Digital banking: Q1CY26 transactions total Rs68trn: SBP Updated 26 Jun, 2026 04:53pm Strong growth of the Raast Instant Payment System continues
Steep increases in SMS charges: Banks, telecom operators directed to submit cost breakdown Published 02 Apr, 2026 07:39am ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue on Wednesday expressed serious concern over steep...
CEO Mashreq on the rise of a generation that banks differently Updated 14 Dec, 2025 07:28am Their expectations are shaped by the seamless experiences they encounter in ride-hailing, e-commerce, and entertainment apps
Punjab govt launches e-billing system for municipal services Updated 10 Dec, 2025 07:20am LAHORE: The Punjab government on Tuesday launched an e-billing system for the payment of fees and various charges ...
Can Pakistan’s economy become truly ‘cashless’? Updated 26 Oct, 2025 06:40am Every morning in Allama Iqbal Town, Lahore, Abdul Rehman opens his small grocery store early. For years, he would...
Q3: 83pc of retail payments are digital transactions, says SBP Updated 20 Jul, 2024 09:23am KARACHI: Pakistan’s payment system has been witnessing continuous and significant progress in the adoption of...
On e-banking channels Published 26 Dec, 2022 09:28am After a bit of delay, the Payment Systems Review for FY22 was finally released by the SBP last weekend. Within that...
Bank branches to remain open tomorrow Published 29 Apr, 2022 05:43am KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday announced that all banks and their branches shall remain open...
Quarter ended on March 31, 2022: Allied Bank posts Rs4.828bn PAT Published 23 Apr, 2022 04:45am KARACHI: Allied Bank Limited (The Bank) is guided by its vision “to become a dynamic and efficient bank providing...
Rise of mobile banking Published 18 Apr, 2022 08:39am Statistics from late last year show that banking customers in Pakistan were transacting more (in value terms) via ...
E-banking: growing momentum Published 03 Mar, 2022 09:54am After posting a strong performance in FY21, the banking sector’s prominent alternate delivery channels (ADCs) –...
Google pulls plug on plan for mobile banking in Pay app Published 02 Oct, 2021 08:40am SAN FRANCISCO: Google has hit the brakes on a project to add mobile banking to its Pay app, even as the online...
Good times for e-banking Published 01 Jul, 2021 07:40am The usage of electronic banking (e-banking) continues to improve in Pakistan, thanks to regulatory response during...
JazzCash surpasses Easypaisa to lead the Mobile Money Market Updated 17 Apr, 2021 08:11pm JazzCash takes the lead position in the mobile money market by surpassing Easypaisa's share of mobile money users in Pakistan, according to the Financial Inclusion Insights Survey 2020 by Kantar and Karandaaz.
COVID-19 pandemic boost mobile banking, registered users reach 1.2bn: Report Published 26 Mar, 2021 04:26pm According to the report, total transaction values grew by 22pc in 2020 to reach $767 billion.
Q2FY21: Digital financial transactions post strong growth Updated 19 Mar, 2021 09:33am KARACHI: Digital financial transactions in the country showed strong growth during the second quarter of this fiscal...
Internet, mobile banking services: SBP asks banks not to levy charges Published 11 Mar, 2021 05:25am KARACHI: In order to promote digitization in the banking sector and encourage use of digital channels, the State ...
M-wallets: scoring gains Published 23 Feb, 2021 07:30am The country’s digital financial services segment seems to have endured the pandemic year rather well. The latest...
HBL- bigger and better Published 19 Feb, 2021 07:35am HBL doubled its profits in 2020 from a year ago. This is as good as it gets especially considering 2020 was not a...
Avanza Solutions and Hysab Kytab sign strategic partnership Published 22 Jan, 2021 04:47am KARACHI: Avanza Solutions and Hysab Kytab have signed a strategic partnership agreement to boost the digital...