Promising as it may be, its current universe is rather limited since it caters to only payment cards, of which there are 56.4m in Pakistan.
Updated31 Mar, 202512:38pm
Pakistan’s female labour force participation of 24.5pc significantly lags behind regional peers and other comparable countries.
Updated10 Mar, 202510:03am
Market-driven solutions that align incentives with improving service delivery can lead the way to formalising the real estate.
Updated03 Mar, 202502:29pm
While tech-enabled platforms excel at user acquisition, these digital users generate substantially less return than traditional banks.
Published02 Dec, 202408:25am
With the return of the tax on failing to meet the minimum threshold of advances to deposits ratio, banks have gone on a lending
Published04 Nov, 202407:11am
Pakistan could lose out on global climate financing if it continues to only look towards bilateral partners and financial institutions.
Published21 Oct, 202408:32am
Mobile banking overtook ATMs by the number of transactions to become the single largest digital channel during the first quarter and has only extended its lead ever since.
Updated14 Oct, 202407:58am
The Pakistan venture capital market remains unmoved as distant foreigners and uninterested local capital leave few options for startups.
Updated07 Oct, 202409:16am
As of March, Shariah-compliant accounts made up a healthy 30.5pc of all banking branches, compared to 12.1pc back in June 2014.
Updated23 Sep, 202409:48am
