KARACHI, July 4,2026: Karandaaz Pakistan has partnered with D-Tech & Consultancy (DTC) to develop My Intelligent Assistant (MIA), an AI-powered solution designed to make digital financial services more accessible, user-friendly and inclusive across Pakistan. The collaboration forms part of Karandaaz’s AI in Digital Payments Program. MIA will provide users with …
Read More »Visa Launches Cyber Threat Intelligence Platform to Help Banks Prevent Fraud
KARACHI July 2,2026 : Visa has launched the Visa Threat Intelligence Platform (VTIP), a new cybersecurity solution that helps financial institutions detect cyber threats early and prevent fraud before financial losses occur. The platform uses the same cybersecurity capabilities Visa employs to protect its global payments network. It combines cyber …
Read More »Visa Expands Smartphone Payment Tools for Small Businesses in Emerging Markets
KARACHI, June 30,2026: Visa has launched new capabilities under Visa Accept and Visa Direct to help small businesses in emerging markets accept and send digital payments through smartphones. The new features allow street vendors, micro sellers, and online merchants to manage payments without additional hardware. Visa said the initiative aims …
Read More »SBP’s Raast Set to Process Record $500 Billion in Transactions by 2026
KARACHI June 23,2026: The State Bank of Pakistan’s instant payment system, Raast, is on track to process over $500 billion (around Rs140 trillion) in transactions by December 2026, according to Raast Payment Pakistan CEO Ahson Saeed on Tuesday. He said this would exceed Pakistan’s projected GDP of $452 billion for …
Read More »State Bank of Pakistan Launches Nationwide “Go Cashless” Campaign for Eid-ul-Azha
KARACHI :May 15 ,2026: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has launched a nationwide “Go Cashless” campaign for Eid-ul-Azha 2026. The initiative promotes secure and convenient digital payments in cattle markets across the country. It also supports SBP’s wider goal of reducing cash usage and speeding up the digitisation of …
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