The move comes as part of Oman Post's strategy 'Driving Transformation through Business Excellence', which promises improved operations across the board, generating new revenue streams, extending innovative offerings, as well as providing best-in-class eCommerce and postal service experiences.
Abdulmalik Albalushi, Oman Post CEO, said, 'According to a recent study, the volume of digital payments made in the world will reach US$726bn in 2020. eCommerce is the future and we are responding to the needs of our customers by activating the innovative electronic payment system offered by Thawani Technologies. This platform proved its value, quality and relevance for the future of eCommerce and logistics sectors. We are elevating our customers' experience by offering them the option to make payments quickly, securely and efficiently.'
Majid bin Fayil al Amri, founder and CEO of Thawani Technologies said, 'ePayments are increasingly becoming the usual way to collect bills or fees on behalf of any organisation. We are confident that our platform will offer a unique experience to Oman Post's customers. Everything from its set-up and creating an account, to using the Thawani app on a day-to-day basis has been designed around simplicity. The aim of Thawani app is to introduce a new alternate payment method that would not only be really simple to use but one that would always work, help people budget better, while adhering to the highest standards of security; both for customers and merchants alike.'
Oman Post is embarking on the payment transformation to keep pace with the global digital revolution in the social and commercial space.
As part of its direction to implement 'Lean' practices in all operations, the company is optimising core mail operations, growing the parcels business and diversifying into a broad range of new service areas such as e-commerce, while eyeing international growth. The new electronic payment platform represents a great opportunity as consumers become comfortable with online payments and shopping.
The Thawani platform offers one of the simplest and most innovative e-payment solutions in the sultanate. Thawani e-payment solution offers a safe, simple, and highly secure payment method as an alternative to cash, credit, and debit cards. Thawani Technologies Company recently enabled face ID and fingerprint authentication for its mobile app.
For more information about the app please visit the website at Thawani.om
Source: https://menafn.com/1098355943/Oman-Post-launches-electronic-payment