Attorney General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz-Sayed-Khaiyum says that the Fiji Taxi Association have requested a dialogue regarding the installation of EFTPOS machines.
This comes after Ever Ready Taxis started offering their customers the ease and convenience of electronic transactions through the installation of EFTPOS machines in their fleet.
Sayed-Khaiyum also highlighted that Fijians are increasingly choosing electronic transactions whether at the supermarket the gas station or to pay their bills and taxi companies stand to benefit by offering their customers the convenience of cashless payments.
He adds that they expect the Fiji Taxi Association to embrace and encourage the installation of EFTPOS machines in members taxi fleets across the country.
In a statement the Attorney General says to help make that happen, they are recommending the Association members reach out directly to their respective banks to explore how they can better leverage technology to benefit their businesses.
Sayed-Khaiyum says that the banks are keen to start those discussions adding that as announced in the 2018‑19 National Budget government is currently subsidising half of the cost of purchasing EFTPOS machines because they see the immense benefits in making cashless payments available.
Sayed-Khaiyum also clarified that government is not mandating that any industry purchase EFTPOS machines, because they recognise that innovation is the job of individual companies.
He says that cashless transactions in taxis not only make travel more efficient, they keep our taxi drivers safe. Less cash in the car means less risk of theft.
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