bwallet and University of Bahrain Collaborate on Fintech Initiative
October 27, 2019
BACK TO ALL NEWS 27 October 2019 - Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
bwallet, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s leading digital mobile wallet and the first of its kind to provide peer-to-peer money transfer, recently rolled out an exclusive challenge for University of Bahrain students to design a new user interface for Bahrain’s most popular mobile wallet app - bwallet.
Speaking on the collaboration with the University of Bahrain, Mr. Shiraz Ali, Fintech CEO at AFS said: “We are delighted to engage with the bright, young minds at the University of Bahrain, and help them develop their creativity and problem-solving skillsets that will better equip them in future, particularly within the Fintech space. In line with AFS’ mission to foster the Fintech potential within the communities in which we operate, this competition is an exciting opportunity for students to showcase and apply their talent by designing the bwallet app’s new look and feel, and win exciting rewards. We look forward to seeing their ideas and inputs for bwallet’s new user interface.”
Running until 30th November, the bwallet competition is open to all University of Bahrain students who can participate individually or in groups. The winner will be announced in December 2019.
bwallet, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s leading, consumer-friendly digital mobile wallet and the first of its kind to provide peer-to-peer money transfer, was launched in 2018 by Arab Financial Services (AFS), the region’s foremost Fintech enabler, in partnership with Batelco, Bahrain’s leading digital solutions provider. It has since been rolled out across thousands of leading retail businesses, cinemas, hotels, F&B and entertainment outlets throughout the Kingdom and is being utilised daily by an ever-growing customer base. bwallet users can simply scan a QR code for seamless transactions and enjoy quick, secure and easy cashless payments with exclusive benefits through their mobile phones.
Dr. Lamya Aljasmi, Dean of the College of Information Technology at the University of Bahrain said: “We are very excited to collaborate with AFS to engage University of Bahrain students in a design competition to develop the user interface of bwallet. These types of competitions are important means to expose students to real-life design activities that extend beyond the curriculum. The students will have the chance to engage in brainstorming, problem-solving, analysis, and design activities. The competition will encourage students to work in teams to adopt innovative techniques specifically in FinTech and develop new ideas and skills. The bwallet design competition will play a role in motivating students to excel, succeed and get them ready for the future. We are very passionate to see the new look of bwallet designed by University of Bahrain students.”
The bwallet app offers a host of attractive features. These include: International Money Transfer to Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom; International Prepaid Mobile Top Up to any international prepaid mobile phone account in over 150 different countries; In-App Batelco Bill Payments enabling customers to buy Batelco Prepaid credit or pay Postpaid and fixed line bills; and Bill Splitting which allows users to divide costs of shared expenses so that everyone can pay their share instantly and accurately.
Further information about bwallet, its growing services portfolio, its offers and exclusive cashback promotions can be found by visiting Batelco.com. Download the free bwallet mobile app at GooglePlay or Apple’s App Store.
Speaking on the collaboration with the University of Bahrain, Mr. Shiraz Ali, Fintech CEO at AFS said: “We are delighted to engage with the bright, young minds at the University of Bahrain, and help them develop their creativity and problem-solving skillsets that will better equip them in future, particularly within the Fintech space. In line with AFS’ mission to foster the Fintech potential within the communities in which we operate, this competition is an exciting opportunity for students to showcase and apply their talent by designing the bwallet app’s new look and feel, and win exciting rewards. We look forward to seeing their ideas and inputs for bwallet’s new user interface.”
Running until 30th November, the bwallet competition is open to all University of Bahrain students who can participate individually or in groups. The winner will be announced in December 2019.
bwallet, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s leading, consumer-friendly digital mobile wallet and the first of its kind to provide peer-to-peer money transfer, was launched in 2018 by Arab Financial Services (AFS), the region’s foremost Fintech enabler, in partnership with Batelco, Bahrain’s leading digital solutions provider. It has since been rolled out across thousands of leading retail businesses, cinemas, hotels, F&B and entertainment outlets throughout the Kingdom and is being utilised daily by an ever-growing customer base. bwallet users can simply scan a QR code for seamless transactions and enjoy quick, secure and easy cashless payments with exclusive benefits through their mobile phones.
Dr. Lamya Aljasmi, Dean of the College of Information Technology at the University of Bahrain said: “We are very excited to collaborate with AFS to engage University of Bahrain students in a design competition to develop the user interface of bwallet. These types of competitions are important means to expose students to real-life design activities that extend beyond the curriculum. The students will have the chance to engage in brainstorming, problem-solving, analysis, and design activities. The competition will encourage students to work in teams to adopt innovative techniques specifically in FinTech and develop new ideas and skills. The bwallet design competition will play a role in motivating students to excel, succeed and get them ready for the future. We are very passionate to see the new look of bwallet designed by University of Bahrain students.”
The bwallet app offers a host of attractive features. These include: International Money Transfer to Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom; International Prepaid Mobile Top Up to any international prepaid mobile phone account in over 150 different countries; In-App Batelco Bill Payments enabling customers to buy Batelco Prepaid credit or pay Postpaid and fixed line bills; and Bill Splitting which allows users to divide costs of shared expenses so that everyone can pay their share instantly and accurately.
Further information about bwallet, its growing services portfolio, its offers and exclusive cashback promotions can be found by visiting Batelco.com. Download the free bwallet mobile app at GooglePlay or Apple’s App Store.