JS Bank and NayaPay have signed an agreement to collaborate on enhancing digital payments in Pakistan. As a result, JS Bank and NayaPay’s mutual customers can link their JS Bank account or JCash wallet to their NayaPay wallet for convenient money transfers between accounts and for merchants to offload funds to their designated JS Bank […]

Day one of Biometric MENA Summit 2021 kickstarted on 26th July 2021 with opening remarks from the Managing Director at Verve Management, Sabah Parvez, and was followed by a welcoming note by none other than the Head of Cards, Bank of Beirut, Mr. Fares Antoun who was the Chairperson of the day. Prof. Dr. Marina […]

President & CEO of U Microfinance Bank Limited Mr. Kabeer Naqvi and President & CEO of Bank Alfalah Limited, Mr. Atif Bajwa, signed off a strategic partnership to promote financial inclusion in the country. This new relationship not only strengthens the bond between both banks, but also promises to open up multiple avenues for collaboration, […]

Capital Bank Group selects Codebase Technologies to build and launch its first fully digital bank in Jordan and Iraq. The strategic partnership will enrich Capital Bank Group’s digital offering to its retail and corporate clientele. The Capital Bank Group initiative will spearhead digital transformation across the two countries, leveraging the countries’ combined 88% mobile penetration […]

HBL and Katalyst Labs have signed a strategic partnership agreement for startup acceleration and enabling female leaders. This will further build and strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem of the country. HBL is shaping the future through a paradigm shift towards a ‘Technology company with a banking license’. The bank aims to form ecosystem partnerships and deliver […]

Mashreq Bank has appointed Vikas Thapar as its new Head of Business Banking and NEOBiz – the bank’s exclusive digital banking platform for SMEs. Vikas will manage the bank’s Business Banking segment and NEOBiz propositions, including defining go-to-market strategy and improving the overall delivery and experience for the business banking customers. As part of his responsibilities, […]

UPaisa and Abacus entered into a strategic partnership for the launch of a mobile application that simplifies cashless transactions and expands access to better financial services. Through the innovative offering, UPaisa shall be able to speed up time to market, offer more options to customers, enhance growth opportunities and integrate the latest technologies. The joint […]

Uber’s long-term partnership with Mastercard continues to grow with a new strategic initiative focusing on digital payments and advancing financial inclusions which will be facilitated by Mastercard across Pakistan, the Middle East, and Africa (MEA). As a regional first, the partnership with Mastercard will enable Uber to drive digitization across their business operations, leveraging Mastercard’s […]

SABB and Geidea have launched a strategic partnership that combines SABB’s trusted digital banking services with Geidea’s payments acceptance technology expertise to launch the app-based “tap on phone “or SoftPoS solution under the enablement and guidance of Saudi Payments. In order to drive digital payment acceptance in the Kingdom aligned with the Vision 2030 and […]

epay is now offering its retailers the mobile payment solution Bluecode, which was developed in Europe. The partnership enables Bluecode to expand its potential range to include epay’s extensive dealer network. The European mobile payment solution Bluecode is already integrated into many apps and can easily be used in one of these apps. This enables […]