The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has reduced the Cash Reserve Requirement (CRR) for banks by 100 basis points, lowering it to 5 percent on a weekly average basis and 3 percent on a daily basis, according to the SBP governor’s press briefing earlier yesterday. The move is expected to inject additional liquidity into the […]
As a joint initiative of the Pakistan Banks Association (PBA) and the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Pakistan’s banking sector concluded its first-ever Industry-wide Cyber Drill, a week-long exercise held from 12 to 19 January 2026 in Karachi and Lahore, with a closing ceremony in Karachi. Governor SBP, Mr Jameel Ahmad, who graced the occasion […]
aik by BankIslami has launched aikPay – Pakistan’s first Shariah compliant Raast enabled QR Payment Gateway. Built on the State Bank of Pakistan’s Raast infrastructure, aikPay enables real time online payments through dynamic QR codes, allowing customers to pay instantly from their bank accounts and enabling merchants to receive payments securely through a smooth checkout […]
Raqami Islamic Digital Bank (RIDB), backed by the Kuwait Investment Authority, plans to invest $100 million over the next five years as it prepares to launch commercial operations in February, marking Pakistan’s first fully Shariah-compliant digital retail bank, Bloomberg reported. The Karachi-based lender has completed its pilot phase and is targeting at least one million customers within […]
Funds will be used to scale Neem’s technology infrastructure, strengthen cybersecurity and data protection Epic Angels, the world’s largest all-female investment collective, has announced its participation in the Pre-Series A funding round of Neem, a Pakistani fintech, in a move aimed at accelerating the growth of the country’s full-stack payments infrastructure platform. Joining the Pre-Series […]
The Universal Service Fund (USF) and Jazz officially signed contracts on Wednesday for four landmark Next Generation-Broadband for Sustainable Development (NGBSD) projects. The ceremony was held at the USF Head Office. IT Minister Shaza Fatima attended the event as chief guest. The agreements were formally signed by Chaudhry Mudassar Naveed, CEO of USF, and Aamir […]
Davos: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb met Visa Group President Oliver Jenkyn on Wednesday on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting to discuss innovation in digital payments and Pakistan’s transition toward a modern, digitally enabled economy, according to a statement from the Finance Division. During the meeting, both […]
United Bank Limited (UBL) has executed Pakistan’s largest-ever Interest Rate Swap (IRS) transaction with Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited (Jazz), with a notional value of Rs. 75 billion, marking a major milestone in the development of the country’s financial derivatives market. Under the transaction, Jazz has converted its floating-rate borrowing exposure into a fixed-rate obligation, allowing the telecom […]
Islamabad: Pakistan has taken another step toward strengthening its digital finance ecosystem as the Ministry of Finance signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SC Financial Technologies LLC, an affiliated entity of World Liberty Financial, to collaborate on emerging digital payment architectures, including the potential use of the firm’s USD1 stablecoin for cross-border transactions. The […]
Visa, a global digital payments company, and easypaisa Digital Bank have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at expanding card-based digital transactions across Pakistan and international markets, the companies said on Tuesday. Under the agreement, the two sides will strengthen collaboration to increase the issuance and usage of Visa-branded debit and credit cards, with a […]