Karachi, Pakistan – December 27, 2022 – Visa (NYSE: V), the world’s leader in digital payments, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Khazana Enterprise, a cloud-native technology provider for Government of Pakistan, in a strategic step towards driving digital transformation across the government sector in support of Pakistan’s cashless future agenda.
The MoU included a number of offerings including best practices between Visa and Khazana, which is serving leading government technology provider and various other government organisations for the provision of products and services across government entities, to boost the digitization of government collection and disbursement processes.
Paving the way for long-term cooperation, the MoUbrings together Visa’s network of networks strategy and Khazana Enterprise’s technological innovation to help empower government entities, small and medium businesses (SMBs), fuelling economic growth with the power of digital payments. The MoU is set to reinforce the collective objectives of both Visa and Khazana, expanding access to financial tools and knowledge for the advancement of financial inclusion.
Leila Serhan, Visa’s Senior Vice President and Group Country Manager for North Africa, Levant and Pakistan said: “At Visa, we support companies that develop solutions to power seamless money movement. We are pleased to partner with Khazana Enterprise to digitize government payments, accelerating the move to digital in line with our commitment to financial empowerment and the Government of Pakistan’s steady progress towards a cashless economy. We are confident that the convergence of Visa’s deep payments expertise with Khazana’s innovative technology will create limitless possibilities for the benefit of consumers and businesses across Pakistan, who are increasingly favouring digital payment options.”
Svyatoslav Senyuta, Head of Visa Government Solutions, CEMEA said: “eGovernment platforms are simplifying how citizens and businesses interact with many government departments and ministries. I am super excited that our engagement with Khazana can led us on transformational journey of service delivery to be efficient and convenient public services and their transition to online environment improving citizen experience in Pakistan. Visa will support the Khazana for all the extended support in term of best practices, global case studies and proven architecture for the implementation of enabling digital gov ecosystem so that citizens and businesses pay and get paid with a great user experience.
Shafique U Rehman, Director and Chef Revenue Officer said: “Leveraging public-private partnerships to bring government payments into the digital age, Visa and Khazana Enterprise aim to set the stage for electronic disbursements, facilitating making or receiving payments to or from the government. By better integrating services and payments, the companies also seek to enhance the entire journey of applying for benefits, as more government entities in Pakistan adopt an omnichannel approach.”
Ahsan Rasheed Khan, Khazana Enterprise’s Chief Commercial Officer said: “We are excited to start this journey with Visa and lay the foundation step in our partnership for automating government-based payments. We are on a mission to democratize payments services & infrastructure for Pakistan’s government sector by providing agile, innovative, and highly secure solutions & services to make this a reality. This partnership will leverage on the vast Visa expertise for providing innovative payment solutions bringing inclusivity across all government related payments for the end consumer”.
About Visa
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) is the world’s leader in digital payments. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, reliable and secure payment network – enabling individuals, businesses and economies to thrive. Our advanced global processing network, VisaNet, provides secure and reliable payments around the world, and is capable of handling more than 65,000 transaction messages a second. The company’s relentless focus on innovation is a catalyst for the rapid growth of connected commerce on any device, and a driving force behind the dream of a cashless future for everyone, everywhere. As the world moves from analog to digital, Visa is applying our brand, products, people, network and scale to reshape the future of commerce. For more information, visit About Visa, visacorporate.tumblr.com and @VisaNews.
About Khazana Enterprise
Khazana Enterprise is a leading local cloud provider and systems integrator HQ in Pakistan. With diverse customer base ranging from banking, government, oil & gas, telecom operator in Pakistan we have global technology alliances/partnerships with the world’s leading players. Khazana Enterprise is on a mission to become the foundation pillar of the digital Pakistan journey. With a focus on enabling the digitization of government organizations in Pakistan to democratize citizen centric services with inclusion powered by a wide range of solutions including digital identity, financial services, digital healthcare, bespoke software development Khazana enterprise is uniquely positioned as the transformation partner for its customers.
For more information, visit www.khazanapk.com