e-Psule Platform Launched in Kurdistan

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has launched the e-Psule platform, a unified digital system for issuing government payment receipts, as part of efforts to modernise public financial services and reduce reliance on cash-based and paper processes. The platform has been officially approved by the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) and is designed to provide citizens across all governorates of the Kurdistan Region with round-the-clock access to government receipts, starting with electricity bills, without the need to visit government offices. The service is provided free of charge, with no additional fees or commissions applied to payments made through the platform or its authorised partners.

Key features of the e-Psule platform include:

 - Full user control, with no deductions from salaries or bank accounts without explicit citizen consent
 - Transparent digital receipts showing a clear breakdown between outstanding balances and current charges
 - Multiple payment channels, including the e-Psule application, approved e-wallets such as FastPay, AsiaPay and NassWallet, and participating banks including FIB and Cihan Bank

The initiative is intended to strengthen financial transparency, improve service efficiency and support the KRG's broader digital transformation agenda.