Its around 2.5% of the money you spent.

Ch.7 TECHNOLOGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE

One of the most important features that Plastic

Money offers is thetechnology associated with this
business.

Credit card businesses rely on very reliable and secure

technology
anddemands very Strong connectivity backbone.

Although a third world country, with lot of

insecurities and almost noinfrastructure, Pakistan has
no exception when it comes to credit card business.

There is approximately 3000 Point of Sale Terminals

(POST) presenton merchant's sites connected with bank
host system.

Inter-city connectivity is accomplished through

X.25 networks.

Perhaps, it is the most important time in the history

of Pakistan as the parameters of its Infrastructures are
coming into existence.
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