E-Dirham
The e-Dirham is a Payment Tool devised by the Ministry of Finance &
Industry in order to facilitate collection of Revenues, providing the
Government with a Secure Payment Method, and providing the public with a
convenient payment tool.
The e-Dirham was initially intended for the Revenue Collection of the Federal
Government, but gradually the e-Dirham has become the Payment Method, which
many Local Governments in the UAE are using including semi-governmental
organization and even some of the Private Sector.
The
e-Dirham was launched on the 3rd of February 2001. Marking the UAE
to be the first to introduce such a system countrywide within the Arab Region.
The e-Dirham has become widely available, and has many payment channels. The
UAE has become the center for the IT innovations, and the e-Dirham is one of
the good examples.