Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) in co-operation with the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has announced the launch of its Salik recharge facility through the bank’s Al Islami online banking service.

The new service allows DIB customers to make bill payments, enquire about their Salik account balance and recharge their Salik account. This service, which offers real-time payment solutions, is available in both Arabic and English, said a DIB official.

In order to utilise the new service there is a minimum payment amount per transaction of Dh50 and a maximum payment amount per transaction of Dh5,000. All payment must be made in multiples of Dh50, stated Dr. Adnan Chilwan, chief of Retail and Business Banking, DIB.

“As part of DIB’s commitment to providing high-quality and convenient customer service, we are pleased to introduce this new facility, which allows our customers to manage their Salik accounts online simply and conveniently. This service makes Salik account management as trouble-free and transparent as possible,” he added.

He pointed out that DIB customers are now able to pay credit card bills, utility bills, make Etisalat bill payments, Al Wasl line recharge, charity payments, funds transfers and other services through the bank’s electronic banking services including ATM machines and Al Islami phone banking among others.

“The new online Salik Recharge service comes in line with the bank’s continued commitment to assist the RTA in its efforts to further develop the traffic system in Dubai,” he said.

Musabah Al Qaizi, head of Electronic Banking Service Department, DIB, said: “In light of the rapid growth of DIB and the Islamic banking industry as a whole, we continue to deliver new and innovative ways to better serve our customer base. This new concept in customer convenience is one of many that we will offer in the months ahead.”  

The launch of DIB’s online Salik Recharge Facility follows the bank’s earlier announcement in October 2007 of a telephone Salik recharge facility.-TradeArabia News Service