bwallet launches new services

Batelco and Arab Financial Services (AFS), have launched two new services on the digital mobile wallet bwallet: International Money Transfer and International Mobile Top Up. The new services, according to Batelco, allows users to send money to bank accounts, eWallets or individuals in Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines and Sri Lanka – all with the click of a button on their phones. Additional countries will be added in the coming months.

Bwallet uses the innovative Mastercard Send payment service. The first of its kind in the Kingdom, Mastercard’s cross-border push payments platform facilitates the delivery of funds quickly and securely. bwallet users can now top up any international prepaid mobile phone account. The service is available in over 100 different countries, including neighbouring GCC states, and with almost 700 different operators across the globe.

Batelco General Manager Enterprise Abderrahmane Mounir said, “We are working very closely with our partners to add features that deliver value to mobile users for global services, and we aim to add additional new services in the future to engage our customers and deliver further enhancements and convenience.” AFS Chief Executive Officer, B Chandrasekhar said: “We look forward to having bwallet users embrace these new, innovative, technology-driven solutions and hope to roll out many more such innovative offer