Islamabad | May 11, 2016
Digital Frontiers Institute (DFI), an organization that promotes continued professional development in digital finance, and Karandaaz Pakistan, a Section 42 company established to promote access to finance for small businesses through a commercially directed investment platform, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to introduce The Digital Money Course’s Pakistan Community of Practice.
Islamabad | Apr 28, 2016
The Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF), Karandaaz Pakistan (funded by UK’s Department for International Development) and Germany’s Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) today signed off on the Shareholders’ Agreement for the establishment of Pakistan Microfinance Investment Company (PMIC) at a ceremony attended by the Honourable Finance Minister, Senator Ishaq Dar.
Islamabad | Apr 14, 2016
The cumbersome structure and process flow of the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) channel is widely recognized as a challenge for mobile wallet (m-wallet) providers, adversely affecting their ability to sustain traction and active use of wallets. The text-heavy format reinforces the challenge for the less literate segments of a population.
Islamabad | Mar 23, 2016
For his meritorious services to the nation, Dr. Ishrat Husain, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Karandaaz Pakistan, has been presented the highest national accolade, the prestigious "Nishan-e-Imtiaz" by President Mamnoon Hussain on March 23, 2016.
Karachi | Feb 18, 2016
Karandaaz Pakistan in conjunction with the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), a member of the World Bank group, held a one-day workshop titled Digital Analytics and Credit: Resources to Plan a Deployment at the Marriott Hotel in Karachi.
Islamabad | Feb 10, 2016
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, in her capacity as the United Nations Secretary General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA), met with the senior management team of Karandaaz Pakistan.