04 October 2015
Khaleeji Commercial Bank (KHCB), one of Bahrain's leading Islamic retail banks, recently announced the launch of its new E-Banking Services with a completely revamped user friendly interface that is set to revolutionize the way its customers conduct their business with the Bank by enabling them to perform all their banking transactions online, in utmost convenience, without coming to the Bank in person.

To supplement the already impressive services that were on avail, KHCB has now added a whole host of elaborate features that include providing its customers with the summary of their accounts when required by them, furnishing them with their comprehensive account details upon request, offering them the option of transferring amounts between different KHCB accounts and making available to them Standing Order services. These new provisions also encompass presenting Batelco and Zain customers the opportunity for Balance Inquiry and Bill Payments through online transactions without having to go to the telecommunication network providers' respective outlets, displaying constantly updated exchange rates and the latest bank tariffs, extending to their clientele the highly practical option of turning on SMS alert notifications that cover any and all transactions and giving them the choice of changing their Account PIN Number via its website.

KHCB has also entirely redesigned their website interface making it highly compatible for all their customers, regardless of their technological aptitude, whilst making it more secure with the provision of security features that include the alternative option of choosing security questions, colours or pictures in addition to the customary respective account user name, ID and password. Moreover, the interface of the new E-Banking service can be adjusted according to screen dimensions on any device used such as smartphones, tablets and laptops. In addition, for the first time in its accomplished history, KHCB has introduced Mobile Banking services as well with the same features available, making the usage of KHCB's highly efficient services and products practical and easily accessible on the go.

Elaborating on the launch of the new E-Banking services, Mr. Khalil Al Meer, Chief Executive Officer of KHCB said: "It is with immense personal pride that I on behalf of Khaleeji Commercial Bank, announce the launch of our new E-Banking Services and improved website interface as it substantially highlights our focused commitment to servicing our customers in the most convenient way possible whilst at the same time furthering our relations with them and consolidating our position as leading financiers in the Kingdom of Bahrain. This initiative comes as part of KHCB's constant system development and with the added introduction of Mobile Banking as part of our extensive services offered, it currently enables our clientele to go about their business transactions and monetary dealings from the comfort of their own home, which is something we have been looking into providing for a while now."

With the advent of the new E-Banking Services, customers can now also be supplied with the details and summary of their credit card accounts, pay their credit card dues, activate and deactivate their credit card accounts and report the loss of their credit card, all this at the convenience of a few clicks. Regarding KHCB's cheque system, clients can utilize the new E-Banking services to enquire about the status of their cheque accounts, request for new cheque books and report misplaced cheques as well instantaneously.

"KHCB's new E-Banking Services will be enormously beneficial to our valuable clients as it will considerably expedite their banking processes as well as automates every procedure, thereby reducing the queues in our branches. This is a huge stride forward for us in terms of managing customer welfare and is advantageous to us as well in that it will be viewed by our shareholders and stakeholders as a reiteration of our consistent efforts to stimulate our growth through innovation and creativity. We are confident of garnering positive reviews for our tried and tested new services and promise to uphold our standards in our future endeavors of creating the most unique and functional financial services and products that match international benchmarks," he added.

As part of the upgrade of its services offered online, KHCB has also introduced its own Swift Code for use in the G.C.C region and internationally. Swift Code is a standard format of Bank Identifier Codes (BIC) and it is a unique identification code for a particular bank. These codes are used when transferring money between banks, particularly for international wire transfers and its introduction serves to propagate the use of KHCB by its clientele for their every financing purpose, both locally and on a global scale.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Bahrain, Khaleeji Commercial Bank B.S.C. is a fast growing Islamic retail bank that endeavors to achieve its vision to be a leading domestic and regional Islamic Bank, providing a comprehensive range of high quality Shari'a compliant banking and investment products, services and investment opportunities to their customers and corporate clients.

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