STAFF REPORT IBD: Allied Bank Limited, one of the largest banks in Pakistan, inked a Technology Support Agreement for the deployment of mobile banking services with Sybase, an SAP Company, the global leader in mobile commerce services and AbacusConsulting, the leading consulting, technology and outsourcing firm in the region, says a press release issued here last week.
Khalid A Sherwani, President/CEO, Jalees Ahmed, Executive Director – Strategic Planning, Zia Ijaz, Group Chief – Commercial and Retail Banking and Mujahid Ali, Group Chief – IT from Allied Bank, Asad Ali Khan, President and Abbas Ali Khan, Senior Partner from AbacusConsulting and Hasan Jamal, Country Head – Pakistan from SAP were present on the occasion.
Pakistan happens to be one of the fastest developing markets in the world for mCommerce and these services will create opportunities of unprecedented scale for bank customers.
Allied Bank’s decision to deploy mCommerce solution will enable it to offer mobile phone based financial and non-financial services to its customers.
On the occasion, Sherwani commented “Allied Bank, being one of the largest banks in Pakistan, has been capitalising on technology to provide fast and cost efficient services to its customers.”