RHB Bank Bhd is aiming for 50,000 new account holders for its online deposit accounts, RHB Smart Account and RHB Smart Account-i, within six months from April this year.

RHB Smart Account is a conventional account, while the RHB Smart Account-i is an Islamic account under Commodity Murabahah concept.

Executive Director Group Retail Banking U Chen Hock said the bank has garnered a RM7 million account balance for both accounts within the soft launch period of Jan 9 - Feb 26, 2017.

He said of the RM7 million, 15 per cent were new account customers and the rest RHB bank staff.

"For the official launch next month, we are targeting to register an average of RM3,000 account balance per customer," he told reporters at a media briefing on the new accounts here today. -- Bernama