails Banking Officer of Sohar International, stated: “Brining a new concept to transactions, with a faster, smoother and more secure experience, without the need to have a bank account or card, eFloos delivers an innovative e-service that adds value to lifestyle, while providing seamless transactions thus making it an ideal alternative payment option. The mobile wallet reaffirms our commitment to enriching the digital experience of customers by implementing latest innovations to facilitate day-to-day processes; and is in tandem with our promise to continue to cater to their dynamic world.”

The new, innovative feature is aimed at bringing ease of transacting, efficiency and quicker services to business owners, government entities, corporates as well as individuals, who often require remitting money abroad.  It will particularly add convenience to Oman’s expat community, a large part of which still depends on exchanges to remit money to their respective countries. The new feature on the eFloos app will enable remittances to 8 countries 

Investing in the future of the nation, Omantel connects even the most remote communities of the Sultanate to each other and the rest of the world. Omantel is the Sultanate’s first and leading integrated telecommunications services provider, enabling the digital society to flourish, allowing new ways of doing business and delivering a world of information, news and entertainment. Today, Omantel is working to achieve the highest level of customers’ satisfaction as the most reliable and wide national network.