Tag: fintech
Itu fintech center inks agreement with Karandaaz Pakistan for financial inclusion through technological solutions
February 1st, 2018 | No Comments
PR: Information Technology University (ITU) of the Punjab and Karandaaz Pakistan entered into an agreement to initiate three research projects through the Fintech Center established at ITU. The three specific academic researches undertaken by this FinTech Center will improve the existing knowledge on women’s use of digital financial services and the barriers they face. The research […]…Read More
Fintech to revolutionize Financial sector of Pakistan by mid-2018
January 10th, 2018 | No Comments
Pakistan’s financial sector by the mid of 2018 will be revolutionized by Fintech. PTA, telecom regulator, speeding up online transactions across all mobile phone networks, in a similar way we make a phone call from one network to another. PTA trying to lift financial inclusions and is planning to award Third Party Service Providers’ licenses […]…Read More
Effective strategic use of fintech needed in banks; Experts
December 19th, 2017 | No Comments
Shariah-compliant banks have been urged to adopt a strategy to make effective use of financial technology, triggering substantial changes to global financial markets. Ahmed Ali Siddiqui, director of Centre for Excellence in Islamic Finance at IBA, said at a seminar that Islamic finance industry has a share of 13.5% in Pakistan currently with 5 million […]…Read More
FinTech go: can we afford to miss it?
October 21st, 2017 | No Comments
Financial technology – FinTech is a new buzzword touching customers at all level across economic industry. FinTech companies are bringing in transparent, affordable, and easy to use financial solutions. Generally, they are startups targeting to address the technological needs of corporations who bank on manual systems rather than technology. It refers to the section of […]…Read More
Karandaaz Pakistan signs grant agreements with 4 ‘FinTech Disrupt Challenge’ winners
July 19th, 2017 | No Comments
ISLAMABAD – Jul 19, 2017: One of Pakistan’s top financial technology & inclusion players, Karandaaz Pakistan, has signed grant agreements with four winners of the ‘FinTech Disrupt Challenge’ 2017. Aimed at hunting for extraordinary startup ideas worthy of creating substantial social impact, the second chapter of FDC solicited innovative responses to bottlenecks in Pakistan’s financial […]…Read More