{"id":103001,"date":"2025-08-07T16:53:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T11:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=103001"},"modified":"2025-08-07T16:53:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T11:53:10","slug":"retail-outlets-ordered-to-display-raast-qr-codes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/retail-outlets-ordered-to-display-raast-qr-codes.html","title":{"rendered":"All retail outlets ordered to display Raast QR Codes by Aug 31"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The Prime Minister\u2019s Office (PMO) has directed all federal ministries, provincial governments, and regulatory bodies to ensure that every retail outlet under their jurisdiction installs and prominently displays Raast QR codes by August 31, 2025. The directive is part of a national push to accelerate the transition toward a cashless economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The instruction, issued through the Prime Minister\u2019s Advisor Syed Tauqeer Ali Shah, was formally communicated to key officials including Federal Secretaries, Provincial Chief Secretaries, and heads of various regulatory bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to sources, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has developed a national implementation strategy that includes rolling out Raast QR codes, Point of Sale (POS), and Soft POS systems at retail and commercial outlets across the country. The aim is to encourage widespread acceptance of digital payments, reduce reliance on cash, and increase transparency in financial transactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/digital-drive-boosts-retail-tax-collection.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PM Office credits digital push for PKR 455 bn surge in retail tax contribution<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In support of the strategy, the PMO has called on federal and provincial departments to take swift and concrete steps. These include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Directing all retail businesses to install and display Raast QR codes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Making digital payment readiness a prerequisite for commercial license issuance and renewal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Establishing a compliance mechanism with penalties for non-compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coordinating with SBP and its regulated entities for implementation support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To streamline coordination and resolve operational issues, Dr. Shazia Ghani, Team Lead for Special Projects &amp; Initiatives, has been appointed as the focal person for this initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the Ministry of Finance is working on a broader digital payments framework, including a cashless mechanism for Government-to-Person (G2P) and Person-to-Government (P2G) transactions, particularly within State-Owned Entities (SOEs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SBP has set ambitious targets for digital financial inclusion, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Increasing active digital commerce payment points from 0.5 million to 2 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Growing mobile\/internet banking users from 95 million to 120 million by FY 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Doubling digital transactions to 15 billion annually<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensuring 100% of remittances are received through bank transfers, up from the current 80%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/geo-tagged-surveys-to-expand-retailer-tax-network.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FBR to launch geo-tagged surveys to expand retailer tax network<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The move signals a major nationwide shift toward digital financial infrastructure and is expected to bring Pakistan closer to a fully digitized, transparent economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Prime Minister\u2019s Office (PMO) has directed all federal ministries, provincial governments, and regulatory bodies to ensure that every retail outlet under their jurisdiction installs and prominently displays Raast QR codes by August 31, 2025. The directive is part of a national push to accelerate the transition toward a cashless economy. The instruction, issued through the Prime Minister\u2019s Advisor Syed Tauqeer Ali Shah, was formally communicated to key officials including Federal Secretaries, Provincial Chief Secretaries, and heads of various regulatory bodies. According to sources, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has developed a national implementation strategy that includes rolling out Raast QR codes, Point of Sale (POS), and Soft POS systems at retail and commercial outlets across the country. The aim is to encourage widespread acceptance of digital payments, reduce reliance on cash, and increase transparency in financial transactions. Read: PM Office credits digital push for PKR 455 bn surge in retail tax contribution In support of the strategy, the PMO has called on federal and provincial departments to take swift and concrete steps. These include: To streamline coordination and resolve operational issues, Dr. Shazia Ghani, Team Lead for Special Projects &amp; Initiatives, has been appointed as the focal&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":64102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017],"tags":[67146,63403,67147,67142,67134,67141,67148,67145,67136,65726,67137,67135,67139,67144,67140,67138,67143,67133,65723,2631],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-103001","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-notices-announcements","8":"tag-august-2025-deadline","9":"tag-cashless-economy","10":"tag-commercial-license-requirements","11":"tag-digital-financial-inclusion","12":"tag-digital-payments-pakistan","13":"tag-e-payments","14":"tag-financial-transparency-pakistan","15":"tag-g2p-payments","16":"tag-mobile-banking-pakistan","17":"tag-pakistan-fintech","18":"tag-person-to-government-payments","19":"tag-pmo-directives","20":"tag-point-of-sale-pakistan","21":"tag-qr-code-deadline","22":"tag-raast-implementation","23":"tag-raast-qr-code","24":"tag-retail-compliance","25":"tag-retail-payment-system","26":"tag-sbp-digital-strategy","27":"tag-state-bank-of-pakistan","28":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Retail outlets ordered to display Raast QR Codes - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The move signals a major nationwide shift toward digital financial infrastructure and is expected to bring Pakistan closer to a fully...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/retail-outlets-ordered-to-display-raast-qr-codes.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Retail outlets ordered to display Raast QR Codes - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The move signals a major nationwide shift toward digital financial infrastructure and is expected to bring Pakistan closer to a fully...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/retail-outlets-ordered-to-display-raast-qr-codes.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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