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Emirates NBD launches new online payment options for utility bills across the Emirates

  • United Arab Emirates: Sunday, March 16 - 2008 at 09:35
  • PRESS RELEASE

Emirates NBD, the holding company of Emirates Bank and National Bank of Dubai, announced the introduction of 3 new online payment services across the UAE to settle utility bills for Abu Dhabi Distribution Company (ADDC), Al Ain Distribution Company (AADC) and Empower.

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  • Jamal Bin Ghalaita, Emirates NBD General Manager Consumer Finance and Wealth Management.
    Jamal Bin Ghalaita, Emirates NBD General Manager Consumer Finance and Wealth Management.
Customers can settle their ADDC, AADC and EMPOWER bills through ATMs, CDMs, and online banking channels. Emirates NBD is also planning payment via SMS for ADDC and AADC bills.

Mr. Jamal Bin Ghalaita, Emirates NBD General Manager Consumer Finance and Wealth Management commented,

"We are delighted to offer our customers the easiest methods to settle their bill payments and this message is now reinforced with the introduction of our electronic payment services for ADDC, AADC for customers residing in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain. Also, our newly introduced Empower bill payment service further fortifies our extensive list of online payment services for Dubai-based companies. Emirates NBD continues to partner with governmental bodies to facilitate electronic transactions region per region and across all Emirates."


ADDC, Abu Dhabi Distribution Company, provides services like distributing Water and Electricity to the consumers in the district of Abu Dhabi and the Western region. AADC, Al Ain Distribution Company, is responsible for the sale and distribution of water and electricity. AADC provides services to 100,000 customers throughout the eastern portion of the Emirates of Abu Dhabi. The water and electricity sector is under the overall control of the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA).

Empower was created with the objective of providing world class District Cooling Services (DCS) to Dubai in general, and Dubai Holding Properties, in particular. Empower is keen to promote energy-efficient practices that will be key to its future progress.

Mr. Mohammed Saif Al Falasi, Emirates NBD Head of Alternative Channels commented on the recently added payment channels saying, "Emirates NBD continues to research ways of offering value-added services to the UAE society by constantly upgrading its advanced electronic banking channels."
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About Emirates NBD
Emirates NBD (DFM: ENBD) is a Dubai-based banking group resulting from the merger of Emirates Bank Group and National Bank of Dubai Group. It is the biggest banking group in the GCC by assets and the biggest banking group in the UAE by market capitalization. The Group has a leading retail banking franchise in the UAE, with over 100 branches and over 430 ATMs. It is a major player in the UAE corporate banking arena, with a combined market share of almost a fifth of corporate loans. It also has strong Islamic banking, investment banking, private banking, asset management and brokerage operations.

The Group has operations in the UAE, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Kingdom and Jersey (Channel Islands), and representative offices in India, Iran and Singapore.

About Emirates Bank
Emirates Bank, celebrated its 30th anniversary, offers a full range of retail banking products and services under the 'me' brand name. These include: Current & Savings Accounts, Tiered Saving Accounts, Term Deposits, Personal Loans, Car Loans, Credit Cards, Insurance Products, banking products for Indian and Lebanese Expatriates, as well as well as Credit Card Loyalty Programme. In addition, Emirates Bank offers its customers priority banking services through Al Shaheen.

Emirates Bank offers its customers the convenience of banking across a range of channels (on-line, phone banking) and through visiting one of the wide network of branches across the UAE.

Emirates Bank has been awarded the coveted status of a 'Superbrand' for the past four consecutive years.

For more press information please contact:
Zeina El Haj
Head of Marketing, PR, Event & Sponsorship
Retail Banking, Consumer Finance & Wealth Management
Emirates NBD
Tel: 04 209 2669
Fax: 04 232

Shimaa Elsayed
Senior Account Manager- PR
Tamra-C2
T: 04 295 1177
F:04 295 1188

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