Oman Advances Cashless Society Goals with Soft Launch of Maal Payment Card
Dhofar Islamic, the Islamic banking window of BankDhofar, in partnership with the Central Bank of Oman (CBO), has soft launched a nationwide campaign to support the rollout of ‘Maal’, the Sultanate’s first exclusive national payment card. The strategic initiative reflects Oman’s ongoing digital transformation agenda and the vision to build a secure, efficient, and self-reliant national payment infrastructure.
Spearheaded by the CBO, Maal will be issued by local banks, including Dhofar Islamic serve as the foundation for domestic electronic transactions. Integrated with the OmanNet payment gateway, the card will enable payments across ATMs, cash deposit machines (CDMs), point-of-sale (POS) terminals, e-commerce platforms, and online government services.

