Alibaba.com Honors Pakistan’s Top Exporters, Unveils Major Trade Assurance Upgrade

Alibaba.com Honors Pakistan’s Top Exporters, Unveils Major Trade Assurance Upgrade

Sialkot, Pakistan, August 22, 2025 – Alibaba.com, a leading global business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce platform, today celebrated the nation’s top e-commerce businesses at the KEL Awards 2025 ceremony while launching its enhanced Trade Assurance 2.0 service in Pakistan. The event brought together key industry leaders, including Omer Khalid, Vice President of SCCI and Sayyed Ahmad Masud, […]

NBP Becomes First Bank to Launch PayPak Pink Debit Cards

NBP Becomes First Bank to Launch PayPak Pink Debit Cards

National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) on occasion of 78th Independence Day of Pakistan, and 75th anniversary of NBP, launched the NBP Amirah PayPak Pink Debit Card, the country’s first PayPak debit card exclusively for women who hold an Aitemad Islamic Amirah account. This unique card is designed to give women greater convenience, security, and financial […]

BankIslami Reports PKR 8.95 Billion Profit Before Tax for H1 2025

BankIslami Reports PKR 8.95 Billion Profit Before Tax for H1 2025

KARACHI: BankIslami, one of Pakistan’s fastest-growing Islamic financial institutions, has reported a profit before tax (PBT) of PKR 8.95 billion for the first half of 2025, alongside the announcement of an interim dividend of PKR 1.50 per share (15%). The bank’s non-funded income surged by over 90%, offsetting the impact of declining policy rates and […]

LAAM partners with Neem to power payments across Pakistan’s largest fashion marketplace

LAAM partners with Neem to power payments across Pakistan’s largest fashion marketplace

Karachi, Pakistan – [Aug, 2025] — Neem, a leading embedded finance platform, has partnered with LAAM, Pakistan’s largest fashion marketplace, to enable seamless money movement across its ecosystem through Neem’s Wallet System and Payment Button solution. This partnership will enable LAAM to simplify seller payouts, collect digital payments from buyers, and issue instant refunds, all […]

Mobilink Bank Upgrades to Temenos’ Cloud-Native Core Banking Platform R23

Mobilink Bank Upgrades to Temenos’ Cloud-Native Core Banking Platform R23

ISLAMABAD – Mobilink Bank, Pakistan’s leading digital microfinance bank, has successfully upgraded its core banking system, moving from Temenos’ R17 to the latest R23 release of the cloud-native core banking platform. The upgrade marks a major milestone in the Bank’s digital transformation journey and reinforces its commitment to technological innovation, operational excellence, and customer-centric banking. […]

Moody’s Upgrades Deposit Ratings of Five Pakistani Banks

Moody’s Upgrades Deposit Ratings of Five Pakistani Banks

The agency changes the outlook on long-term deposit ratings of all banks from positive to stable. ISLAMABAD: Moody’s Ratings (Moody’s) has upgraded to Caa1 from Caa2 the local and foreign-currency long-term deposit ratings of five Pakistani banks: Allied Bank Limited (ABL), Habib Bank Ltd. (HBL), MCB Bank Limited (MCB), National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) and […]

Systems Limited Reports 46% Profit Surge, Eyes Expansion in Europe and US

Systems Limited Posts Rs. 2.65 billion profit in Q2 2025

KARACHI: Systems Limited (PSX: SYS) has reported a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs. 2.65 billion (EPS: Rs. 1.81) for the second quarter of calendar year 2025 (2QCY25), up 59% compared to Rs. 1.67 billion (EPS: Rs. 1.15) in the same period last year. The surge in earnings was largely driven by higher technology services […]

CDC, PICG jointly develop ‘Shareholder Agahi’ portal to Empower Investors

CDC, PICG jointly develop ‘Shareholder Agahi’ portal to Empower Investors

ISLAMABAD  –  To increase the shareholders awareness and strengthening corporate governance, the Central Depository Company of Pakistan (CDC) and Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance (PICG) have jointly developed Shareholder Agahi—an innovative digital portal designed to equip shareholders with the knowledge and tools needed to make informed, impactful decisions. This initiative has been undertaken under the […]

SBP Invites Applications for First Cohort of Regulatory Sandbox to Foster Innovation

SBP to Launch PRISM Plus Payment System

Karachi – The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced that it will launch its upgraded payment and settlement system, PRISM+, today, marking a major milestone in the country’s financial infrastructure. PRISM+ represents a significant leap forward in modernizing how money and government securities are moved and managed across Pakistan’s financial system. Built on the […]

Pakistan’s Domestic Savings Rate Far Below Regional Averages: SBP Governor

Pakistan’s Domestic Savings Rate Far Below Regional Averages: SBP Governor

Despite recent improvements in Pakistan’s macroeconomic indicators, the country continues to face deep-rooted structural challenges, with a persistently low domestic savings rate topping the list, cautioned State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad. Speaking at a seminar in Karachi on Monday, the central bank chief emphasized the urgent need to address this issue to […]