PUCHONG: Highway users can now donate while paying their toll, thanks to a new initiative that allows motorists to support low-income families with every MyDebit transaction.
The Sentuhan Ikhlas campaign, a collaboration between Amanat Lebuhraya Rakyat (ALR) with Payments Network Malaysia (PayNet), aims to channel toll payments made by motorists on four highways to those in need.
The highways involved are the Shah Alam Expressway (Kesas), Damansara-Puchong Expressway (LDP), Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (Smart), and Sprint Highway.
Motorists can contribute using any of Amanat Lebuhraya Rakyat's 152 MyDebit-enabled toll lanes on the four highways.
ALR group chief executive officer Sazally Saidi said the campaign aims to raise RM500,000 for the MyKasih Foundation to help 1,000 B40 families purchase food and household essentials through their MyKad.
The initiative channels PayNet contributions to MyKasih Foundation for every toll payment made using MyDebit, with funds released in phases as transaction milestones are reached.
"Once five million MyDebit transactions are recorded over the next two months, the campaign will unlock a total of RM500,000, with RM100,000 released after one million transactions, RM150,000 at 2.5 million and RM250,000 when the five million mark is hit.
"By participating in the Sentuhan Ikhlas campaign, motorists not only support a noble cause but also benefit from the convenience and safety of making payments using MyDebit on these highways.
"We hope that the MyDebit system will continue to enhance convenience for motorists while enabling them to contribute to a meaningful cause," he said at the campaign's launch at the Puchong Selatan Toll Plaza on LDP here.
MyKasih Foundation is a charity organisation that aims to help underprivileged Malaysians through food aid and education.
PayNet Commercial Division senior director Azrul Fakhzan Mainor expressed optimism about MyDebit's potential to benefit motorists and allow them to make a positive impact on society.