Payment of utilities through 11,000 shops: NADRA, Ufone sign MoU

December 29: National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ufone to facilitate the people to pay their utilities with ease through 11,000 Ufone shops round the country. The MoU was signed between Tariq Malik Deputy Chairman NADRA and Abdul Aziz Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President Ufone on Wednesday in a ceremony held at NADRA headquarters.
The arrangement will facilitate NADRA Technologies Ltd (NTL) client companies and general public to pay their utility bills through alternate channels. In this connection NTL and Ufone have signed an agreement under which NTL has offered their billing switch to Ufone facilitating the payment of utility bills through U-shops and other outlets.
NADRA under the banner of NTL has took another step to facilitate the masses and to give customers more options and places to pay their utility bills at more than 11,000 U Shops around the country, said Malik. He expressed hope that the arrangement once put in place will facilitate general public, especially in rural areas with solutions housed in congenial environments. Besides, it will also expose common man to state-of-the-art-technology, he added.
Malik lauded the role of Ufone management for their initiative and customer care preferences, while entering into agreement with NTL. He further emphasised that e-Sahulat platform is a tip of the iceberg and NTL is in process of transforming the platform into National Smart Service Platform for e-commerce.
Through this Smart Service Platform organisations can utilise e-Sahulat touch points for cash in and cash out transactions under branchless regulations issued by State Bank of Pakistan, Malik said, adding that the arrangement will help commercial banks and Telcos to extend branchless banking concept through e-Sahulat without raising any infrastructure thereby saving capital and operational cost.
Abdul Aziz CEO Ufone said that Ufone is constantly looking to bring positive changes in the lives of the people of Pakistan by providing them the best quality and most innovative services. He said that the partnership with NADRA would help give customers more options and places to pay their utility bills at more than 11,000 U Shops around the country.