Middle East & Africa: ‘Digitalisation readiness is key to unlocking SME growth potential’ KARACHI: Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region are recognizing... Published 15 Dec, 2021 06:34am
Opinion Documenting economy To achieve financial inclusion-related objectives National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) was launched by... Published 10 Dec, 2021 04:29am
Pakistan Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: E-Processing Systems BV receives investment KARACHI: Systems Limited has announced that its subsidiary E-Processing Systems B.V. has received an investment from... Published 18 Nov, 2021 03:58am
Print Corporate sector: Deadline for digital payments extended ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has further extended the deadline for digital payments by the ... Updated 02 Nov, 2021 09:45am
Print SBP releases PSR: PRISM records 60pc growth in FY21 KARACHI: Digital payments adoption continues its journey on upward trajectory and large-value payments segment, ... Updated 23 Oct, 2021 09:34am
Print Shift to digital payments: Steel sector urges Tarin to extend grace period to six months ISLAMABAD: The documented steel sector has approached Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin to increase the grace period of... Updated 17 Oct, 2021 12:06pm
Business & Finance SBP directs banks, regulated entities to digitise corporate payments In order to monitor the progress, the SBP has advised banks to submit a roadmap of implementing these measures within 30 days Published 15 Oct, 2021 04:25pm
Pakistan Easypaisa launches Covid-19 vaccination certificate service ISLAMABAD: Easypaisa, the country's leading digital payments app, has added a new service to its portfolio, which... Published 08 Oct, 2021 04:30am
Business & Finance E-commerce system: Pakistan Visa country head identifies obstacles to growth ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has yet to realise its full potential in developing its e-commerce system, due to major issues ... Updated 02 Nov, 2021 04:43pm
Business & Finance Pursuit of going digital: FBR’s latest measure draws business community’s ire Measure makes post-dated cheques or any other paper-based payment system a non-deductible expense for businesses Updated 29 Sep, 2021 09:45am
Print Tax Laws (3rd Amendment) Ordinance, 2021: FBR may issue clarification ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is likely to issue a clarification on the queries relating to the Tax... Updated 23 Sep, 2021 09:53am
BR Research M-wallets: rising uptake Digital payments are on the rise in Pakistan during the pandemic. One key channel where this growth is prominent is... Published 10 Sep, 2021 07:30am
Business & Finance HBL, NIFT enable account based online transactions KARACHI: HBL and National Institutional Facilitation Technologies (NIFT)have signed an agreement enabling account... Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am
Markets Online payments firm Stripe takes first step toward blockbuster listing NEW YORK: Digital payments processor Stripe Inc, the most valuable US technology startup, has taken its first major... Published 19 Jul, 2021 06:17am
BR Research Interview with Shayaan Tahir - Founder & CEO at HomeShopping “We are the only pure play e-commerce marketplace in the country.” Shayaan Tahir is the CEO and founder of... Updated 28 Jun, 2021 10:25am
BR Research Workers’ remittances and its meritorious growth Overseas remittances are among the key drivers for economic recovery spelled out by the latest Economic Survey of... Published 11 Jun, 2021 07:35am
Business & Finance Santander to pump up payments business in bid to boost valuation Expects payments unit revenue to hit 1 bln euros. Chairman Botin says may list PagoNxt, no plans now. Looking at small acquisitions. Published 20 May, 2021 09:25pm
Pakistan Blinq signs agreement for NIFT ePay to enable digital payments KARACHI: Blinq, a new digital online platform aggregating merchants for enabling e-commerce by PakPay (Pvt.) ... Updated 04 May, 2021 09:54am
Pakistan Digital payments for ‘Skoolify App’: Infinity Studio signs agreement for NIFT ePay KARACHI: Skoolify, a product of Infinity Studio, is a digital services platform for educational institutions, to... Updated 29 Apr, 2021 10:08am
Print Q2FY21: Digital financial transactions post strong growth KARACHI: Digital financial transactions in the country showed strong growth during the second quarter of this fiscal... Updated 19 Mar, 2021 09:33am
BR Research Interview with Ali Janjua, CEO, PayPro “Transaction patterns have seen a paradigm shift towards e-payments during pandemic” Ali Janjua is the Chief... Published 05 Mar, 2021 07:45am
Business & Finance Meezan Bank announces direct integration with Visa KARACHI: Meezan Bank has announced direct integration with global digital payments leader, Visa, for routing... Published 20 Jan, 2021 04:29am
Business & Finance Digital payments: YPay signs agreement for NIFT ePay KARACHI: YPay, a convenient and digital platform for enabling customers to invest digitally into asset management... Published 19 Jan, 2021 04:22am