Dubai, 29 May 2011: Etisalat today announced that it has enabled Online Payment mechanism for Lootah BC Gas. Lootah Gas customers will now be able to use the Etisalat Payment gateway to pay their monthly utility (Gas) bills online through the website www.lootahbcgas.com. Payments can be made using Visa or MasterCard credit cards and are securely processed through the Etisalat Payment Gateway.

Commenting on the web enablement, Ms. Marycel M. Roxas, Commercial Manager of Lootah BCGas said: "Our main focus is to make customer services easier, always available and more convenient. The online payment facility offered by Lootah BCGas has been tremendously successful and many customers are already using the e-Payment option. Our Online payment facility will henceforth be powered by the Etisalat Payment Gateway that not only provides us multiple payment options but is also a far more cost-effective solution to deploy. With the advanced Etisalat Payment Gateway Solution in place, Lootah BCGas will further look at extending the possibility of providing many other advanced benefits for its e-Payment services, such as AutoPay (recurring Payments)."

The Etisalat Payment Gateway service offers an advanced, reliable, affordable and secure payment mechanism for organizations keen to develop e-commerce platforms. Etisalat Payment Gateway enables secure and seamless transaction flow between the customers, online business, the bank and the credit card network.

Commenting on the solution, Rashid Al Abbar, Etisalat's Director of Mobile Commerce said: "Access to convenient and secure online payment solutions is crucial for businesses today, both from a cost effectiveness and productivity perspective. Etisalat Payment Gateway offers a perfect blend of secure and efficient online payment service that offers flexible, versatile and scalable infrastructure to companies like Lootah BCGas, for them to in-turn offer 24x7 online payment option to their customers."

The Etisalat Payment Gateway (EPG) service is a proprietary payment platform that enables real-time authorization of payment transactions from Visa, MasterCard, Diners Club and American Express.
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