Eddie Wee, MD of Pay and Go S/B briefing YAB Chief Minister of Sarawak , YAB Datuk Patinggi Abang Zohari Bin Tun Abang Haji Openg, the mechanics of Pay and Go Smart Car Parking System. Looking on is Tan Sri George Chan, Chairman of SAINS (second left), Stephen Long, Director of CityOne MC Sdn. Bhd (second right) and Dr. Zaidi bin Razak, General Manager of SMA.
KUCHING, 30 June, 2020 – The Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA), as the owner of Sarawak Pay e-wallet platform, welcomes application developers to bundle their e- commerce solutions with Sarawak’s own. Towards, this end, the Authority applauds Pay and Go Sdn Bhd for rolling out Malaysia’s first Licensed Plate Recognition (LPR) Smart Car Park system that integrates with the e-wallet.
Since the roll out of the LPR Smart Car Park system at CityOne Mega Mall, Kuching on 15th June, 2020, the system has raised the interest of many shopping malls, office complex, public car park and condominium in Sarawak. The system not only improves
efficiency and lower operational cost, but it also provides the community a user- friendly and safe parking experience via their mobile phone.
The Pay and Go App enhances Sarawak’s digital economy ecosystem that was first catalysed by YAB Chief Minister of Sarawak’s visionary move to deploy the Sarawak Pay mobile payment platform in Nov 2017. Then, YAB Datuk Patinggi Abang Zohari had declared that “Sarawak cannot afford to be left behind", in terms of digital technology adoption, and digital economic growth which benefits our people.
In driving the mass adoption of digital platforms by the community, useful platforms such as the Smart Car Park system serves to build a thriving e-Commerce environment. This dovetails neatly into one of Sarawak’s eight digital economy sectors; e-Commerce, led by the Sarawak Multimedia Authority.
Pay and Go is a car park payment and management solution.
It has been estimated that there will be more than 50,000 car park payment transactions via Sarawak Pay on a daily basis in Sarawak within the next 6 months.
“In an era where contactless transaction is the new norm, the Pay and Go platform has paved the way for more useful applications to drive the state’s digital economy. We are excited to be part of this journey.” enthused Eddie Wee, Managing Director of Pay and Go Sdn Bhd.
“Developing and nurturing a vibrant digital ecosystem is essential in accelerating Sarawak economic growth. We call on industry players to participate and hook up with our establishment to transform Sarawak into a high income, equitable digital economy and digital powerhouse by the year 2030.” encourages Dr Zaid Bin Razak, General Manager of the Sarawak Multimedia Authority.