Mobicash Partners with NADRA to Expand Branchless Banking Footprint

Mobicash has finalized components of its partnership with NADRA Technologies Limited (NTL) to launch branchless banking services on NADRA e-Sahulat platform after a contract was signed between the two bodies. This partnership enables Mobicash to expand its branchless banking footprint by providing customers facility to initiate and collect money transfers through more than 12,000 e-Sahulat kiosks across Pakistan. 

The signing ceremony was attended by Saleem Rafik, Director General Operations – NTL, Ghazanfar Azzam, CEO – Waseela Microfinance Bank Limited and Aniqa Afzal Sandhu, Head of Mobile Financial Services – Mobilink.

Speaking at the occasion about the benefits of this collaboration, Aniqa Afzal Sandhu stated, “This partnership furthers our goals to provide branchless banking services to the unbanked customers in Pakistan. While also facilitating our customers through added convenience and ease of access provided by the additional retail network of NADRA. Going forward NADRA services would also be available at our Mobicash agents.” 

Under the partnership, transactions can be sent and collected interchangeably from both Mobicash and NADRA agents. In the future, customers will also be able to utilize the service for loan repayments, Mobile Accounts and other Mobicash products.

“NADRA e-Sahulat was the first platform to offer electronic payment of utility bills through franchised model. Today it offers domestic remittance and other branchless banking services in collaboration with Mobicash & Waseela Bank,” said Saleem Rafik. 

Talking about benefits to the masses, he further added, “Our solution is not only seamless and swift, but also has been further secured as CNICs of senders and receivers are verified by NADRA for each transaction. This unique feature will not only facilitate consumers with added advantage to avoid errors but will also facilitate banking industry for financial inclusions.

According to Ghazanfar Azzam,“This venture would have a transformational impact on the branchless banking landscape. Customers visiting retailers for NADRA services can now send money using Mobicash services.”

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Mobicash Services to be Available on NADRA e-Sahulat

Mobicash and NADRA Technologies Limited (NTL) signed an MOU to launch Branchless Banking services on NADRA e-Sahulat Platform. This partnership enables Mobicash customers to utilize the 12,000+ NADRA e-Sahulat kiosks across Pakistan for utility bill payments, domestic money transfers, loan repayments, opening of new Mobile Accounts and various other services in the futures.

Saleem Rafik, Director General Operations - NTL signed the MOU on behalf of NTL, Mobicash was represented by GhazanfarAzzam, CEO - Waseela Bank.  Both expressed great potential in the partnership and also talked about other ventures that could be undertaken together by leveraging their platforms in the future.  

Saleem Rafik stated that NADRA e-Sahulat franchise model was the first platform to offer electronic payment of utility bills in Pakistan. He further explained, “NTL believes in collaborations and Mobicash is a strategic partner for providing digital services in Pakistan. The collaboration with Mobicash is a giant step towards adding a portfolio of branchless banking services in to our e-Sahulat platform. Our joint network will enable domestic remittance and other Branchless Banking services for the convenience of public. The joint venture will facilitate banking industry for financial inclusion in the larger national interest”.

“e-Sahulat platform is the first real switch towards electronic banking and together we both share a common goal of providing micro-finance services to rural and other under privileged areas of the country”, added Ghazanfar Azzam.                                            

Aniqa Afzal Sandhu, Senior Director Mobile Financial services - Mobilink, while expressing great hope in the new partnership stated, “This venture will be of immense benefit to our customer base as this will mean ease of access for them through additional conveniently located agents.”

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NADRA JOIN HANDS WITH INFOTECH TO SECURE A ROBUST MIDDLEWARE PLATFORM FOR ONLINE CNIC SERVICES

IBM Websphere will enable a dynamic, interconnected business process, and highly effective application infrastructures for NADRA’s online CNIC application.

InfoTech Group, a leading Systems Integrator and technology solutions company, recently signed a contract with Pakistan’sNational DatabaseRegistration Authority (NADRA) to provide an application server middleware platform, enabling the automation of the CNIC acquisitionprocess through an online service. According to the agreement, InfoTech deployed IBM Websphere at NADRA, and would continue to provide the consultancy services and back end support as the project goes live.

NADRA, aworld leader and principal authority on identity and document management, was able to develop its online application in-house, with InfoTech providing back-end web hosting support. As IBM’s Premier Business Partner, InfoTech was selected by NADRA through an open and competitive process to deploy the IBM Websphere software on an IBM P8 series server to help facilitate its new online service.

As a result, NADRA will enable Pakistani citizens to apply for CNIC card services online instead of visiting their registration centers. This will be especially useful for Pakistanis living abroad. The process, which boasts online document submission, credit card payment and home delivery of the CNIC, will greatly facilitate the public by eliminating the hassle of long queues and enabling overseas Pakistanis to access their documentation from anywhere at any time.

Commenting on the occasion, Naseer A. Akhtar, CEO of InfoTech remarked, “NADRA has taken an important step in the right direction for allowing automation to enable transparency, accessibility and comfort to the Pakistani citizens. InfoTech is proud to be a vital part of this project, and we understand how critical a role information technology can play for the citizens.”

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