Tag: Financial Technology

NayaPay Wins Fintech Start-Up Award at Asian Banking Finance Awards 2026

Pakistan-based fintech NayaPay has received the Fintech Start-Up award at the Asian Banking & Finance Awards 2026 and announced its NayaPay Business beta.

TouchPoint QMatch Enables 1,300 Cash Deposit Machines Across Pakistan

TouchPoint QMatch now supports more than 1,300 cash deposit machines for leading banks across Pakistan, supporting digital banking infrastructure.

PIDE Calls for Trust Accountability in Pakistan AI Fintech Future

PIDE highlights the need for trust, accountability and responsible AI adoption as Pakistan develops its fintech and digital finance ecosystem.

Bank of Punjab Partners With Barq Fintech to Expand EMI Services

Bank of Punjab partners with Barq Fintech to accelerate digital financial innovation and expand Electronic Money Institution services across Pakistan.

Pakistan Fintech Forum IV Set to Bring Industry Leaders Together

Pakistan Fintech Forum IV will bring fintech stakeholders together in September 2026 under the theme Building the Financial Future: Scale, Trust, Inclusion.

OPay Announces Shortlisted Teams for National Innovation Challenge in Nigeria

OPay has shortlisted 48 teams and 240 individuals from 2,293 teams and 11,465 applicants for its National Innovation Challenge.

Circle Acquires IBM Blockchain Patent Portfolio to Expand Onchain Infrastructure

Circle has acquired IBM blockchain patent portfolio, adding more than 680 patent families and nearly 1,000 issued patents worldwide.

Allied Bank and NUST Collaborate to Advance Fintech and Digital Banking Platforms

Allied Bank signs a strategic Memorandum of Understanding with the National University of Sciences and Technology to drive innovation in artificial intelligence and financial technology.

UCloud Enters Pakistan Fintech Network to Support Advanced Cloud Infrastructure and Artificial Intelligence Computing

Global cloud computing leader UCloud joins the Pakistan Fintech Network to provide scalable cloud infrastructure and AI solutions for financial services.

Financial Institutions Develop Protections As Autonomous AI Agents Expand Banking Risks

A new Moody’s report explores the financial risks of letting AI agents autonomously move digital cash and highlights how banks are developing new guardrails.

Global Banking Giants Adopt Swift Blockchain Ledger for Around the Clock Cross Border Payments

Seventeen major banks across six continents partner with Swift to test live transactions using a blockchain based shared ledger for continuous international fund transfers.

Supreme Court of Pakistan Hosts Signing Ceremony to Deploy 1BILL Public-to-Government Facility for Electronic Judicial Fees

Supreme Court of Pakistan and 1LINK establish an enhanced public-to-government electronic payment framework using 1BILL to optimize judicial revenue collections.