Starting October 1st, all Health Ministry facilities including clinics and hospitals will only accept cashless payments via debit cards, credit cards, and e-wallets.
According to The Star, the Health Ministry announced that a customer is only allowed to pay with cash if the said individual does not have a bank account or access to cashless payments.
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“In line with the Health Ministry anti-corruption plan and the Malaysia Digital Economic Blueprint 2021, all ministry facilities will only receive cashless payments through payment modes such as debit cards, credit cards, and e-wallets, beginning October 1st,” said the ministry’s secretary-general, Datuk Harjeet Singh.
Harjeet said going cashless is meant to reduce risks of leakages involving public funds, facilitate the payment process, reduce exposure to COVID-19 and cut costs in the revenue collection process.
He also said that the ministry expects 95% of transactions at its hospitals and clinics to be cashless by the end of the year.
By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat
