Sharjah, 10 September 2011: Etisalat today announced that it has enabled a fully secured Online Payment mechanism for SNTTA Travel & Tours. SNTTA customers will now be able to use the Etisalat Payment gateway to make online payments for booking Airline tickets, Travel Insurance, Car Rentals, Hotels, Inbound Tours and Holiday Packages through the website http://www.sntta.com. Payments can be made using Visa or MasterCard credit cards and are securely processed through the Etisalat Payment Gateway.

Commenting on the solution, Marwan Al Qadi, Etisalat's Director of Product Marketing / Wireless said: "Access to convenient and secure online payment solutions is crucial for businesses today, both from a cost effectiveness and productivity perspective. Etisalat Payment Gateway offers a perfect blend of secure and efficient online payment service that offers flexible, versatile and scalable infrastructure to travel companies like SNTTA, for them to in-turn offer 24x7 online payment options to their customers. We have seen a significant demand from travel oriented businesses to leverage on our Fraud Management capabilities to protect their business."

Mr. Zafar Imam - Managing Director of SNTTA said: "Our main focus is to make customer services easier, always available and more convenient. The online payment facility offered by SNTTA through Etisalat Payment Gateway endeavors to provide secure online payments to our customers through their credit cards. Security is often considered to be a snag with online payments, but the Etisalat Payment Gateway solution with its advanced fraud management features not only ensures secure transactions but also reiterates the credibility of the

SNTTA E-commerce platform."

The Etisalat Payment Gateway service offers an advanced, reliable, affordable and secure payment mechanism for organizations keen to develop e-commerce platforms. Etisalat Payment Gateway enables secure and seamless transaction flow between the customers, online business, the bank and the credit card network.

The Etisalat Payment Gateway (EPG) service is a proprietary payment platform that enables real-time authorization of payment transactions from Visa, MasterCard, Diners Club and American Express cards.

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