National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has received approval to launch Raast Person-to-Merchant acquiring services commercially. The move marks another step in Pakistan’s shift toward digital payments and a cashless economy. The approval allows NBP to begin full commercial operations under the Raast framework developed by the State Bank of Pakistan. NBP announced the development in […]
easypaisa Profit Jumps 4.4 Times in Record Q1 2026 Results
Pakistan’s easypaisa Digital Bank reported record quarterly earnings for the first quarter of 2026, driven by strong growth in digital transactions, customer deposits and lending activity, as the country’s financial sector continues to shift toward mobile-first banking services. The bank announced that profit before tax (PBT) surged to PKR 3.66 billion for the quarter ended […]
NBP, ISTIQEME Join Hands to Accelerate Digital Payments Ecosystem Across Pakistan
The National Bank of Pakistan has entered into a strategic collaboration with ISTIQEME aimed at expanding the country’s digital payments infrastructure, with a particular focus on accelerating the adoption of QR-based merchant payments. The partnership was formally announced during a signing ceremony held at NBP’s Regional Office in Karachi, where senior representatives from both organisations […]
SadaPay App Goes Down After AWS Disruption in Bahrain Amid Iran Conflict
Pakistan’s fintech sector faced a major disruption after SadaPay announced that its mobile application became unavailable for users due to an outage in Amazon Web Services infrastructure in Bahrain, triggered by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. App Outage Linked to AWS Disruption SadaPay confirmed that its services were affected after AWS, the cloud […]
How NayaPay Is Turning Pakistan’s Cash Economy Digital
Karachi-based NayaPay is quickly emerging as one of Pakistan’s most impactful fintech brands. The platform is reshaping how consumers and small businesses manage money in a country where cash still dominates daily transactions. Through a simple mobile wallet and powerful payment tools, NayaPay is helping millions of users transition into a fast, digital financial world. […]