Customer Notice Board
Additional Central Bank guidance related to Partial Payment of Cheques
03/01/2022
Dear Customer,
We refer to our email dated 30th December 2021 on the new amendments from the Central Bank of UAE regarding Partial Payment of Cheques.
The Central Bank has further updated us that when a cheque is presented for partial payment, the Bank is required to share the following details of the cheque issuer with the presenter of the cheque (i.e. beneficiary):
- Emirates ID No., Passport No. or Trade License No. of the cheque issuer
- Cheque issuer IBAN number
- Cheque issuer telephone number
- Cheque issuer detailed address
This information will be provided as part of the Partial Payment Certificate issued by Bank at the time of partial payment.
We request you to take note of the above and be guided accordingly.
Please feel free to call us on 04-2130000 or chat with us through our website for any queries.
Assuring you of our best services at all times.
Regards,
RAKBANK
Updates on our branch timings
30/12/2021
Dear Customer,
Thank you for banking with RAKBANK.
Following the UAE Government’s announcement to amend the working week effective from 2nd January 2022, RAKBANK will support this change to align with global markets and implement a Monday to Friday working week, with the weekend being on Saturday and Sunday.
As per the guidance of the Central Bank of the UAE, our branches will continue to operate 6 days a week and will remain closed on Sundays. Hence, effective 3rd January, 2022, our branch timings will be from 8:00am to 3:00pm from Monday to Thursday and on Saturday, while on Fridays, we will be open from 7:30am to 12:30pm.
The above will be applicable for all Branches except for the following:
- Al Mannai Branch will be closed for business on Saturday and Sunday, and operate as per above timings for the other weekdays.
- Our branches at Dragon Mart, Ibn Battuta & Motor City Branches will continue to operate 7 days a week from Monday to Saturday from 11:00am to 7:00pm and on Sunday from 1:00pm to 7:00pm, effective 2nd January, 2022.
Based on our new mall timings, it is important to note that cheques deposited through the mall branches (drop boxes, ATMs, and over the counter) will be cleared the next working day from the deposit.
Furthermore, our cut off timings for outward Clearing Cheque settlement has been extended by 2 hours, i.e. from 4:00pm to 6:00pm from Monday to Saturday.
We would like to remind you that you can continue to use our Digital Banking services, ATMS, EDMs and our Automated Telephone Service to meet your banking requirements conveniently and securely from the comfort of your homes or offices.
For more details on the revised working hours, please click here.
Please do not hesitate to call us on 04-2130000 from 9:00am to 6:00pm or chat with us 24X7 on our website for any queries.
Wishing you and your families a very happy and Prosperous New Year and assuring you of best services at all times.
Regards,
RAKBANK
Partial Payment of Cheques
29/12/2021
Dear Customer,
Thank you for banking with RAKBANK.
With reference to the new amendments from the Central Bank of UAE regarding Partial Payment of Cheques, please be advised of the following:
Effective 3rd January, 2022 any cheque presented for payment and returned due to insufficient funds, the bearer of the cheque can directly approach the issuing bank and request to partially pay the value of the cheque up to the available funds.
The issuing Bank will issue manager’s cheque in favor of the beneficiary upon each successful partial payment and will make a note at the back of the original cheque confirming the partial payment concluded, and will return the original cheque to the bearer along with a Cheque balance certificate. Original cheque will be retained by the paying bank once the full amount i.e. equal to cheque amount has been paid.
The bearer of the cheque has the right to claim the remaining amount against the original cheque, until the full value of the cheque is paid or cheque becomes stale i.e. within 180 days from date of the cheque. Even after receiving partial payment, beneficiary does not lose the right of legal recourse against issuer of the cheque in case of non-payment of full cheque amount.
Please note that a fee of AED 5/- + VAT will be charged to the issuer of the cheque for each successful partial payment processed.
For further clarification, please do not hesitate to call our contact center on 04-2130000 or chat with us at www.rakbank.ae.
Assuring you of our best services at all times.
Regards,
RAKBANK
Salary Payments with Digital banking
26/12/2021
As part of our constant endeavor to enhance your banking experience, we offer WPS and non-WPS Salary Payments through Digital banking to allow you to pay your employees swiftly and conveniently without the hassle of visiting a branch.
Listed below are some of the benefits of this feature:
- Low charges & quick processing
- Reduced Cash Handling
- Avoid visits to Branches
- Pay your employees on time
- Make multiple salary payments through the file upload option in one go.
- Make various types of compensation payments like Bonus, Allowances, End of Service Benefit (EOSB), etc…
- Recurring outstanding payment option is available for Non-WPS payment; avoid file creation or data entry monthly
And there’s more!
Effective 1st April 2021,
- We are aligning our WPS and Non-WPS charges through Digital Banking and Branches
- No RAKBANK charges will be levied for Salary payment within RAKBANK that are made through Digital banking
- Click here to view the Conventional revised WPS payment charges effective 1st April 2021.
