IPOH, May 2 (Bernama) -- AmBank continues to provide transaction banking services via JomPAY through a strategic collaboration with the Cameron Highlands District Council (MDCH). Through this collaboration members of the public can make payments to settle their parking compounds to MDCH online.
 
Present at the ceremony were Dato’ Haji Zainal Abidin bin Md Amin, DIMP., AMP, Yang Dipertua, Cameron Highlands District Council, Raja Teh Maimunah Raja Abdul Aziz, Managing Director, Wholesale Banking, AmBank Group and Encik Firdaus Ghani, Director of Finance and Administration, Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet), the operator of JomPAY along with the senior officers from MDCH, AmBank Group and PayNet.
 
“This collaboration shall provide members of the public, especially visitors to Cameron Highlands an easier and more convenient avenue to pay their outstanding parking summonses. JomPAY provides MDCH an online payment solution for its parking compound collection, easier reconciliation, whilst at the same time offering members of the public a cost and time saving platform to make payments online as they don’t have to issue cheques or bank drafts,” said Raja Teh Maimunah.
 
JomPAY enables bill payments via Internet banking, mobile banking and ATMs of 40 banks in Malaysia anytime, anywhere, which provides added convenience, accessibility and flexibility to the contributors. JomPAY is Malaysia’s largest online bill payment service with more than 4,800 biller codes.
 
“Cameron Highlands District Council looks forward to continuing to strengthen the relationship with AmBank Group and to identify opportunities for future collaboration,” said Dato’ Haji Zainal Abidin. 

“75% of the local councils in Pahang have enabled tax assessment and compound payments via JomPAY. We are delighted that Cameron Highlands District Council is among the many local councils in Pahang which accepts JomPAY and actively promoting e-payment adoption among the community. With JomPAY, Cameron Highlands District Council need only to connect to one bank to collect payments from 40 banks in Malaysia,” said Mr Peter Schiesser, Group Chief Executive Officer of PayNet.  

About AmBank Group

AMMB Holdings Berhad is the holding company of AmBank Group and has been listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia since 1988. It is the sixth-largest banking group by assets in Malaysia, with a market capitalisation of around RM11.6 billion and assets of RM137.9 billion at 31 March 2018.
 
AmBank Group is one of Malaysia’s premier financial solutions groups with over 43 years of experience in supporting Malaysians in their economic development. AmBank Group offers a wide range of both conventional and Islamic financial solutions and services, including wholesale banking, retail banking, investment banking, underwriting of general insurance, life assurance and takaful, stock and share broking, futures broking, investment advisory and management services in assets, real estate investment trust and unit trusts.
 
The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) is the biggest shareholder in the AmBank Group with a 23.8% holding and provides support with Board and senior management representation, risk and financial governance, product offerings and new business developments. In the general insurance business, the Group has partnered with Insurance Australia Group Ltd (IAG). In the life assurance and family takaful businesses, the Group has a partnership with MetLife International Holdings Inc (MetLife). The Group benefits in terms of expertise transfer from IAG and MetLife.
 
For more information, please visit www.ambankgroup.com  

About JomPAY    

JomPAY is Malaysia’s national bill payment scheme established and operated by Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet). With JomPAY, bank customers can pay any registered Biller from Internet or Mobile banking or ATMs by drawing funds from Current, Savings or Credit Card accounts. Billers need only sign up with one bank to collect payments via most all banks across Malaysia.

About Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet)