Digital economy blueprint

iv. Payment Infrastructure: A generally acceptable 

method, mediated or otherwise, of rapid settle-

ment of debts between parties.

v.  Fulfillment: Eventually “things” need to change 

hands and move geographically, efficiently and 

with minimum handoffs.

4.2 GOALS AND OBJECTIVE 

The main goal is to create a digital economy wherein 

every citizen and business can trade: Real goods; In-

formation goods and Services, including labour. The 

goals and primary objectives of the pillar are elabo-

rated as follows:

Affordable,  resilient,  open  and  efficient  payment 

systems: To develop and adopt widespread merchant 

acceptance of digital payments platforms that are both 

customer and business-friendly in terms of interop-

erability, security, fees/tariffs and quality of service.