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29 March 2024

First UAE bank begins use of Emirates ID as ATM card

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Al Hilal Bank has launched a service that allows its customers use of their Emirates ID cards to withdraw cash and for money transfers across all bank ATMs, according to ‘Al Bayan’.

Mohammed Jamil Berro, Group CEO, Al Hilal Bank said the UAE is the first country in the world to use ID cards for banking. He told 'Al Bayan' newspaper that Al Hilal Bank is the first bank, as well, to offer this service.

He said: “The bank attaches great importance to all types of new technology in the context of its efforts to provide high-quality and flexible services to meet customer needs.”

He stressed that this innovative initiative is one of the fruits of the strategic partnership between Al Hilal Bank and the Emirates Identity Authority (Eida). He said that thanks to the Eida agreement, the bank gains access to information available on the identity card - name, passport number, nationality.

The data will is read automatically by the bank systems, which meet the highest standards of smoothness, efficiency and security, allowing banking transactions, the report stated.