On July 22, at a press conference in the GUP Housing and Communal Services of Tajikistan, it was announced that the cashless payment system would be fully operational by the end of the week, however, after the incident of the month, it is still only partially functioning.
On July 22, at a press conference, answering a question from an Asia–Plus correspondent about non-cash payments in the housing and communal services system, Deputy General Director of Housing and Communal Services Rajabali Rasulzoda said that now it is possible to pay for utilities cashlessly. He assured that payment for this service is already available in the Amonat-mobile mobile application – the electronic wallet of Amonatbank.
The correspondent of Asia–Plus checked the application on the spot, and it turned out that the named "windows" are empty – there is no information in them.
As the management of Housing and Communal Services explained to Asia–Plus after the press conference, the organization did launch a cashless payment system in 56 districts and cities of the country under its subordination, but so far it really does not function.
The Nizomi Muosir company, a provider of technical services, helps the Housing and Communal Services to switch to an automated system.
As the company informed Asia–Plus, now, in order to pay for utilities by cashless, residents need to come to the branches of Amonatbank in their area or city and pay for this service through the bank's POS terminals there.
"It is expected that by the end of this week it will be possible to pay for utilities through the Amonat–mobile application. Negotiations are currently underway with the management of Amonatbank on this issue," Orif Tolibov, a representative of Nizomi Muosir, told Asia–Plus at the time.
Also, according to Tolibov, Housing and Сcommunal Services is going to apply to the National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan with a request to introduce online payment for utilities in other banks of the country.
"That is, in a month the utilities will completely switch to a cashless payment system," he added.
