Smart Dubai launches new Zakat payment service on app

DUBAI: Smart Dubai has announced it collaborated with the UAE Zakat Fund to launch a new and secure Zakat payment service on the government service application Dubainow in time for the Holy Month of Ramadan.

The new service allows users to calculate their Zakat amount per Islamic Sharia law, and then pay the full amount or part of it. The feature adds to the existing set of services in the Donations and Islam categories of the Dubainow app, which include the Zakat Al Fitr payment service and allow users to donate Itar meals in collaboration with the Dar Al Ber Society.

Smart Dubai aims to provide the public with easy solutions to pay their Zakat Al Fitr from the convenienceoftheirphonesorsmartdevices,without needing to physically visit a centre or a charity to make the payment.

“Dubainow has established itself as an innovative city app allowing users to easily complete their everyday tasks and transactions, saving them time and effort,” said Wesam Lootah, CEO of the Smart Dubai Government Establishment.

“The application is a key driver of Smart Dubai’s strategic goals, accelerating the holistic digital transformation of the city, and helping transform the Dubaigovernmentintoafullypaperlessgovernment by December 12, 2021.”

“Our focus is currently on providing people with comprehensive, high-quality smart services that anticipate and meet their expectations, as well as offering effective, round-the-clock digital solutions,” Lootah added.

Onthisoccasion,abdullahbinoqeedahalmuhairy, Zakatfundsecretary-general(zfsg),praisedthisjoint initiativewithsmartdubaithatresultedinlaunchinga Zakatpaymentservicethroughdubainow.almuhairy said that launching a new payment channel through Dubainow is an interpretation of the directives of the federal government that call for enhancing strategic partnerships with local governments. Since its establishment, the Zakat Fund has been working on expanding and facilitating government services provided to beneficiaries.

Almuhairy expressed his confidence that this advanced payment portal will guarantee easier Zakat payment for current and new Zakat payers.