"Qatar- Mobile ATMs 'to benefit migrant workers'", 4 Sept 2015

Ahlibank is planning to deploy mobile ATM machines in labour camps and locations where many migrant workers congregate as part of its efforts to support Qatar's new Wage Protection System (WPS)...Officials from the Ministry of Labour and Social Services have announced that the state will enforce the WPS on November 3. The new salary payment scheme requires companies to transfer salaries electronically to employees' bank accounts. Some workers have observed that the WPS could lead to a shortage of ATMs as the new payment scheme will increase the number of ATM card holders. ATM cards would provide migrant workers a secure means of keeping their salaries. But McKechnie also said migrant workers can use their payroll cards for point-of-sales transactions...