Digital Era: Digital banks to materialise soon, claims SBP

An officical of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has claimed that Pakistan will soon have digital banks across the country. The...

Standard Chartered exceeds one year target for Goal beneficiaries

'Goal' is Standard Chartered’s leading education programme that provides financial literacy, life skills and employability training to low-income adolescent girls across its...

JS Bank collaborates with Dewan Motors to offer luxury car financing

According to a press release, JS Bank and Dewan Motors (BMW Pakistan) have inked a Memorandum of Understanding to offer on-demand luxury...

SBP reviews blockchain technology to protect electronic financial transactions from cyber crimes

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is currently studying blockchain technology solution model to be adopted by central and commercial banks, as...

MoU signed on interest free loans for women

Special Assistant to Chief Minister Sindh on Women Development Mrs Iram Khalid visited the Sindh Bank and met with the President and...

SBP revises PR for housing finance

The State Bank of Pakistan on Tuesday made some changes in the Prudential Regulations for Housing Finance and directed all banks and...

Govt asked to reform SBP, PSEs

The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Sunday said the government should provide autonomy to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and install...

Pakistan banks’ profits grow due to deposits, lending rise

Commercial bank profits are rising in Pakistan on bigger volumes, enlarging transactions and growing businesses. Overall deposits of all commercial banks stood at...

NBP terms unauthorised bank account allegations ‘baseless’

The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has categorically refuted the recently referenced allegations of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (SZABMU) money...

SBP inks agreement on BPA with Irani bank

An agreement on Banking and Payment Arrangement (BPA) has been signed between State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and Bank Markazi Jomhouri Islami...

SBP directs commercial banks to encash NDRP of depositors

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Wednesday directed all the commercial banks to facilitate the claimants and encash the deposits after due...

Sadia’s book on corporate governance an invaluable addition: SBP governor

Honorary Consul General of Finland and Corporate Governance Specialist Ms Sadia Khan called on Governor State Bank of Pakistan Ashraf Mahmood Wathra...

TerraBiz, PricewaterhouseCoopers organise DigiBAP ’17

On Wednesday, April 12, more than 250 professionals from banking, telecom and fintech sector attended Digital Banking and Mobile Payments (DigiBAP) Summit...

Jameel Ahmed assumes office as Deputy Governor SBP

The federal government has appointed Jameel Ahmad, who's presently working as the Executive Director of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), as the...

NBP, Telenor and Telenor Bank ink strategic alliance

The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), Telenor Pakistan (TP) and Telenor Microfinance Bank Ltd. (formerly Tameer Microfinance Bank Ltd.) formed a strategic...