e-Payments system reaches rural Azerbaijan

Electronic payment system has started to progress and reach rural areas of Azerbaijan. There are more than 1100 ATMs and more than 2000 POS terminals, while 10% are located in rural areas.

all about undoing delays in healthcare

[This article was published in the April 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

INTRODUCTION
Today, government and financial institutions are aggressively looking towards use of Biometrics to register the users and give them access to various programmes and services like Ration Cards, Driving License, Passports, PAN, Voters card, ATMs, Lockers, etc.

Dubai e-Government launches Prepaid card for usage of Govt.

Dubai eGovernment in association with the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has developed an e-Payment solution, which accelerates government

RBI plans to offer banking services with SIM cards

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is planning to offer bundles of banking services with mobile telephone SIM card. This initiative will push branch banking into the background with rural banking going mobile.

Indian Railways invites EoI from other banks to provide e-Ticketing service

After State Bank of India (SBI) and other six other nationalised banks set up will Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) at railway stations. Indian Railways has invited Expression of Interest (EoI) from all other banks to install ATMs at different stations.

AGS Infotech launches Kisan ATM for rural India

AGS Infotech in association with Wincor Nixdorf International has announced about the launch of Kisan ATM for the rural India.

e-Passport

[This article was published in the December 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Online learning is drastically altering education and learning patterns worldwide.

ATM enabled Kisan card launched by Vijaya Bank in Coimbatore (India)

Public sector Vijaya Bank has launched its ATM enabled Vijaya Kisan Card for farmers in Coimbatore (India).

Hivos and Hivos Partners

[This article was published in the May 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

How can a wallet-sized plastic card with an embedded computer chip that can store data or process information increase security, save time and money and overcome limits caused by illiteracy, local languages or remote locations? Microfinance institutions working in the Bolivian highlands and in remote rural areas in Uganda have been experimenting with the use of smart cards for their clients and profit from the benefits of this state-of-the-art technology.

Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs)

[This article was published in the May 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The solution lies with new delivery channels that make innovative use of ICTs to inexpensively process a large volume of small transactions and deliver a wide range of financial services