Karachi | Jul 14, 2016
Karandaaz Pakistan organized a dissemination event for smartphone user interface and user experience (UI/UX) with the goal of catalyzing financial inclusion in Pakistan. The event showcased a design for mobile money smart phone applications, with a focus on the less literate segment of Pakistan’s market, developed using a Human Centered Design (HCD) approach.
Lahore | Jun 16, 2016
Millat Tractors Ltd. (Millat) recently signed a corporate partnership agreement with Karandaaz Pakistan and Meezan Bank to help provide financial access to small and mid-size automotive part vendors in the country. This tripartite partnership is part of the USD 50 million Corporate Vendor and Distributor Finance Program launched recently by Karandaaz Pakistan and Meezan Bank.
Lahore | Jun 16, 2016
Millat Tractors Ltd. (Millat) recently signed a corporate partnership agreement with Karandaaz Pakistan and ORIX Leasing Pakistan Limited (ORIX) to help provide financial access to small and mid-size automotive part vendors in the country. This tripartite arrangement is part of the USD 40 million Corporate Vendor and Distributor Finance Program launched recently by Karandaaz Pakistan and ORIX Leasing.
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.