Mubasher: The Saudi app Absher showed that more than two million women are currently using the “one-click” app which provides instant access to the services of the interior ministry, Arab News reported.
“The number of women using Absher increased remarkably in 2018,” Absher manager Atiyah Al Anazy told Saud-based news portal.
“We found female users have more services now, with driving licences, account registration, so they have more need,” the manager said, during an annual event to showcase existing Absher services and highlight new ones on the way, the latest of which is banking.
“Now people will be able to open bank accounts through Absher,” director of technology at Jawazat, the passport agency, Khaled Alkhesifan told Arab News.
Alkhesifan clarified that “now the number of Absher users has reached 11.6 million, accessing more than 160 services.”
For example, Absher users can now delegate and authorise someone else to visit Jawazat and complete the required procedures on their behalf to make use of services and obtain documents.
“And if you lose your Iqama (residency card) you can log in to your Absher account and report it immediately,” Alkhesifan stated.
It is noteworthy that Absher was created in 2007 with a goal to become the region’s leading platform for accessing government services, available to both Saudi citizens and expatriates for a faster service away from bureaucracy.
