The banks have strengthened their ATMs with additional liquidity during the past days with the start of the Eid holiday from Thursday, to meet the expected large clouds during this period, to finance Eid expenses, and to provide “Eid” that families are keen for citizens or residents to grant them to family members, especially young and children, in addition to financing external transfers to residents in Qatar that went to their families in their homelands.
The withdrawals from the ATMs in banks witnessed a great turnout during the current week, as well as the scrap devices provided by the Qatar Central Bank in 10 regions of the country, a similar turnout, in order to provide Eid from the scrap for children and youth.
Liquidity in complexes and malls
The Qatar Central Bank was keen to direct banks to support liquidity in the automatic ATMs, whether for the external holiday or the regular cashiers spread in all regions of the state, especially the equipment available in commercial complexes, malls and popular markets in central Doha and the whereabouts of workers.
The Qatar Central Bank has announced the availability of the Aida ATM service (the Eid scrap), and the Eid scrap is available from 5 riyals categories, 10 riyals, 50 riyals and 100 riyals. Al -Ayda ATMs are available in 10 places:
Plus Vandum Mall – Qatar Mall – Old Al -Wakra Market – Doha Festival City – Al -Hazm Mall – Al -Maraqab Mall – Western Walk (West Walk) – Al -Khor Mall – Al -Mira Association Mua’ath Branch – Al -Mira Association, Al -Thumama branch.
Introduction to the use of alternative channels
On the other hand, the banks operating in Qatar witnessed a great turnout on the electronic services that they provide during the current period, and called on banks to rely on alternative channels during the vacation days, foremost of which is mobile applications, and the electronic sites of banks to complete banking transactions, in order to provide effort on customers and provide time instead of attending personally to the bank.
The banks confirmed the provision of all the services they provide on alternative electronic channels, whether mobile applications for banks or websites of banks, while taking all the security reserves that ensure the completion of banking operations without any danger, while speeding in implementing customer requests.
A number of bank managers and branches confirmed that the current week is witnessing an increase in the demand for banking services, including transfers and the purchase of currencies from banks and increasing cash withdrawals from the ATM devices, so banks have prepared to facilitate individuals ’transactions, with a focus on alternative channels during this period to complete banking transactions, foremost of which is the phone – mobile bank – where banks were developed on mobile devices to provide all services And banking transactions facilitate customers, starting with payment of installments, to obtaining various financing and obtaining a check book.
The ATMs were also supported in all regions with additional liquidity to meet the increasing demand and provide customer needs, especially in areas that witness the demand for the use of these devices such as commercial centers, malls and market areas. They emphasized that there is a high demand to buy foreign currencies in banks and seek to provide them, whether from the dollar or other currencies to support the needs of families in the countries of the residents.
The Central is demanding caution and caution
For his part, Qatar Central Bank renewed its warnings to bank customers with caution and caution during the financial transactions that take place via the Internet during the current period, and to increase purchases in the holiday season. Qatar Central Bank stressed the need to shop from safe electronic websites that use the latest technology of protection, secret and integrity of financial information, stressing the importance of avoiding the circumvent of websites, which seem legal and professionally designed with the aim of collecting private information from visitors who lack awareness.
Qatar Central Bank provided a set of advice for online purchases that included the necessity of investigating the merchant before shopping from it via the Internet and always buying from the sites of stores and retail sellers, Hosni’s reputation, explaining that reliable companies must marke their commercial address and at least one phone number for customer service or to request products with the importance of telephone communication if possible and ask questions to be able to determine the legality of commercial work, while verifying anything other than Familiar, non -professional, or in a non -locality, verify the quantity before completing the application process, and never responding or opening electronic links or attachments for electronic messages unreliable or source information.
The Central explained that safe websites use encryption technology to transfer files from the customer’s special computer to the computer’s merchant system system – which in turn maintains the confidentiality of information such as credit card details. Safe websites can be identified by looking at “HTTPS in URL or the address bar (when entering personal or financial data). This means the confidentiality of the information circulating between the private browser, and the website you are trying to buy from, and this in turn keeps it safe from the eyes of intruders, as it does not allow electronic sites to keep the information of the credit card in a file.
System software update
The Central demanded to ensure that there is a small lock in the address bar, or in the lower corner of the right side in the width window, while always making sure that the lock code is in the browser, knowing that the presence of the symbol indicates a safe communication channel but does not necessarily indicate the legitimacy of the website.
The Qatar Central Bank also called for maintaining the update of the system software and the site browser by installing the recent updates of the system and the Internet browser program. This is to ensure the integrity of the settings and its high effectiveness in performance.
The Central stressed the importance of examining electronic devices, including the mobile, permanently to keep it from the threats represented by viruses, spyware, or sympathetic emails, Spam and protecting personal information. He also called for preserving all information related to banking transactions and reviewing your banking statements permanent Or quote on the product in addition to keeping a printed copy of the request for requests and all transactions that were made by email. And constantly verify the suspicious banking transactions, as the central demanded not to disclose payments on the Internet or the shopping word for shopping.
Fraud attempts are continuing
On the other hand, attempts to defraud bank customers continued during the last period, whether through phone calls or text messages, customers demand personal data and bank account numbers, which warned of banks and the Qatar Central Bank, where calls and fraudulent messages demand individuals to update banking and financial data, including account numbers, ATM cards and credit cards, whether Visa, MasterCard or the rest Cards.
She asked the owners of the accounts to quickly supply these data on the phone, and some are important that their accounts will be closed immediately if this data is not updated.
Fraud methods included text and electronic messages that contain fake and counterfeit links and pages similar to the main pages of banks, and once you enter and record data, the account owner is lured to record all his data easily.
Banks and financial institutions continue to warn
The banks, banks, financial and service institutions in Qatar have warned against sharing these data and information and cauting about these suspicious means and websites .. The banks confirmed that they do not require the update of data through these means, whether text messages, WhatsApp messages or electronic messages – emails – or phone calls, but rather this data is updated through the direct presence of the account owner in the branch in which his bank account opened And the direct meeting with customer service employees inside banks.
Official banking sources revealed the rise in fraud operations during the holidays and New Year, which witnessed the demand for electronic shopping.
She emphasized that the responsibility of the money and cash amounts that were withdrawn from the accounts of a number of customers that their owners bear with their negligence and lack of caution, despite the almost daily claims and warnings launched by banks and financial and service institutions in Qatar, not to disclose any information or bank data, whether the information of the ATM cards or credit cards such as Visa and MasterCard. Where banks and these institutions sent messages to all their customers in Qatar demanding caution and caution from these suspicious messages.
The sources pointed out that the money that was withdrawn was carried out abroad, and therefore it is difficult to retrieve it again, because the bank account owner did not take the known reserve measures in cases of cash payment, to ensure the authority that sent the message, the last of which is suspicious messages from the Qatar Post that requested credit card data to pay the shipping fees to orders, although it is known that the payment of these fees is loaded within the price of the order and not separately, Also, the sent side is the one who pays these fees, and in many cases the payment is made when the order is received.