Mobile Financial Services (MFS) Trust Axiata Pay or 'tap' has come up with an easy way to pay Zakat ahead of the coming Eid-ul-Fitr for any madrasa and orphanage in the country.
Tap inaugurated the zakat collection campaign at Merul Badda at Madrasa-Tun-Noor and the orphanage to get rid of the immense hassle of physical zakat payment. Customers can now pay Zakat directly from their ‘tap’ accounts to a specific Madrasa, reads a press release.
Customers can see the list of madrasa by clicking the Zakat tab from their ‘tap’ accounts. From the enlisted madrasas, users have to select the particular madrasa they want to donate their zakat to, mention the zakat amount and send the amount. The madrasa account will instantly receive the money donated by the users.
Any madrasa of the country can be enlisted. To be added to the list of `tap’ anyone can communicate its own call centre. They can call in 16733 number to communicate and can be added to the list of any madrasa and orphanage in Bangladesh. Already, 100 madrasahs are included in the list.
Regarding the Zakat Campaign, the CEO of Trust Axiata Pay or ’tap’ Dewan Nazmul Hasan states: “We endeavour to ease the lifestyle of people from all walks of life. We have initiated this zakat campaign to make the zakat donation easier for people living in any corner of the country and so that the affluent people can pay their zakat with just one click.”
“Similarly, to aid the madrasas situated in any part of the country. We are grateful to Bangladesh Bank for providing us with the opportunity to do such work,” he added.
