Al-bireh: Minister of Finance and Planning Estephan Salameh announced the launch of the "Yabous" application, aimed at enhancing the resilience of public sector employees and enabling them to meet their obligations toward essential service providers. Speaking at the Palestine Public Finance Institute in Al-Bireh, Salameh stated that the pilot phase of the application includes employees of the Civil Defense, the Customs Police, the Ministry of Jerusalem Affairs, and the Jerusalem Governorate. This phase is intended to ensure that the application and clearing mechanisms are effective and free of any technical problems ahead of its official rollout to all public employees.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, Salameh called on employees of the specified institutions to install the application on their smartphones after verifying their identities through the iDplus application starting next Sunday. He noted that they will be able to begin paying their bills during the following week.
The event also featured the signing of agreements to regulate technical arrangements with a list of service providers covered by the application. These include the electricity distribution companies of the Jerusalem, Hebron, Northern and Southern governorates, the Tubas Electricity Distribution Company, and the Jerusalem Water Undertaking.
The service providers covered by the application also encompass the Palestine Telecommunications Group (Paltel, Jawwal, and Hadara), Ooredoo Palestine, Mada Al-Arab, Al-Zaytouna Telecom and Internet Co., Gemzo Telecommunications and IT Co., BNet, Cool Net, and Together. Minister Salameh emphasized that the second phase of the Yabous application will see an expansion of the basket of service providers to include municipal services and government services.