Budget 2025-26 Unveils Dual Petrol Pricing to Combat Cash Economy

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 2 weeks ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is expected to unveil a dual pricing system in Budget 2025-26. The plan introduces different tax and transaction rates for cash…

114 Million Unbanked and Just 18% Digitally Active: What’s Holding Pakistan Back?

By Tech Desk ⏐ 2 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Pakistan continues to face significant challenges in achieving financial inclusion and expanding digital payment adoption, as highlighted in a recent World Bank report. The report…

Raast Records Over 892 Million Transactions as SBP Pushes for Digital Shift

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 2 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

KARACHI: Pakistan’s digital payment landscape continues to expand rapidly, with Raast, an instant digital payment platform developed by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), crossing…

Pakistan Govt Disburses 1.9 Million Digital Payments Under Ramadan Relief Package 2025

By Tehniyat Zafar ⏐ 2 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Islamabad: The government of Pakistan has taken a significant step toward digital governance and financial inclusion by successfully executing 1.9 million digital payments under the…

Pakistan Govt Rolls Out Rs. 20 Billion Digital Payments Initiative to Boost Financial Inclusion

By Tech Desk ⏐ 2 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Islamabad: In a groundbreaking step toward a digitized and inclusive economy, Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunications Shaza Fatima Khawaja, officially launched Pakistan’s first-ever digital…

India’s UPI Payment Services Restored After Nationwide Outage

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), the backbone of digital transactions in the country, suffered a major outage yesterday, leaving millions of users unable to make…

Google Wallet Now Lets Kids Make In-Store Payments in Five Countries with Parental Supervision

By Tehniyat Zafar ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Google has officially rolled out a new feature allowing children with Android phones to make in-store purchases using Google Wallet in select countries, including the…

FBR Mandates Digital Payments for Businesses to Boost Revenue Collection

By Tech Desk ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has taken a significant step toward digitalizing Pakistan’s economy by making debit and credit card payments mandatory for…

Digital Payment Share Reaches 87% of Total Retail Transactions; SBP Report

By Tehniyat Zafar ⏐ 6 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Karachi: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has reported a significant shift toward digital payments, with digital channels now processing the majority of retail transactions…

JazzCash Launches New Brand Identity and Redesigned App Interface

By Tehniyat Zafar ⏐ 6 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

JazzCash, Pakistan’s leading fintech platform, has unveiled a fresh brand identity and a revamped user interface (UI) aimed at enhancing customer experience. The announcement was…

Raast Payments To Be Enabled In Online Shopping Orders Sbp

RAAST Payments to Be Enabled in Online Shopping, Orders SBP

By Tehniyat Zafar ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Banks and financial institutions have been instructed by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to implement the RAAST payment system in e-commerce and online purchasing…

Pakistans October 2024 Remittances Hit 3 05bn Reflecting 24 Annual Growth

Pakistan’s October 2024 Remittances Hit $3.05bn, Reflecting 24% Annual Growth

By Tehniyat Zafar ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) released data indicating that the inflow of overseas workers’ remittances into Pakistan was $3.052 billion in October 2024, a…

Sbp Grants In Principle And Pilot Operations Approvals To Emis And Psos Psps

SBP Grants In-Principle and Pilot Operations Approvals to EMIs and PSOs/PSPs

By Tehniyat Zafar ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has granted in-principle approval to Toko Lab Private Limited and Accept Technologies Private Limited (PayMob) for establishing their operations…

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