- Click here to view the Islamic revised WPS payment charges effective 1st April 2021.
How to register for WPS on Digital Banking?
WPS option will enabled for salary file upload by next working day.
How to make WPS payment through Digital banking?
You can also use our simple SIF (Salary Information File) converter available on our website or click here for download the SIF converter.
How to make Non WPS payment through Digital Banking?
Click here for Non WPS file creation guide.
Files uploaded before 3 p.m. on working day will be processed on the same day.
For more details contact your Relationship Manager.
Conditions apply.
Service Downtime - December 17, 2021
14/12/2021
Dear Customer,
Please note that we are enhancing our banking systems on Friday 17th December, 2021 from 2:00am to 2:15am and from 4:00am to 4:15am.
During this time, you may face interruption in our services while using your Debit Card, Credit Card and Prepaid card through our Digital Banking, ATM/EDM and POS/Ecommerce/Apple Pay/Samsung Pay channels, including Remittance transactions as well as the applications sourced through our RAKBANK website.
Hence recommend to avoid using your cards/any services during the affected time.
We regret the service interruption and thank you for your understanding. In case of queries, please call us on 04-2130000.
Assuring you of our best services.
Regards,
RAKBANK
Service Downtime 9th December, 2021
09/12/2021
Dear Customer,
To serve you better, we are enhancing our banking systems.
Our Corporate Cheque Scanning Application on our Digital Banking will not be available on 9th December, 2021 from 10:00pm to 10:30pm.
We regret the service interruption and thank you for your understanding. In case of queries during the affected time, please call us on 04-2130000 or call your Relationship Manager. Also you can write to us at [email protected].
Assuring you of our best services.
Regards,
RAKBANK
Changes in the Business Account Service and Price Guide
29/11/2021
Dear Customer,
Thank you for banking with RAKBANK.
Kindly note that effective 1st February, 2022 Business Account Service & Price Guide will be revised for all Conventional and Islamic Business Accounts.
Our Digital Banking platform has enhanced features such as: VAT/E-Dirham payment, utility bill payment, salary payment (WPS/Non WPS), bulk payment solutions and many more to assist our customers with online tools/payments at any time from the comfort of their home/office. Accordingly, we have revised our tariff for teller transactions, cheque book request and bulk cash handling requested at the Branches as below:
Sr # | Items | Existing Fees | Revised Fees |
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1 | Cash Management Package & Cheque direct | ||
Digital Banking Fees | AED 25 p.m. | Free | |
Monthly Maintenance Fee | AED 50 p.m. | Free | |
2 | Digital Banking Fees | AED 25 p.m. | AED 50 p.m. |
3 | Teller transaction for Business Current Account | 0 to 5 Transaction – Free | 0 to 2 Transaction- Free |
6 to 20 – AED 10 Per Transaction | 3 and above AED 25 per Transaction | ||
>= 21 – AED 25 Per Transaction | 3 and above AED 25 per Transaction | ||
4 | Cheque Book charges for Business current account through Branches | AED 75 per book (50 leaves) | AED 100 per book (50 leaves) |
5 | Cheque direct (CCSS) | AED 550 p.m. | AED 500 p.m. |
Cheque direct - one time charges | AED 2500 | Free | |
6 | Bulk cash Handling charges | ||
BCA , RAKfinance Account & RAKstarter Account | >AED 1 million charges 0.05% | >AED 500K charges 0.10% | |
RAKelite Business | >AED 2.5 million 0.05% | >AED 1 million charge 0.05% |
As part of this revision, the Digital banking fee will also be revised. However, we are pleased to advise the Digital Banking fees and Monthly maintenance fees will be waived off for RAKvalue Cash Management Package and Cheque Direct customers.
Click here for the revised Conventional Business Account Service & Price Guide
Click here for the revised Islamic Business Account Service & Price Guide
For more information please write to us on [email protected] or speak to you Relationship Manager.
Thank you for your continued patronage.
Regards,
RAKBANK Business
Conditions apply.
Service Downtime - 1st, 2nd and 4th December, 2021
23/11/2021
Dear Customer,
Thank you for banking with RAKBANK.
Please be reminded of our system downtime during the following dates & times, and request you to urgently note the impacted transactions and systems, with some additions from our previous communication, to plan accordingly and avoid any inconvenience
- Wednesday 1st December, 2021 from 11:00pm to Thursday 2nd December, 2021 8:00am
- Saturday 4th December, 2021 from 2:00am to 3:00am
All our channels and services will be in complete outage, except for the following:
- Contact Centre
- Credit Card & Prepaid Card transactions via POS machines at merchants, Online E-Commerce, or Samsung Pay /
Apple Pay channels - On 2nd December, 2021 from 12:00am to 6:45am, Debit Card transactions will be available as well as cash withdrawal, enquiry and PIN change on ATMs/EDMs for RAKBANK cards
Important Note: You may face extended disruption during the holiday for the same impacted channels & services on December 2nd, 2021 from 8am to 9:30am, if extended system update is required. We assure you that we will strive to complete the update within the timings mentioned above.
