Shabahat Ali Shah, Chief Executive Officer at National Information Technology Board shares the development strategies in public departments and explains the significance of technology in making the system more efficient and the crucial role it played in tackling this recent pandemic of COVID-19. CEO of NITB, Shabahat Ali Shah says, “Our main focus was a […]

Ali Malik, Senior Investment Advisor of Bank of Singapore, discusses the impacts of COVID-19 on the economic landscape globally, current pace of recovery and what the key investment opportunities are & how different factors can play a vital role towards recovery. Malik says that the difficulties in controlling the renewed spread of COVID-19 have cast […]

Irfan Wahab Khan from Telenor Pakistan discusses strategy & operations and the role technology is playing in coping with the recent Pandemic. Irfan Wahab Khan CEO of Telenor Pakistan says, “The COVID-19 pandemic has brought upon increased dependency on data and connectivity as people work/study from home. Thus, areas of e-education, e-commerce, financial and health […]

  “The situation has challenged the existing financial practices and has brought in new opportunities as well”, said Yasum Mirza, Chief Business Officer at Access Group (DigitalPass), during an exclusive Q&A session with our Editor in Chief on the impact of COVID-19 in their business and on the financial sector in Pakistan. 1. How do […]

“The need and demand for our tools have increased, and we are working on expanding our product portfolio”, said Asma Khan, Country Manager – Pakistan at Infobip, during an exclusive Q&A session with our Editor in Chief on the impact of COVID-19 on the overall economic landscape and digital service industry. 1. How is COVID-19 […]

  “We witnessed an encouraging shift towards digital payments over the past year. The use of e-wallets and mobile accounts grew by 8.2x year-on-year in March, while the use of bank cards and online banking increased by 1.9x each”, expressed, Ehsan Saya, Managing Director at Daraz (Alibaba Group), during an exclusive Q&A session with our […]

“Almost every transaction can be conducted digitally and people are appreciating how these services enable a much more feasible infrastructure for payments”, commented Mohammad Mudassar Aqil, President & Chief Executive Officer at Telenor Microfinance Bank / Easypaisa, while having an exclusive discussion with our Editor in Chief on the impact of outbreak on the overall […]

“The banking industry will see lasting behavioral changes”, expressed Basir Shamsie, President and CEO at JS Bank, during an exclusive Q&A session with our Editor in Chief on the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the overall economic landscape in Pakistan, also he shared his valuable insights on the shifting dynamics of the financial and banking […]

“The health and wellbeing of our consumers, employees and the wider community – including any recipients of relief efforts – is our primary focus”, mentioned Aamer Sheikh, President and General Manager at PepsiCo MENA & Pakistan, during an exclusive Q&A session with our Editor in Chief on the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on food and […]

“The adoption of digitization will surely accelerate and how quickly Pakistan can adapt to it will determine how quickly we can see our economy bouncing back”, commented Zeeshan Hasib Baig, Country General Manager – Pakistan at Careem, during an exclusive Q&A session with our Editor in Chief on the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the […]