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Roshan Digital Account (RDA) is a banking facility available to Non-resident Pakistanis, this facility allows Pakistani nationals living abroad to have access to banking services within Pakistan without having to visit a consulate, embassy or a physical bank branch. The initiative was launched by the government of Imran Khan, who inaugurated the programme in September 2020.

History
RDA services were launched in September 2020 and as of end of March 2021 over $800 million have been deposited by oversees Pakistanis in these accounts.

The facility was developed by the State Bank of Pakistan, the Pakistani central bank, on the policy initiative of the Pakistani government of PM Imran Khan, the facility continues to be operated by the central bank.

Services
Oversees Pakistanis can open these accounts which are available in either rupee denomination or a foreign currency denomination (such as pound, euro or dollar). Funds in these accounts are fully repatriable (no limit on inflow or outflow of money from the accounts). Another service available for oversees Pakistanis is the ability to use this RDA facility to invest in Pakistan's stock market or buy Pakistani government bonds directly from their accounts. At the start of the initiative, eight of Pakistan's banks agreed to provide this facility to non-resident Pakistanis, including some of the largest players in Pakistani banking such as Faysal Bank, Habib Bank Limited (HBL) and United Bank Limited (UBL).

The facility has simplified procedures for opening an account compared to the challenges non-resident Pakistanis faced in accessing banking services before this facility was available. The account can be setup within 48 hours.