Hence, we request you to ensure that you perform all required transactions or withdrawals prior to this outage, and if your Credit Card payment due date is falling within the downtime dates, we request you to pay in advance to avoid any applicable charges.
We regret the inconvenience caused. Our Contact Center will be available on 04-2130000 throughout the affected timings to support you for any further queries.
Assuring you of our best services at all times.
Regards,
RAKBANK
Annual Fee and Finance Charge Revision
21/11/2021
Dear Valued Customer,
Thank you for banking with RAKBANK.
We are pleased to inform you that effective 05/11/2021, the Annual Fee on the RAKBANK/RAKislamic Emirates Skywards World Elite Mastercard Credit Card for the primary cardholder will be waived subject to minimum spend criteria of AED 120,000 in the previous year. The annual fee for the supplementary card, if any, will not be subject to the above waiver. For details, you may refer to our Service & Price guide;
Please also note that in regards to the campaign which offered a discounted finance charge of 2.5% p.m. for RAKBANK/RAKislamic Emirates Skywards World Elite Mastercard Credit Card from 1st March, 2021 will expire on 31st December, 2021. The normal applicable rate of 3.45% p.m. will apply effective 1st January, 2022.
Should you have any queries, please call us on 04-2130000.
We thank you for your continued support.
Regards,
RAKBANK
Service Downtime - November 20, 2021
18/11/2021
Dear Customer,
Thank you for banking with RAKBANK.
To serve you better, we are enhancing our banking systems. Our offsite ATM/EDMs will not be functional on Saturday 20th November 2021 from 12:00am to 6:00am.
Please note our ATM/EDMs located in RAKBANK branches will remain available for your use.
We regret the service interruption and thank you for your understanding. In case of queries during the affected time, please call us on 042130000.
Assuring you of our best services at all times.
Regards,
RAKBANK
Important Information on Cashback Redemption
07/11/2021
Dear Customer,
Thank you for Banking with RAKBANK.
We are pleased to advise that the minimum threshold for cashback redemption has been revised on the following Credit Cards effective 03/12/2021:
- World Credit Card – minimum redemption amount revised from AED 1,000 to AED 300
- Titanium Credit Card – minimum redemption amount revised from AED 500 to AED 100
- Business Titanium Card - minimum redemption amount revised from AED 500 to AED 100
Should you have any queries, please call us on 600 54 4049.
We thank you for your continued support.
Regards,
RAKBANK
Service Downtime on 29th October, 2021 and 5th November, 2021
28/10/2021
Dear Customer,
Thank you for banking with RAKBANK.
Please note that the UAE Central Bank will be having a maintenance activity on the UAESWITCH system on Friday 29th October, 2021 and 5th November, 2021 from 5:00am to 7:00am.
During this time, RAKBANK customers will not be able to perform any transaction (Deposit & Cash Withdrawals) on other bank ATMs. You can still perform withdrawals and deposits via our RAKBANK ATMs/EDMs.
Click here for the updated list of ATMs/EDMs available near you.
We regret the service interruption and thank you for your understanding. In case of queries during the affected time, please call us on 04-2130000.
Assuring you of our best services at all times.
Regards,
RAKBANK
Service Downtime - October 23, 2021
19/10/2021
Dear Valued Customer,
Thank you for Banking with RAKBANK.
To serve you better, we are enhancing our banking systems. Our services including transactions and payments related to Accounts, Loans, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, and Prepaid Cards will not be available across our channels (ATMs/EDMs, Digital Banking, Website, POS, and IVR) on Saturday 23rd October 2021 from 2:00am to 6:00am.
We regret the service interruption and thank you for your understanding. In case of queries during the affected time, please call us on 042130000.
Assuring you of our best services at all times.
Regards,
RAKBANK
Service Downtime - October 15 and 16, 2021
13/10/2021
Dear Valued Customer,
Thank you for Banking with RAKBANK.
To serve you better, we are enhancing our Banking systems that may cause delays or interruptions in our services through the Digital Banking platform as follows:
- Friday 15th October 2021 from 12:00 AM to 5:00 AM - RAKMoneyTransfer services.
- Saturday 16th October 2021 from 3:00 AM to 4:00 AM – Enquires for Islamic products and services.
We regret the service interruption and thank you for your understanding. In case of queries during the affected time, please call us on 04-2130000.
Assuring you of our best services at all times.
Regards,
RAKBANK
Service Downtime - October 09, 2021
06/10/2021
Dear Customer,
To serve you better, we are enhancing our banking systems.
