Unified card for all governmental and non-governmental payments to be issued soon

Unified card for all governmental and non-governmental payments to be issued soon

Deputy Minister of Communications for Administrative Development, Digital Transformation and Mechanization, Khaled al-Attar, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Post Authority Sherif Farouk and CEO of the Secured and Smart Documents Complex Khaled Salah signed a cooperation protocol regarding the issuance of the unified payment card for government and non-government payments.

The government is keen to build a secure and accessible digital economy that serves all citizens in a way that ensures easy access for citizens to government services, Attar said.

The unified payment card represents a large part of governance and has become imperative as it can be used by all citizens in governmental and non-governmental payment structures with ease and convenience.

This would contribute to achieving financial inclusion and transition to a cashless society, he added.

Farouk, on the other hand, said that the Postal Authority has become crucial to citizens in obtaining services thanks to the widespread of post offices across Egypt.

The protocol represents a new step in implementing digital transformation in Egypt, Farouk said, explaining that the authority is uniting all its efforts to make this huge project a success in cooperation with the Secured and Smart Documents Complex.

The Central Bank of Egypt and the regulatory authorities