<h1>Government launches postal-integrated instant payments project for cheaper, faster cross-border remittances with $10M tech and e-commerce support</h1> A government minister announced an integration project linking a national instant payments system with an international postal interconnection platform to facilitate lower-cost, faster cross-border remittances using postal networks. The scheme, developed by the national postal department, a domestic payments infrastructure firm, and an international postal union, aims to combine payments, identity and logistics services and includes a USD 10 million financial commitment for technology and e-commerce support. The government also seeks seats on the union's governance bodies, signaling intent to influence international postal and payments interoperability, regulatory coordination, and cross-border digital financial inclusion policies.