onlinepaymentinthefuture

Hello, I am already in the process of paying shortfalls to my NICs from abroad, using bank transfer. My question is about if/when, in the not too distant future, it will be possible for us who live abroad to pay our yearly NICs (or shortfall years) using a simple online payment on our Gov Gateway accounts? I presume it is planned? It seems it would solve an enormous amount of problems. Basically I am trying to see a glimmer of hope in the future for this? Is it in the pipeline? Many thanks.