Shell Oman will accept card payments at its sites
Shell Oman and Bank Muscat have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate electronic payments for customers at Shell fuel retail network across the country.
Shell Oman Marketing Company, the leading fuel marketing company in Oman, and Bank Muscat, the flagship financial services provider in the Sultanate, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
Sheikh Waleed K. Al Hashar, Chief Executive Officer of Bank Muscat, and Dr. Mohammed Mahmood Al Balushi, Chief Executive Officer of Shell Oman, signed the MoU at the bank’s head office, facilitating a secure and convenient electronic payment option for customers at Shell service stations across the Sultanate.
Under the terms of the MoU, Shell service stations will be provided with Bank Muscat’s Point of Sale (PoS) systems for acceptance of debit and credit cards, boosting convenience for customers. Bank Muscat will also provide innovative digital payment solutions to Shell Oman. In addition, the MoU paves the way for a wide range of collaborative marketing programmes.
“The initiative complements government efforts in making e-payment as the preferred mode of payment, motivating a change in consumer behaviour that makes digital payment both a habit and preference in view of convenience and security”, said Sheikh Waleed K. Al Hashar, Chief Executive Officer of Bank Muscat.
On signing the agreement, Dr. Mohammed Mahmood Al Balushi, Chief Executive Officer of Shell Oman, commented: “We want to offer our customers in Oman more speed, convenience and security in their transactions anytime and anywhere in our network of more than 190 Shell service stations.”
One of the unique aspects of the facility is the use of ATEX certified wireless card terminals exclusively at Shell stations in Oman. The ATEX terminals incorporate EU directives on equipment usage in inflammable and explosive environment. ATEX wireless card terminals are certified for safe usage in fuel stations.
