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Wednesday, 03 March 2010
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Noor Islamic Bank has launched the UAE's first Arabic-enabled mobile Internet banking service, which can be accessed from any type of mobile phone with access to the Internet.
The service, available in Arabic and English, will enable Noor Islamic Bank customers to check their bank account and credit card balances, transfer funds between their Noor Islamic Bank accounts and pay off credit card balances. Additional services will be announced in the coming months, said company officials.
"For future generations, mobile internet banking will be the accepted and preferred method of personal banking. For many young people today, mobile banking is becoming a key criterion for where they choose to bank," said Hussain Al Qemzi, group CEO of Noor Investment Group and Noor Islamic Bank.
The service includes a direct interface with which the customer can hook onto the Noor site. Customers don't have to bookmark the portal or download and install applications onto their designated mobile phones to align them with the site. The Noor website will automatically detect the nature of the device logging in and will adapt to the user's requirements.
Although there are no official figures on the number of people utilising online or mobile banking services in the UAE, it is estimated that the number of mobile phone subscribers in 2009 was 10 million, representing 200 per cent of the population.