Our Credit Card services, Islamic Finance & Direct Debit advice enquiry options on Digital Banking will not be available from 01:00am to 05:00am on Saturday, 9th October 2021.
We regret the service interruption and thank you for your understanding. In case of queries during the affected time, please call us on 04-2130000.
Assuring you of our best services.
Regards,
RAKBANK
Updated Trade Finance Service and Price Guide
29/09/2021
Dear Customer,
Please note below the changes in the Trade Finance Service and Price Guide w.e.f 01st November 2021.
Charge – Product / Category | Type of Charge | Existing Tariff | Revised Tariff |
---|---|---|---|
Loan Against Invoice / Finance Against Invoice | LAI Commission / FAI Commission | Flat charge 0.125% or Minimum of AED 200/-, whichever is higher per presentation | Flat charge of 0.125% or Minimum of AED 215/-, whichever is higher per presentation |
Financing | Open Invoice Trust Receipt Commission | Flat charge of 0.125% (Minimum AED 200/-) | Flat charge of 0.125% (Minimum AED 215/-) |
Financing | Trust Receipt Handling Charges | Flat charge AED 200/- | Flat charge AED 215/- |
Short Term Loan (STL) / Finance Against Invoices (STF) | STL Commission / STF Commission | Flat charge of 0.125% or minimum of AED 100/- whichever is higher | Flat charge of 0.125% or minimum of AED 115/- whichever is higher |
Export Negotiation | Export Collection document discounting commission |
Flat charge of 0.125% or minimum of AED 200/- whichever is higher | Flat charge of 0.125% subject to min. of AED 215/- |
Do get in touch with us through your Relationship Manager or call our dedicated TRADEASSIST Number 8006789 for any queries.
We also urge you to use our Digital Banking platform to initiate your trade finance service requests from the comfort of your premises.
Assuring you of our best services at all times.
Regards
RAKBANK Business
Du Downtime
27/09/2021
Dear Customer,
Due to a maintenance activity at Du, from 12:00 AM to 08:00 AM on, Tuesday, 28th September 2021, you may face intermittent failure of online payments or mobile recharge to your Du account, through IVR, Digital Banking or ATM.
We request you to take note of the above and try at a later time.
Thank you for your understanding. In case of queries during the affected time, please call us on 04-2130000.
Assuring you of our best services at all times.
Regards,
RAKBANK
UAESWITCH Downtime
16/09/2021
Dear Customer,
Thank you for Banking with RAKBANK.
Please note that UAE Central Bank will be having a maintenance activity on the UAESWITCH system on Friday 17th & 24th September, 2021 from 5:00am to 7:00am.
During this time, RAKBANK customers will not be able to perform any transaction (Deposit & Cash Withdrawals) on other bank ATMs. You can still perform withdrawals and deposits via our RAKBANK ATMs/EDMs.
Click here for the updated list of ATMs/EDMs available near you.
We regret the service interruption and thank you for your understanding. In case of queries during the affected time, please call us on 04-2130000.
Assuring you of our best services.
Regards,
RAKBANK
Service Downtime - 21 August 2021
19/08/2021
Dear Customer,
To serve you better, we are enhancing our banking systems on Saturday 21st August 2021 from 12:00 AM to 06:00 AM.
During this time, there may be delays or interruptions in the following services:
- Account services i.e. Personal Information update, Cheque book request, Electronic funds transfer, Cheque processing, High Value transaction, etc.
- Digital Banking services i.e. Fund transfer, Beneficiary addition, etc.
- Insurance services i.e. Insurance premium payment, etc.
- Mobile cash services from Digital Banking.
In view of the above, we request you to refrain from using any of the services above during the mentioned period.
We regret the service interruption and thank you for your understanding. In case of queries during the affected time, please call us on 04-2130000.
Assuring you of our best services at all times.
Regards,
RAKBANK
Khalidiya Branch closed temporarily
30/06/2021
Dear Customer,
We regret to inform you that Khalidiya Branch will be closed temporarily from July 1st 2021 until further notice for maintenance work. We apologize for the short notice and any inconvenience caused.
During this time, you may use our Digital Banking services for your banking requirements, or visit our nearest branch – Tourist Club Branch, opposite Abu Dhabi Mall for other banking needs.
Our ATM / EDM continue to be available at the Branch lobby for all other transactions.
Kindly note that all cheques deposited in EDM will be processed within 3 days.
Our other branches in Abu Dhabi are listed below for your reference
Branch Name | Location | Operating Days | Timings |
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Tourist Club Branch |
Opposite Abu Dhabi Mall |
Saturday- Thursday | 8:00am – 3:00pm |
Musaffah Branch | Sanaiya M11 | Saturday- Thursday | 8:00am – 3:00pm |
We sincerely appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
Regards,
RAKBANK