National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), in collaboration with 1LINK, hosted a Bank Activation Session at its Head Office in Karachi, bringing together senior leadership and Karachi Region Teams to advance the understanding of digital payments agenda. The session delivered in-depth knowledge on NBP Debit Cards, covering their full suite of features, benefits, and usage, with […]
Pakistan’s Tasdeeq to Launch PSX IPO as South Asia’s First Publicly Listed Credit Bureau
Tasdeeq, a credit information and analytics company regulated by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), is set to launch an initial public offering (IPO) on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), becoming the first credit bureau in South Asia to be publicly listed. Topline Securities, the adviser and consultant to the offering, described the IPO as […]
BankIslami Partners with Resecurity to Strengthen Cybersecurity Framework
KARACHI: BankIslami has signed a strategic partnership with Resecurity, a leading US-based cybersecurity and intelligence company, to strengthen digital security as part of its commitment to deliver a safe and Shariah-compliant banking experience for its customers. Resecurity’s Digital Risk Monitoring (DRM) and Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) services will provide BankIslami with real-time visibility into external […]
easypaisa Leads Digitization of Payments at Islamabad International Airport
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, UN Launch Better Than Cash Alliance Working Group to Boost Digital Merchant Payments in Pakistan
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 […]
TFSF Ventures Emerges From Three Quiet Years in the UAE With Patent-Pending Agentic Payment Infrastructure — and Opens It for Licensing
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 […]
LEJION MEDIA successfully organized one of the biggest volleyball tournaments for the Pakistani diaspora in Italy
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 […]
Systems Limited Profit Rises 21% to Rs. 3.03 Billion in Q1 2026
Systems Limited (SYS), Pakistan’s largest listed technology company, reported a profit after tax of Rs. 3.03 billion for the first quarter of calendar year 2026, translating into earnings per share of Rs. 2.05, compared with a profit of Rs. 2.5 billion and earnings per share of Rs. 1.71 in the same period last year. According […]
ABHI Microfinance Bank Reports Highest Ever Profit of Rs 1 billion in 2025
KARACHI: ABHI Microfinance Bank Limited closed 2025 with a profit after tax of PKR 1.019 billion (highest ever in the bank’s history), compared to a loss of PKR 1.754 billion in 2024, marking a sharp recovery in the Bank’s financial performance leading to a PKR 2.773 billion profitability swing in just one year after many […]
BankIslami Launches AI-Powered Credit Underwriting Platform ‘FOCUS’ to Accelerate Financing
Karachi: BankIslami has launched its fully homegrown Finance Origination and Credit Underwriting System (FOCUS), a new platform aimed at digitalising and accelerating the customer financing journey through AI-driven automation. The platform reengineers the bank’s credit underwriting process from initiation to disbursement, replacing manual procedures with a standardised and automated framework implemented across all branches. According […]
