Dominican Republic's Promese/CAL pilots card payments at state pharmacies

Promese/CAL, the Dominican Republic's state drug supply agency, launched a pilot program enabling credit and debit card payments at its Farmacias del Pueblo network, starting at the Ciudad de la Salud branch. The initiative will expand to 20 strategic locations, then 30 more, aiming for national coverage. This digitalization effort improves payment infrastructure and operational efficiency, but its market impact is limited to domestic retail convenience.