Central bank launches electronic payment portal

By JT - Mar 02,2015 - Last updated at Mar 02,2015

AMMAN – The Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) announced Monday the launch of the eFAWATEERcom portal (www.eFAWATEERcom.jo) that will enable clients inquire about, review and settle their bills online.

In a statement e-mailed to The Jordan Times, the portal was established in partnership with Madfoo3atCom for Electronic Payments Company as the main operator, MasterCard Internet Gateway Service (MiGS), and Emerging Markets Payments Group (EMP Group) as the hosting company.

This announcement was made during a press conference held at the CBJ's headquarters Monday. Services offered by eFAWATEERcom portal include water, electricity, telecom, education and healthcare bills, in addition to government fines and taxes.

The portal also allows users to safely recharge their prepaid mobile phone balances online using all kind of payment cards that are accepted by MiGS from all around the globe via a unified system, said the statement.

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