OAB Launches New Digital Platform for Donations through its Mobile App

  • Customers can choose the association and the amount and donate with a single press of a button

Muscat, May 4, 2020:In line with its efforts to enhance its digital offerings and on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, Oman Arab Bank has launched a special platform dedicated to providing donations through the OAB app. Customers who wish to donate can select their preferred association and the amount, and donate through their mobile phones.

Commenting on the importance of launching the new digital platform, Hilal Al Siyabi, Head of Corporate Communications at Oman Arab Bank, said “We have decided to launch this initiative to offer our customers an opportunity to donate money utilising a quick and easy solution. We host several charitable associations on this platform and all that our customers have to do is select the relevant association they want to support and the process will be completed in a few seconds”.

“We currently have a number associations and civil society organisations from various fields, including Dar Al Atta’a, Al Noor Association for the Blind, Association of Early Intervention for Children with Disability, Environment Society of Oman, Takaful Social Account (related to the Ministry of Social Development) and the COVID-19 account from the Ministry of Health. Attendance is open to all organisations working in the social sector and we are in contact with most of them, so as to provide them with an opportunity to be a part of this advanced platform,” Hilal added.

Oman Arab Bank has a rich and proud history as one of the first financial institutions to be established in the Sultanate. Today, the bank operates a nationwide network of 65 branches and representative offices and 152 ATMs spread across Oman. OAB provides a complete range of financial products and services for personal banking, corporate banking and investment clients.