In a country where government has been more synonymous with debt issues than technological progression, Harveen finds out how with the assistance of PayPal, they’re becoming a leader in the digitisation of payments.
In 2016, former vice president of international consumer business at Amazon, Diego Piacentini was appointed government commissioner for the Digital Agenda, beginning the complete digital overhaul of key government services. Part of the journey was the centralisation of payment facilities that would allow citizens to remit taxes, fines and tuition fees through a single digital service. One of the first companies to get on board was PayPal.