ISLAMABAD: In a grand ceremony in IG Office Islamabad, National Bank of Pakistan and Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP), signed an agreement for E-Challan and payments system in Islamabad Capital precinct.

This partnership will enable the issuance of paperless challan to the driver through a hand held smart phone mobile application along with electronic receipt to driver via SMS.

This state of the art solution being deployed by NBP will digitize the issuance mechanism as well as the payment collection at J-Cash Branchless Banking outlets along with Mobile Wallets. NBP will also add all its partner organizations for the collection including Jazzcash, easypaisa and others.

The agreement was signed by Saeed Ahmad – CEO/President National Bank of Pakistan and IG Islamabad Dr. Sultan-e-Azam Temuri, in the presence of senior officials including Mudassir H. Khan – SEVP/Group Chief Payment Services & Digital Banking Group, Mir Wais – DIG Operations, and other delegates.

Speaking at the occasion, Saeed Ahmad said “This service offers simplification of work, which leads to time saving, and minimizes book entry errors as everything will be done digitally. Leveraging the bank’s financial expertise coupled with the extensive network of J-Cash and our other partner organizations; we are continuously striving to provide digital solutions to meet financial needs of the general public of Pakistan.”

Sharing his views IG Islamabad Dr. Temuri said “This is a very special day for Islamabad Traffic Police, as it takes lead in providing the digital solution that is the first initiative. In our Safe City initiatives, we will strive to make extensive use of digital facilities.”—PR