BENEFIT in deal with Batelco

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Batelco announced signing a contract with BENEFIT, the Kingdom’s innovator and leading company in Fintech and electronic financial transactions services, to onboard BENEFIT’s core IT infrastructure to Batelco’s Data Centre in Hamala.

Abdulwahed AlJanahi, Chief Executive of The BENEFIT Company, said, “Our partnership with Batelco follows on from a study of the best available solutions, and this collaborative effort shows the power of national companies coming together to achieve a collective vision for the Kingdom and the region.”

The range of key BENEFIT services to be moved to Batelco data centre includes the switching of Automated Teller Machines (ATM) and Point of Sale (POS), GCCNet, Bahrain Credit Reference Bureau (BCRB), Electronic Fund Transfer System (EFTS), Payment Gateway (PG), Bahrain Cheque Truncation System (BCTS), BenefitPay as a national e-wallet across Bahrain and Know Your Customer Electronically (eKYC).

Batelco Enterprise General Manager, Abderrahmane Mounir, said: “Batelco’s data centre is designed to serve the growing demand from companies that require sophisticated and cutting-edge IT management services, along with premium colocation services, to suit all corporate needs while eliminating the cost for companies to maintain their disaster recovery solutions. With an area of 12,236 square meters, the centre is equipped with a total capacity of 2.7 megawatts that services 250 working racks.