I am very proud to announce that we (Pakistanis) are the pioneers in Asia in Digital Payment of Utility Bills.NADRA (National Database and Registeration Authority of Pakistan) has setup digital machines in every city of the country, which accept utility bills. Now anyone can pay his/her utility bills at NADRA Kiosk centers very easily. The most prominent part is that there are No Extra Charges for this digital payment and you can pay your bills anywhere in Pakistan.
There are machines installed which require your free registeration for the first time. If you are already registered, then you just insert your Identity Card in Machine and your bills are shown at the LCD screen of computer. The instructions are displayed in two languages, Urdu and English. Put your thumb at machine's scanner to identify yourself. Then touch the screen to select your desired options. Select your Electricity or Telephone bill and insert money in the machine. You bill is paid and a receipt is printed out for your record.
NADRA is going to exapnd its KIOSK centers. It's planning to use these machines for the purposes other than just bills' payment. Currently the machine only accepts Currency Notes, in the near future it's going to accept Cheques/Checks and Credit/Debit Cards too. They are planning to use these machines for booking of Bus/Air/Railway tickets, admission forms of Universities/Colleges, etc.
We should wait for a near bright digital future of Pakistan...
