{"id":103301,"date":"2025-09-15T07:06:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T02:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=103301"},"modified":"2025-09-12T17:10:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T12:10:46","slug":"cda-sbp-team-up-to-roll-out-raast-qr-codes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cda-sbp-team-up-to-roll-out-raast-qr-codes.html","title":{"rendered":"CDA, SBP team up to roll out Raast QR codes across Islamabad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has stepped up efforts to transform Islamabad into Pakistan\u2019s first cashless city by expanding the State Bank of Pakistan\u2019s (SBP) Raast QR code system across commercial areas and public facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision was taken at a high-level meeting held Thursday at CDA Headquarters, chaired by Member Administration and Estate Talat Mehmood on the directions of CDA Chairman and Chief Commissioner Islamabad Muhammad Ali Randhawa. Representatives from commercial banks, the SBP, and the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration also attended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cda-to-provide-free-wi-fi-at-30-spots-in-islamabad.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CDA to provide free Wi-Fi at 30 spots in Islamabad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials informed the meeting that the unified Raast QR code, already in use at weekly bazaars, will soon be deployed at Class III markets, shopping centres, and major commercial hubs. \u201cRobust measures are being taken to ensure that a single Raast QR code is displayed for all types of transactions across Islamabad,\u201d said CDA Member Finance Tahir Naeem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To track progress, a digital dashboard has been developed to consolidate real-time data from banks. The meeting also highlighted the importance of public awareness campaigns to encourage both citizens and traders to adopt Raast for transparent and secure digital payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CDA officials emphasised that Raast would serve as the backbone of Islamabad\u2019s transition to a cashless economy, ensuring faster, safer, and more efficient transactions. Member Administration and Estate Talat Mehmood said CDA was acting as a facilitator through a steering committee comprising CDA, MCI, ICT, and commercial banks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur ultimate aim is to position Islamabad as a model digitised city powered by Raast,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has stepped up efforts to transform Islamabad into Pakistan\u2019s first cashless city by expanding the State Bank of Pakistan\u2019s (SBP) Raast QR code system across commercial areas and public facilities. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting held Thursday at CDA Headquarters, chaired by Member Administration and Estate Talat Mehmood on the directions of CDA Chairman and Chief Commissioner Islamabad Muhammad Ali Randhawa. Representatives from commercial banks, the SBP, and the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration also attended. Read: Read: CDA to provide free Wi-Fi at 30 spots in Islamabad Officials informed the meeting that the unified Raast QR code, already in use at weekly bazaars, will soon be deployed at Class III markets, shopping centres, and major commercial hubs. \u201cRobust measures are being taken to ensure that a single Raast QR code is displayed for all types of transactions across Islamabad,\u201d said CDA Member Finance Tahir Naeem. To track progress, a digital dashboard has been developed to consolidate real-time data from banks. The meeting also highlighted the importance of public awareness campaigns to encourage both citizens and traders to adopt Raast for transparent and secure digital payments. CDA officials emphasised that Raast&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":98184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15016],"tags":[135,66846,63403,319,23820,17893,60421,67141,20822,41,6178,65726,62685,59130,6066,2631],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-103301","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-developments","8":"tag-capital-development-authority","9":"tag-cashless-city","10":"tag-cashless-economy","11":"tag-cda","12":"tag-commercial-banks","13":"tag-digital-payments","14":"tag-digital-transformation","15":"tag-e-payments","16":"tag-ict-administration","17":"tag-islamabad","18":"tag-mci","19":"tag-pakistan-fintech","20":"tag-qr-code-payments","21":"tag-raast","22":"tag-sbp","23":"tag-state-bank-of-pakistan","24":"cat-15016-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>CDA, SBP team up to roll out Raast QR codes - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The unified Raast QR code, already in use at weekly bazaars, will soon be deployed at Class III markets, shopping centres...\" \/>\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\/cda-sbp-team-up-to-roll-out-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=\"CDA, SBP team up to roll out Raast QR codes - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The unified Raast QR code, already in use at weekly bazaars, will soon be deployed at Class III markets, shopping centres...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cda-sbp-team-up-to-roll-out-raast-qr-codes.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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