Abu Dhabi, 10 October 2021: Emarat, a  leading national power and energy company with a vast network of fuel  stations and service centres across the UAE, has partnered with Magnati, a fully owned subsidiary of First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), to offer customers a seamless, integrated and secure payment solution.

The partnership will support card payment acceptance to enable Emarat customers to make card payments for services including: fuel, lube, convenience store purchases, car registration at Shamil and prepaid top-up for online acceptance. With Magnati’s fully integrated solution, Emarat customers will benefit from quicker checkout and a seamless customer experience.

Magnati’s deployment at Emarat fuel stations will include ATEX-certified devices meeting the fuel safety requirements as part of the payment solution, delivered in line with global security standards.

Magnati is focused on direct acquiring, issuer processing and acquiring processing. The company provides government, merchant and institutional clients with an intelligent payments platform that monetises data, using next generation technology to deliver improved experiences and increased efficiency. Magnati strengthens FAB’s leadership position in the rapidly expanding payments sector and is helping to accelerate its digital transformation agenda.

HE ENG Ali Khalifa Al Shamsi, Director General, at Emarat, said: “We are committed to providing the best and latest solutions in payments technology for our customers, to ensure convenience and security for all their transactions with us. This has become even more of a priority since the onset of COVID-19, particularly with regards to automising processes across all avenues. At Emarat, we look towards establishing ourselves as leaders in providing safe and easy payments options when using our fuel station services or shopping at our various stores.”

Ramana Kumar, Chief Executive Officer of Magnati, said: “Magnati was established to accelerate digital transformation in the payments space, and our partnership with Emarat serves as a testament of how we are taking serious steps towards making this vision a reality on ground, both for customers and merchants alike. The deployment of Magnati’s seamless and secure payment solutions across Emarat’s vast network will provide greater efficiency for Emarat customers’ payments. We are proud to collaborate with a national champion to unlock the possibilities of payments in the UAE.”

Salim Awan, MD, Institutional Payments, Magnati, said: “Magnati is excited to kickstart our partnership with Emarat to offer an improved experience for its customers. We are committed to support  Emarat’s digitisation drive and our superior payment platform will offer customers greater convenience via automation and alternate payment options. This is just the beginning of an ongoing partnership designed with the consumer in mind. We look forward to bringing greater mobility and scalability to the customer experience.

This new feature offers convenience and security and targets improving the efficiency of services provided to passengers and minimising the risks of exposing passengers to COVID19.

The agreement, which was signed by His Excellency Marwan Ahmed Al Ali, Director General of Ajman’s Department of Finance, His Excellency Omar Mohammed Lootah, Director General of Ajman Transport Authority and Ramana Kumar, CEO of Magnati, comes in line with the vision of Ajman’s government to boost digital economy while exceeding public’s expectations of satisfactory services, thereby increase customers’ happiness.

Passengers can now pay taxi fares using credit cards, Samsung Pay, Apple Pay, as well as the e-wallet of Ajman Pay, the smart digital payment gateway for the Government of Ajman.

Commenting on this, Al Ali said: “Signing this agreement comes in line with Ajman Department of Finance’s strategy to be an active part of achieving the vision of our wise leadership when it comes to digital transformation. This partnership is a great example of our continuous efforts to undertake various initiatives that would provide multiple payment options to the public, thereby ensuring customers’ happiness.”

For his part, Lootah stated: “We are pleased to have entered into this cooperation, which couldn’t have come at a more opportune time given the challenges posed by COVID – 19. We always seek for the highest standards of quality in providing our services. We always strive to adopt the latest technologies that develop the infrastructure of the transport sector, and we are keen employ the best solutions to mount a speed recovery from the pandemic by relying extensively on digital transformation, in line with Ajman’s strategy aimed at improving the government work and providing high quality services.”

Meanwhile, Ramana Kumar, Chief Executive Officer of Magnati, added: “We are honored to collaborate with Ajman’s Department of Finance and Transport Authority to provide innovative payment solutions for taxi fares, in line with Ajman’s vision towards boosting a cashless economy. We are confident that using our solutions will provide taxi-riders a secure and seamless payment experience. At Magnati, our goal is to elevate digital payments to deliver vast socio-economic benefits to consumers, businesses and the government.”

Imad Abdalwahab, Managing Director & Head of Government Payment Solutions at Magnati, said: “We have always been keen on investing in innovative solutions that would provide convenience and smooth payment experience to the consumers. We are honored to support Ajman’s strategy towards digital transformation through this collaboration that facilitates payments for taxi fares and sheds light on Magniti’s efforts to offer diversified and smart payment solutions.”