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ePayments 101

Farzal Dojki looks at Electronic Payments in Pakistan
This article is first in a four part series covering electronic payments in Pakistan. The analysis will be useful for Bankers, CIOs, Telcos, ATM, POS and Call center vendors; even the State Bank.

Perceived, real risks of Mobile Payments

By Farzal Dojki
The world is never going to be perfect, either on- or offline; so let’s not set impossibly high standards for online – Esther Dyson

The society, in general, has always been cautious of new technology. Imagine how unfortunate had it been if in the 90s, electronic commerce over the public internet had been resisted [...]

The Balancing Act: An Economy and a CIO

Umair Naeem takes a look…
As Pakistan continues to go through increasing inflation and economic instability due to the political situation and the Rupee’s inability to hold on to the coat tails of the Dollar, local and multinational companies and SMEs face an unenviable situation: balancing cost and profit ratios by trying to predict how the [...]

Mobile Commerce in Pakistan: The Micro Scope

With a large unbanked population of Pakistan, mCommerce might just be the answer to the prayers of companies that are trying to find ways to better server more than 62% of the Pakistani population. There is an obvious criteria that the 62% fail to meet when applying to be a bank customer, which microfinance makes [...]