AEON Bank goes live with Zakat feature on digital banking app

From left: Idham Baharum, Treasurer, AEON Bank; Ustaz Ibrahim Mohd Hasan, Chief Shariah Officer, AEON Bank; Mohd Shahril Emran, Chief Operating Officer, Tulus Digital; Tsutomu Kamagata, Acting CEO, AEON Bank; Ubaida Othman, Commercial Director, Tulus Digital; Aizuddin Danian Izham Cheong, Chief Personal Banking Officer, AEON Bank; Hafizzul Ariffin, Chief Business Officer, Tulus Digital

KUALA LUMPUR: AEON Bank, in partnership with Tulus Digital, has gone live with a Zakat feature on its digital banking app, which will facilitate the fulfilment of Muslims' mandatory obligation of Zakat Fitrah payment during the month of Ramadan. 

Tulus Digital is a social finance fintech platform that serves as an authorized agent of the State Zakat authorities, including Pusat Pungutan Zakat MAIWP and Lembaga Zakat Selangor.