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Manama – 19 Dec 2018: Zain Bahrain, a leading telecoms operator in the Kingdom, now offers customers the option to pay for purchases in the App Store and for Apple Music and iTunes directly from their Zain mobile phone billing account.

The service started on December 6 and is available to all Zain Bahrain customers for post-paid and pre-paid mobile customers.  The launch of the service sees Zain Bahrain take a dynamic new step in the development of its financial services and customer service.

Using the service is simple - Zain Bahrain customers with a new or existing Apple ID will need to select "Carrier Billing" as a payment method in their account settings for the App Store, Apple Music and iTunes and from their iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Mac, or on iTunes from their PC. The new payment option will be configured automatically and immediately allows for one-tap purchasing from your Apple devices, including Apple TV and Apple Watch.

For more information on how to set up carrier billing, please visit: https://www.bh.zain.com/en/Pages/apple_istore_en.aspx