eGovernment Achieved BD 23 Million Payments in First Quarter of 2018
2018-05-03 - 6:31 م
Bahrain Mirror: The quarterly report of monitoring the performance of the eGovernment channels revealed the growth of ePayment value across various channels by 12% during the first quarter of 2018 versus last quarter of 2017. Values reach more than BD23 million completed from January to March 2018 with an increase of 10% in number of financial transactions.
The national portal (Bahrain.bh), the main eGovernment channel, accomplished transactions by 11%. Such transactions include the ‘Execution Services' - provided by the Ministry of Justice- which increased by 94%. In addition, the ‘Passport Renewal' eService - provided by the Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs - increased by 62% during the same period.
The mobile apps, available on Bahrain.bh/apps, witnessed a growth by 19% in utilization with an increase in number of financial transactions by 5%.
The top five utilized apps included the Student Exam Results, eTraffic Services, Electricity and Water Services, GovEmployee and Postal Services.
A number of services on the apps saw a rise in the value of transactions during the first quarter - some of which comprise the ‘King Fahad Causeway Insurance' eService available on the eTraffic app and increased in usage by 10 times. Moreover, the eService ‘Mailbox Renewal' - accessible via the Postal Services app - has risen by nearly twice.
The services ‘Payment of Criminal Orders' and ‘Vehicle Registration Renewal' were amongst the top used services.
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