The long wait for non-emergency healthcare, both privately and publicly, can be frustrating. Such is the extent of the problem that, some years ago, the Ministry of Health began to focus specific interventions on reducing waiting times at public-health facilities. Still, waiting time remains a problem, which I don’t believe we will be able to effectively tackle without the help of technology.
Douglas Halsall, the CEO of Advanced Integrated Systems Limited, disclosed that Supreme Ventures Limited has chosen his company as the technology partner for its mobile betting app, using its Quisk platform.
The lottery and gaming company confirmed that it had made progress on the project, but said it would await the results of tests that are now under way before going public with the details.
Advanced Integrated Systems adding business line, partnerships
But stock market listing still three years away
CEO and company founder Douglas Halsall is indicating that it will be another three years before Advanced Integrated Systems Limited, AIS, proceeds with plans to list on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, but is laying the groundwork for the expansion of the company in the interim.
Mobile money has been hailed as a possible solution to the problem of financial inclusion and can be a solution to many challenges, such as money laundering and praedial larceny.
But mobile money also fits in very well with health technology as it can enable the use of, and broaden access to, several health-care services that would not otherwise be available to many persons.
The first thing we have to make clear is that mobile money is not a generic term.
The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) wants to reinstitute parking charges in designated areas across the capital city and has identified 32 streets in New Kingston, Cross Roads and downtown to impose the tariff.
However, an implementation date is still pending because the KSAMC has not yet determined what system it will utilise to collect fees as it moves to meet a growing demand for street, parking that will provide the city management agency with a steady revenue stream.
HALSALL... this is similar to the model with credit cards such as Visa and Mastercard (karl mclarty)
The National Commercial Bank (NCB) indicated yesterday that the use of the Quisk mobile money platform by other companies will not impact its plans to sell the product as digital money available through its network.
Implemented in 2010 in Jamaica by Advanced Integrated Systems (AIS) – Quisk — to date, is at various stages of development by at least four other companies, AIS disclosed in mid-November.
Douglas Halsall, Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Integrated Systems, AIS, is encouraged by the significant traction gained in the market by mobile money solution, Quisk.
Halsall was presenting on business opportunities that individuals can embark on with the use of digital cash and mobile payments at the Jamaica Computer Society IT Knowledge Forum held at the Jamaica Conference Centre last week.
Information technology company Advanced Integrated Systems (AIS) says its mobile money platform should go live in the next three months.
National Commercial Bank Jamaica is expected to be the first to roll out products and services through the platform, says Doug Halsall, chairman and CEO of AIS, but adds that they have three other financial service providers lined up as clients.
