Gulf Bank announces winners of mobile and online banking draw
Gulf Bank launched a special draw competition based on usage of innovative, easy-to-use biometric Mobile Banking App “Blinking to Bank” and Online Banking platform during the month of December 2016. Customers were encouraged to register, use and experience the world class service and earn a chance to enter into a draw to win an iPhone 7. The draw was conducted on Thursday, 12 January 2017, at Gulf Bank headquarters in the presence of a representative of the Ministry of Commerce.
The winners were: • Mubarak Rashed Abdullah AlAjmi • Galen Daniel Roue • Amal Salah Matar Marzouk Gulf Bank was the first institution in the Middle East region to launch a biometric facial recognition Mobile Banking App and at the same time the Bank also launched a revamped Online Banking platform. This bilingual Arabic and English App is available for download onto smartphone devices through the Apple App store and the Android Play store.
Gulf Bank’s Mobile Banking App, which has already received international recognition and several awards, is simple and easy to use, with each transaction only a few clicks away. The Bank’s customers can access their personal accounts and any number of services by logging into the App through one of two methods: by blinking their eyes at their smartphone camera (‘Blinking to Bank’) following their fingerprint recognition (Touch ID), or through the use of a traditional password registration.
The services included in the Mobile Banking App and Online Banking are: checking account details; making ad-hoc transfers; biometric verification for transfers; automatic IBAN data population; creating a standing order; setting future-dated transactions; and adding and managing beneficiaries. Transferring funds is also simplified since the application will populate the remaining IBAN Beneficiary Bank details automatically. Customers can also use the App to securely share information including IBAN number and account holder name sharing, IBAN certificate sharing and printing, transaction confirmation sharing, and statement sharing; and much more.
Additionally, Gulf Bank’s credit card customers can check their Gulf Rewards point balances, as well as instantly redeem their Gulf Points for free travel and hotel stays. They can also pay their credit card bills; receive cash advances from credit cards; apply for new ATM and debit cards; activate new credit cards; as well as report and block stolen or lost cards (debit and credit). Furthermore, the new App allows customers to review their Al Danah chances, view and share their Al Danah certificate, or even open an Al Danah account.