Frequently Asked Questions

Domestic Transfers

What is Fawri+/Fawri

Fawri+/Fawri are digital payment services offered to the consumer under the Electronic Funds Transfer (EFTS) in Kingdom of Bahrain.

What is Fawri+

  • Fawri +is a real time payment service which allows BFC Pay user to transfer fund to other customer using IBAN.
  • BFC Pay user can make multiple transactions in a day subject to the maximum transfer of 1000 BD in a single day

What is Fawri

  • Fawri is a time payment service which allows BFC Pay user to transfer fund to other customer using IBAN.
  • Fawri is not a real time service which means transaction would be processed in batches and hence Beneficiary would not be credited in real time.

What are the batch cycle and funds get credited to the beneficiary account in Fawri? Below is the Fawri Processing time as per Benefit

Cycle When the Creditor receives fund*
Transactions processed between 14:25 pm the
previous business day till 7:45 am of the same
business day		 Will be credited into the Beneficiary account
around 10:00 am
Transactions processed between 7:45 am to 11:45
am of the same business		 Will be credited into the Beneficiary account
around 2.00 pm
Transactions processed between 11:45 am to
14:25 pm		 Will be credited into the Beneficiary account
around 3.30 pm

*Please note that the above timing is tentative and may involve some delay

What are the charges involved in Fawri+/Fawri

  1. Fawri + payments
    • Payments up to BD 100: Free
    • Payments above BD 100 (up to BD 1,000): 100 fils per transaction
  2. Fawri payments: 100 fils per transaction

What is the requirement to access Fawri+/Fawri?

Any BFCP active user would be able to use Fawri+/Fawri and can transfer funds using IBAN

Can Fawri+/Fawri be used to transfer the funds outside Bahrain?

Fawri+/Fawri can only be used for domestic transfer in BHD as of now.