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Digital payments

PRA promoting digital payments

Published 14 Nov, 2026 06:45am

LAHORE: The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) is set to launch a reward scheme for customers of hotels and restaurants...

Kayani urges banks to accelerate ‘Cashless Pakistan Initiative’

Updated 14 Nov, 2026 05:46am

KARACHI: Minister of State for Finance, Bilal Azhar Kayani, visited the Pakistan Banks Association (PBA) head office...

India's Paytm gets preliminary RBI nod for wallet licence; shares hit record high

Published 13 Nov, 2026 04:22pm

Paytm's payments unit received preliminary RBI approval for prepaid products, boosting its stock

Approval of Raast QR MDR scheme: SBP told to prepare working paper

Published 13 Nov, 2026 05:50am

ISLAMABAD: The government has directed the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to prepare a working paper for approval of...

Use of cheques will be stopped: All AAA payments only via Raast from 16th

Published 07 Nov, 2026 04:51am

ISLAMABAD: In a major step towards promoting a cashless economy, the government announced on Friday that...

Aurangzeb, Mastercard team discuss digital payments, financial inclusion

Published 05 Nov, 2026 06:01am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb held a meeting with a delegation of...

Cashless drive: Govt tightens digital payments oversight, plans tax reforms

Published 14 Oct, 2026 04:31am

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to tighten the definitions of active digital payment users and merchants and...

India postpones UPI payment fee rollout until after Diwali festival

Published 13 Oct, 2026 03:18pm

India postpones the 0.4% UPI payment fee until after Diwali, a timely move to support festive season spending for millions of users

Restaurant, cafe sector: PRA expanding digital monitoring to curb tax evasion

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

LAHORE: The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has announced a major push to curb tax evasion in the restaurant and cafe...

PRISM+ settles 6.3m transactions: SBP

Published 07 Oct, 2026 05:37am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Real-time Interbank Settlement Mechanism Plus (PRISM+) settled 6.3 million transactions worth...

1LINK expects payment transactions to exceed 12bn in 2026

Published 05 Oct, 2026 05:09am

KARACHI: Amid Pakistan’s rapid growth in digital payments, 1LINK expects transaction volumes on its payment rails to...

PhonePe plans 20,000 new hires to expand merchant network in rural India

Published 24 Sep, 2026 03:44pm

PhonePe is hiring 20,000 sales staff to dramatically expand digital payment acceptance into India's smaller towns and villages

India's UPI fee faces retailer, broker pushback

Published 16 Sep, 2026 07:07pm

Retailers are pushing back against India's new UPI fee, fearing squeezed margins and a return to cash transactions, particularly during festivals

India consults banks, payment firms on fees for large UPI payments, sources say

Published 15 Sep, 2026 04:58pm

The move will benefit banks and payment firms in Asia’s third-largest economy that posted 24 billion UPI payments totalling $311 billion in August

Dutch fintech Adyen sees long-term India opportunity, plans local expansion

Published 09 Sep, 2026 04:08pm

Adyen is rapidly expanding in India, leveraging local insights and UPI to dominate the fast-growing digital payments sector

Digital P2G payments gain momentum

Published 07 Sep, 2026 04:49am

KARACHI: Person-to-Government (P2G) payments through digital channels are gaining momentum, with 1LINK alone...

JazzCash onboards 1.7m merchants onto Raast

Published 05 Sep, 2026 04:59am

KARACHI: JazzCash has emerged as a key player in the government’s drive to document Pakistan’s informal economy,...

India stalls Alipay+ payments link over security, data concerns, sources say

Published 03 Sep, 2026 06:20pm

Alipay+'s proposal to link with India's UPI is stalled over national security and data concerns, sources confirm

Real-time transaction visibility: Centralised merchant database proposed

Published 03 Sep, 2026 05:39am

ISLAMABAD: The government has proposed establishing a centralised database of digital merchants to improve real-time...

India preparing rollout of agentic payments on UPI, sources say

Published 01 Sep, 2026 04:34pm

India's UPI will enable AI agents for seamless small payments, leveraging its 24.51 billion monthly transactions to usher in a new digital commerce era

Pakistan, Google sign MoU to deepen digital skills cooperation

Updated 22 Aug, 2026 09:33am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Google on Friday signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen cooperation on...

All govt-to-person payments to go digital

Published 18 Aug, 2026 06:30am

ISLAMABAD: The government has set an ambitious target of making all government-to-person (G2P) payments fully...

India paves way for return of merchant fees on digital payments

Published 04 Aug, 2026 07:23pm

UPI processed 23.6 billion transactions worth 29.9 trillion Indian rupees ($313.5 billion) in July

Govt to design modern payments infrastructure

Published 29 Jul, 2026 07:10am

ISLAMABAD: The government has outlined an ambitious mandate for a team of technology and financial systems experts...

The digital divide

Published 18 Jul, 2026 05:03am

EDITORIAL: A cashless economy cannot be built on unreliable internet. That uncomfortable reality sits at the heart...

Cashless economy to drive sustainable growth, transparency, says PM

Published 14 Jul, 2026 03:46pm

Cashless economy drive sees mobile banking users jump from 95M to 137M, boosting transparency and efficiency for millions

The move comes as India seeks to broaden the use of the digital Indian rupee and explore its role in cross-border payments

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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