Playing its role in supporting the nation in times of crisis, FINCA Microfinance Bank Pakistan and its employees donated Rs 2 million to the Prime Minister’s COVID 19 Relief Fund. This was a part of a local initiative in which FINCA employees contributed a day’s worth of salary towards COVID relief in appreciation of the […]

“The Coronavirus has emerged as an opportunity to stall this free fall in the short term and has forced us to do some introspection”, expressed Dr. Shahid Qureshi, Associate Professor and Program Director, AMAN Centre for Entrepreneurial Development, IBA, during an exclusive Q&A session on COVID-19 on the market and start-up eco-system with our editor […]

  “Retail Sector contributes to around 17.5% of GDP and provides employment to 16% of the labor force in Pakistan but it might not be able to sustain the impact of this virus and it may take years to recover”, said Mohammad Qasim, Managing Director, Firhaj Footwear Pvt. Limited (the sole official licensee of two […]

Omer Bin Ahsan, Chief Executive Officer, Haball shared his insights on impact of pandemic out-break on digital financial services in Pakistan with our editor in Chief during an exclusive Q&A session on COVID-19. 1. How do you think the financial industry change post COVID-19? They will read the writing on the wall on their insourced […]

“The Insurance industry has generally been a laggard in adopting new technologies and business models”, commented Nomaan bin Bashir, General Manager – Head of Consumer Insurance, IGI General Insurance, during an exclusive Q&A session with our Editor-in-Chief and expressed his point of view on the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the insurance industry in Pakistan. […]

“Companies will need to modernize and optimize their current business while also looking to create their business for the future – one that aligns to a new mindset of buyers, risks, behaviors and expectations during and post COVID-19”, expressed Nilofer Sohail, AGM & Head Channel Strategy & Execution at EFU Life during an exclusive Q&A […]

“Our customers have always been our highest priority, but even more so during these unprecedented times”, mentioned Mohsin A. Qureshi, Chief Operating Officer at Cheetay, while expressing his point of view on the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on e-commerce landscape in Pakistan during an exclusive Q&A session with Daily NewsPK. 1. How do you see […]

“I think the industry’s challenges stem from their ability to innovate; the capacity to transform not just products but more importantly processes, underwriting and policies to make them more suited for this “new reality””, commented Murtaza Khalil Hassan, CEO, BIMA Pakistan, while discussing the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on insurance sector in Pakistan in an […]

“This recent pandemic has broken the inertia with respect to telemedicine services in the country, however for it to remain effective and useful even after the lock-down, we need a comprehensive digital health policy to make sure digital health can be integrated in the DNA of our health care system at a public as well […]

“As part of our focused  campaign on Askari Digital, our objective is not only on enhancing digital channel utilisation, but we are also working on creating the necessary awareness regarding these mediums to hand hold our customers during this paradigm shift”, said Asim Bashir, Country Head – Digital Banking at Askari Bank Limited, while discussing the landscape of […]