Digital banks & wallets
Digital retail banks, EMIs and mobile wallets: launches, licences, features and charges.
Islamabad internet outage: fibre cut hit wallet apps
Fibre cut hit Islamabad and Rawalpindi internet; users reported trouble with Easypaisa and JazzCash apps.
EBANX plans Pakistan entry via JazzCash, Easypaisa and Raast
Payments firm EBANX plans to accept JazzCash and Easypaisa for global online merchants, with Raast next.
SBP regulatory sandbox: four of six fintechs pass, no approval yet
Four of six firms passed SBP's first sandbox testing; each still needs SBP authorisation to launch.
HugoBank gets SBP pilot approval; public limited to a waitlist
HugoBank's SBP-approved pilot starts with employees and consortium members; the public gets only a waitlist.