Statistics announced by Smart Dubai disclosed that its DubaiPay portal for repayment online and by means of smart devices registered a 15 percent rise in the amounts accumulated between June 1 st 2016 and June 1 st, 2017, and a surge of 13 per cent in number of transactions accomplished over the very same period.

On the various other hand, the number of corporate and specific users that the DubaiPay portal managed to draw in exceeded all expectations, producing AED12 billion through more than 10 million transactions.

H.E. Dr Aisha Bint Butti Bin Bishr, Director General of Smart Dubai Office, said: " We, at Smart Dubai, are operating in consistency with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, which defines the future in regards to the city's smart changes. These measures look for to enable Dubai to be the happiest and smartest city worldwide, and an example to comply with for smart cities worldwide. We are adapting technology into efforts and solutions that straight influence people's lives and make them happy.

Dr Aisha added: "We take a look at every effort from the happiness perspective of view prior to we establish it. For this objective, we partnered government and exclusive entities to introduce the DubaiPay site and include an unique experience that makes customers pleased, enabling them to pay the fees for all their day-to-day services. We are working tirelessly on every initiative and service offered to the public, developing them in such a way that is more valuable to citizens, residents, city officials, business owners, and visitors."

She went on to say: "Dubai is an extremely ambitious city that desires be number one in whatever it does - be it in business, way of life, or innovation and creative thinking. Smart Dubai looks for to sustain the emirate to accomplish this objective and make Dubai the happiest city in the world, making use of the innovative tools of the future."

Meanwhile, H.E. Wesam Lootah, Chief Executive Officer of Smart Dubai Government Establishment (SDG), stated: "SDG frequently strives making life easier and easier for people in Dubai; we launch bold initiatives - such as DubaiPay among others - based upon cutting-edge technology and embrace innovative, development options that permit residents to set about their day-to-day jobs as perfectly as possible. The strong demand for smart repayment solutions verifies that our management's vision for a smart city is starting to form, a feat that would certainly not have been achieved had it not been for the participation in between the public and private sectors."

" The present success of DubaiPay is only the beginning of SDG's everyday innovation journey," H.E. Lootah included. "We desire all our services to reflect just what H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Royal prince of Dubai and Chairman of the emirate's Executive Council, claimed as he advised government entities to execute the 10X Campaign: 'In Dubai we have currently achieved the growth stage and we are established to continue to be very first Ten Years from currently.'" H.E. Lootah took place to describe that, "Unlike the standard settlement choices, this platform abides by environmental standards and aids construct a green economic climate in the UAE."

SDG's partner, The Department of Money for the Federal government of Dubai (DOF) is playing a vital function in improving the profits gathered through DubaiPay, inning accordance with Jamal Hamed Al Marri, DOF Executive Director of Central Accounts, that stressed on DOF's role in attracting service providers to the portal.

" By offering competitive rates and flexible loan transfer solution that fulfill the service providers' requirements, the governmental platform could be a lot more interesting them. DOF plays a considerable function in enhancing confidence in the DubaiPay site which now supplies more settlement choices, consisting of debit cards, e-Dirham, and others," claimed Al Marri.

DubaiPay is a secure and seamless portal for making payments in the city of Dubai, which is identified as one of the world's safest cities. Smart Dubai is seeking to obtain the same classification in the online world, in order for Dubai's smart system to be the most safe worldwide, bringing happiness to society and sending out favorable messages to the world. Our initiatives are directed by the statement of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who claimed: "Happiness is a commendable infection. We desire the peoples of the world to be afflicted with it so they might be blessed with goodness."