In a bid to disrupt the digital financial services ecosystem, Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan Limited (DIBP) has signed a partnership agreement to onboard Bookme.pk as its newest digital alliance partner on the bank’s digital platform. This arrangement will allow Digital Ticketing to offer ‘Digital Ticketing’ services to all DIBP Mobile App, Internet Banking, and Digital […]

Bookme Tickets Pvt Ltd (Bookme.pk) and 1LINK (Pvt) Limited (1LINK) have partnered for 1LINK – 1BILL aggregation services to simplify digital payments for Bookme.pk’s 4.5 Mln customers across Pakistan. This partnership aims to cater to the growing consumer demand for convenient and cost-effective digital payment options. This strategic partnership will further drive the digital payments […]

GE has announced the appointment of Masroor Mahmud as its CEO for Pakistan.  He is mandated by driving the company’s growth in the country and aligning business strategy across all GE sectors with the government’s vision for development. In addition, Masroor will focus on enhancing talent development, ensuring risk management, and building a strong GE […]

Karandaaz Pakistan, with financial support from the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), is helping the Securities Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) digitalize its key operations. In the first phase of this process, a digital Secured Transactions Registry (STR), governed by The Financial Institutions (Secured Transactions) Act, 2016 has been launched. The STR is an […]

Emirates operates special flights to repatriate Pakistani nationals from the UAE. These special flights to Islamabad, Karachi, and Peshawar facilitated travel for residents and visitors wishing to return home.  Flight EK612 carrying passengers from Dubai International airport arrived in Islamabad at 1630 hours on 07 May, and EK608 arrived in Karachi later on 07 May […]

SECP Chairman, Aamir Khan emphasized that in these challenging times the development of the microfinance industry depends upon the resilience and risk management, achieved through quintessential pillars of liquidity-tapped through private capital and technology embracement. Khan was addressing the Non-Bank Microfinance Companies Stakeholders Forum organized by SECP to devise a way forward and collaborate strategic […]

UPaisa customers can now donate to Prime Minister’s Corona Relief Fund and Shaukat Khanum with convenience through UPaisa’s fund’s transfer facility. Donations can be sent to multiple organizations that are working for the relief of daily wage workers and other deserving households by simply dialing *786#. Customers can select the “donation” option after which they […]