GEC NEWS WIREAED 5.6 billion generated by Dubai Smart Government’s ePay in 2013
Dubai Smart Government’s (DSG) recent statistics revealed that the ePay portal, a medium for instant payment of Dubai government fees through the internet or mobile phones, continued to grow in 2013 with a 27 percent increase in collections over 2012. This is accompanied by a 37 percent increase in the number of completed transactions through the ePay system which enables users to electronically pay for various government services in a secure environment.
A total of AED 5.6 billion was collected from 4,547,829 transactions through DSG’s ePay gateway for the benefit of 25 participating local government and non-government entities by the end of December 2013; compared with AED 4.4 billion from 3,318,572 transactions in 2012. Accordingly, ePay has been offering huge benefits in terms of reducing government expenses through investment in DSG’s technical infrastructure which is offered to all Dubai-based government entities and departments on one hand, and to individual and corporate users on the other.
Commenting on the remarkable increase in the use of eServices, H.E. Ahmed Bin Humaidan, Director General of Dubai Smart Government, said: “These results are a clear indication of the growing pace of eTransformation in Dubai; further reflected by the growing demand on the adoption of ePay to complete government transactions. It also expresses the strong confidence of our customers in this highly efficient and secure solution. ePay contributes to the national economy and helps create a sustainable green environment, since it reduces traffic movement and congestion, by avoiding unnecessary visits to government counters, thereby reducing wastage of assets and enhancing the green economy of the nation. We have come a long way in providing our clients with cutting-edge smart government applications in various fields, specifically in financial dealing which is the most sensitive for both individual and corporate users.”
