Split bill

Do you always end up paying the bill when you’re out with friends but never get all your money back?

Looking for an easy way to collect money from others to buy a gift for a resigning work colleague or a newlywed relative?

Our app offers you a new feature that allows you to split expenses between your contacts and collect your payments using your mobile app. It’s that easy!

Follow these simple steps

Step 1 of 5

Scroll to bottom from the “Home” screen until you find a list of your recent transactions

Step 2 of 5

Tap on the transaction you want to split.

You will be directly transferred to the “Transaction” screen that shows you the transaction details

Step 3 of 5

Tap on the Split Bill button from the menu.

You will be redirected to the “Request payment” screen to select the account you’d like to receive the payment in.

Step 4 of 5

Select the account in which you wish to receive the payment.

Upon doing so, your payment request will be created successfully.

Step 5 of 5

Tap on the Split with multiple contacts button at the bottom of the screen. You can now select the contacts that you wish to split the payment with.

The app will distribute the payment between the contacts selected. You can amend the required value you want to request from each contact before tapping continue.

Read the FAQ’s

Can I amend the payment value I want to split between my contacts?

Yes. You can modify the value of the payments when you reach the Edit payment request screen by tapping on the pen icon shown next to the contact. Enter the desired modification, then complete the rest of the steps. Then,, the process of adjusting the value of the payments would be completed.

What happens if one of my contacts does not have/use the application?

This service is only available to Bank Al Etihad customers.

If someone sends me a payment request, how would I receive it?

You will receive a request to split the bill through a notification bearing the name of the sender.

In case I ignore the split payment request once, how would I be able to pay it later?

You can access bill splitting requests if you ignore the notice through one of the following methods:

By accessing the previous payment requests record.
When you are on the main screen of the application, you will see the split payment request with the name of the sender on the slider
Pull up until you get to the Received request payments section, where you will find a list of the names of the split request senders

Published:

25 August 2020

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