Oman's Information Technology Authority (ITA) recently launched the national ePayment Gateway as part of the Sultanate's endeavour to implement the Digital Oman strategy. 

'The ePayment Gateway is a key enabler to the successful delivery of public sector services online and this is now operational for people to adopt and benefit.

'The system which has gone operational five months ago has satisfied rigorous test and proves to be secure and resilient,' said Salem Al Ruzaiqi, CEO of ITA, adding that the launch of ePayment had ushered in a new era of making electronic transaction easier by launching a secure and safe payment gateway.

The launch signaled the transformation of Oman's eGovernment implementation moving forward to the transactional phase, said Al Ruzaiqi, according to a report in the Gulf News.

The Gateway was launched in the presence of Lieutenant-General Malik bin Suleiman Al Ma'amari, inspector-general of police and customs, Ahmed bin Abdulnabi Macki, minister of national economy and deputy chairman of the Financial Affairs and Energy Resources Council Juma bin Ali bin Juma, minister of manpower Mohammed Nasser Al Khusaibi, chairman of ITA, and other high-level dignitaries. - TradeArabia News Service