Arab Financial Services (AFS) has launched AFS Go! — a new digital solution bundle to support the growth of micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) businesses in Bahrain.

 

The set of digital tools help simplify business operations, reach more customers, increase sales, and reduce costs. The streamlined payment platform offers businesses a comprehensive set of beneficial payment solutions, including:

 

• eShop: The cloud-based eShop allows to access more customers and drive sales. It equips merchants with a range of tools of their choice to support their online business, helping them sell online by launching a tailored eCommerce website, pre-integrated with AFS payment gateway – all within 48 hours. It also offers eInvoicing functionality, reporting dashboards, recurring billing facility for subscription-based services, and acceptance of a wide range of online payments. 

 

• In-Store Payments: Here AFS Go! offers payments acceptance of tokenised cards, static and dynamic QR codes, digital wallets, NFC devices and contactless cards alongside a variety of schemes and payment methods. It also offers dynamic currency conversion and merchant cash register integration with AFS state-of-the-art PoS terminals. 

 

• Digital Payroll: For supporting businesses with unbanked employees, and building on the company’s ground-breaking WPS solution (Al Rateb), AFS Go! offers a Digital Payroll solution for unbanked employees giving them access to tailored banking services, at an affordable rate.

 

Commenting on the new solution, Sael Al Waary, AFS’ Chairman said: “The road to recovery post Covid-19 is through digitisation, which is also aligned with Bahrain’s aspiration for building a fully digital Bahrain economy.

 

“The launch of AFS Go! introduces, among other tools, a new e-commerce platform bringing businesses fast and efficiently into the digital payments space – where their customers are.”

 

Samer Soliman, AFS’s CEO, said: “We are proud to support merchants of all sizes by providing them the right tools to transform their businesses. In today’s retail revolution, businesses must go digital to keep up with the pace of customer expectations. With AFS Go! we are enabling our merchants to take their business online by offering a blend of products and services that benefit merchants as well as their consumers and employees.” –Tradearabia news Service