stc pay and Bahrain Public Transport Company sign partnership agreement

Source: IBS Intelligence 2020-06-29

Riyadh-based stc pay has partnered with the Bahrain Public Transport Company (BPTC) to expand its mobile digital payment offering into the transportation sector. The collaboration benefits the local community by enabling them to recharge their GO Cards while receiving an instant 50 per cent cashback using stc pay on their smartphones from June 21 to July 5, 2020.

Eng. Nezar Banabeela, stc CEO said, “As Bahrain continues to stride towards digital transformation with an increasing usage of online solutions by the local community, we recognize the growing need of creating integrated digital services that impact their daily lifestyles be it shopping, travelling or entertainment. Our partnership with BPTC reiterates our fintech solutions, enabling us to reach out to a wider community while providing them with a more efficient and secure mobile payment solution for their transportation needs with stc Pay.”

Commuters are offered a convenient and safe solution to recharge their GO Cards that can be used for their daily travel on any of the 140 buses operating across 25 routes in the Kingdom.

BPTC General Manager Rob Conway mentioned, “We’re delighted to be entering into this partnership with stc pay, it is a digital step forward for us and our customers. The timing is also excellent, as from 1st June passengers must now have a GO Card to travel on our buses, so adding stc pay to the existing options for topping up will make travel simpler.”

A contactless instantaneous payment method is provided by stc pay which is especially significant in the current COVID-19 situation where social distancing is the norm. The digital offer of recharging the GO Card has a minimum recharge of BD3 to be eligible for an instant cashback and a maximum cashback of BD 3 will be redeemed. If 2 or more cashback offers are running at the same time, customers will only receive the highest cashback amount.

GO Cards can be purchased from the bus driver, from one of the main bus stations in Manama, Isa Town or Muharraq, or at the Airport.

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stc pay and Bahrain Public Transport Company sign partnership agreement

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