Dubai, New York and Islamabad, June 16 2026 — VEON Ltd (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator, today announced that its digital financial services companies JazzCash and Mobilink Bank have democratized investment opportunities in Pakistan by introducing Government Treasury Bills directly through the JazzCash app, starting from as little as PKR 5,000 (approx. USD 18). The […]
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has relaxed the process for converting conventional bank branches into Islamic banking branches by shortening the mandatory public notification period and reducing the interval between notices issued to current account holders. According to revised criteria issued by the central bank, the changes have taken immediate effect and are aimed […]
Islamabad, June 16, 2026: Pakistan’s leading digital bank, easypaisa, in collaboration with the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) and the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), has undertaken a significant step toward digitizing various consumer payment touchpoints at Islamabad International Airport, reinforcing its transition to a cashless, future-ready travel ecosystem. In a ceremony held at the Islamabad […]
Karandaaz Pakistan and the Better Than Cash Alliance, hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are formally collaborating to accelerate digital merchant payments in Pakistan. The National Merchant Payments Working Group is being established to anchor this partnership, a multi-stakeholder platform designed to drive the growth of digital payments acceptance, particularly through the country’s […]
Lucky Investments Limited (Lucky Investments), one of Pakistan’s fastest-growing Islamic Asset Management Companies, and DIB Pakistan a subsidiary of Dubai Islamic Bank UAE, have entered into a strategic collaboration to broaden access to Shariah-compliant investment solutions across Pakistan. As per the signed MOU in place, DIB Pakistan will distribute Lucky Investments’ Islamic mutual funds and […]
Ras Al Khaimah, UAE — The agentic economy stopped being theoretical this week. With the world’s largest payment networks now opening their rails to autonomous AI agents — credentialed, permissioned, and settling transactions at machine speed — the question facing every financial institution and enterprise has shifted from whether software agents will transact with one […]
Bologna, Italy – June 8, 2026 Lejion Media in collaboration of Fusion Remit, successfully organized a grand volleyball event in Bologna, Italy, on 30th May 2026. The event witnessed an overwhelming participation of more than 1,000 members of the Pakistani community, who gathered to celebrate and enjoy one of Pakistan’s most beloved traditional sports. The highly […]
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trade volume and registered number, and Telenor Pakistan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore opportunities for advancing blockchain innovation and education initiatives in Pakistan. The MoU signing ceremony was held at Telenor Pakistan Headquarters in Islamabad and was attended by representatives from both organizations, including […]
Global cryptocurrency and digital asset trading platform Bitget is set to enter Pakistan. They are actively looking in the local talent pool to fill the CEO/Managing Director position in the coming days. The vacancy is live on LinkedIn and open for all remote and on-site candidates. Bitget is one of the world’s largest Universal Exchange […]
When the door closed on Wise in Pakistan, nobody said why. This investigation did not stop there. By Samra The Correspondent | June 3, 2026 Umer works with multiple clients across the UK and the US. He has a Wise account. It functions. The money moves. But every time a new client asks for his Wise […]