My eyes steer left and right as I struggle to swallow the words. They almost consume me. ‘I need to open a bank account.’ The sheer thought of opening a bank account and stepping foot in that unknown territory has always brought my 20-year-old self to my knees. I have Continue Reading
Allied Bank Limited (ABL), in collaboration with National Incubation Center (NIC), held Fintech Hackathon 2022, the finale of which was held in Lahore on 17th October 2022. Through the hackathon, NIC and ABL aimed to find practical and innovative solutions, prototypes, and disruptive ideas that can transform fintech not just Continue Reading
Jazz, jointly with its digital financial services JazzCash and sister concern Mobilink Microfinance Bank, has pledged PKR 1 billion towards flood relief efforts through much-needed emergency supplies, and more significantly, telecom services. The support will include short- to mid-term initiatives extending over 12 months. As part of this immediate rollout, Continue Reading
Zindigi powered by JS Bank, a leading Pakistani commercial bank has partnered with Chikoo, Pakistan’s premier small business management platform, to launch Pakistan’s first integrated financial services solution. Through this alliance, entrepreneurs have access to a full suite of banking services including immediate access to funds received digitally, bill payments, Continue Reading
Singapore-based EZ Wage, a leading regional financial wellness platform, has signed an agreement with Bank Alfalah as its Digital Payments Partner to facilitate Earned Wage Access (EWA) in Pakistan with secure payment transfers. Under the agreement, EZ Wage will route payments in real-time to its users through Bank Alfalah’s platform. EZ Continue Reading
In a move that will reshape the way consumers get access to digital financial services, Easypaisa, Pakistan’s leading digital payments app has launched an industry-first Credit Score Visibility feature for its users. This innovative product will eventually open a plethora of exciting opportunities for customers and educate them on the Continue Reading
President & CEO U Microfinance Bank Limited (U Bank) Mr. Kabeer Naqvi and Mr. Ali Jameel, CEO, TPL Corp Limited, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) of a strategic partnership to promote synergic collaboration between the two organizations. This strategic partnership will create a platform for strengthening the capability of Continue Reading
Pakistan’s leading fintech JazzCash, in collaboration with Bank of Khyber (BoK), is strengthening the country’s digital payments ecosystem. JazzCash users living in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) will now be able to receive PKR 2,100 for the government’s Insaaf Food Programme through the JazzCash retail network and existing JazzCash customers will receive Continue Reading
TikTok has partnered with Edkasa and LUMS to launch a digital learning program to facilitate online education and distance learning for high school students. Driven by TikTok, the program #ExamReady will promote digital learning designed to help millions of Pakistani students. However, In this first-of-its-kind year-long partnership, TikTok, Edkasa, and Continue Reading
HBL becomes the first Bank in Pakistan to launch “full feature” banking services on WhatsApp. The facility has been developed in partnership with leading cloud communication service provider E.Ocean. HBL’s Conversational Banking was made available to its clients through E.Ocean’s WhatsApp Business Platform in 2021. To use the service, HBL Continue Reading
