The Ministry of Finance Punjab in partnership with State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) and 1LINK (pvt.) Limited (1LINK) have launched e-Pay Punjab app for ease of doing business and to facilitate the Business-to-Government (B2G) and Public-to-Government (P2G) payments.
The launching ceremony was attended by Finance Minister Punjab Hashim Jawan Bakht, Education Minister Raja Yasser Humayun, Azfar Manzoor Chairman – PITB, Najib Agarwala CEO – 1 Organization and other staff of various organizations.
1LINK is humbled to be a part of this initiative to digitize payments to government institutions, which will enhance efficiency, improve transparency and stop leakages which is in line with its efforts toward digitization of Pakistan’s eco-system whilst supporting financial inclusion.
The system is integrated with the SBP and all other banks via 1LINK for interoperability. The app facilitates the online payment of taxes in just a single click. It enables the users to pay their token tax, sales tax on services, business registration fees, property tax, motor vehicle registration, infrastructure development fee, cotton fee, fard fee, e-stamping, transfer of motor vehicle, mutation fee and professional tax through this one window solution.
1LINK Pvt Ltd Limited is the country’s 1st PSO/PSP and largest switch and payment system, providing a host of valuable online banking services like ATM switching, Bills Payment, Inter Bank Funds Transfer, Switch Dispute Resolution, Global Payment Schemes, PayPak – Domestic Payment Scheme, etc. 1LINK is continuously evolving and adding new products and services to benefit the financial industry.
