Bank | Telecom News Bulletin

Easypaisa Introduces Mobile Accounts

25 February 2010

Tameer Microfinance Bank and Telenor Pakistan announced a first of its kind product in Pakistan, offering transactions through the customer’s own mobile phone. ‘Mobile Account’ is the third in the suite of services being offered under the banner of easypaisa. Mobile Accounts will provide utility bill payment, money transfer [...]

PTA Monitoring Redressal of Consumers Problems Says PTA Chief

21 February 2010

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Chairman of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Dr. Mohammed Yaseen Sunday said the PTA was actively monitoring the redressal of consumers’ problems and guidelines and regulations were being issued to the operators whenever regulator, intervention was required.“It also ensures level-playing field for all telecom operators and smooth growth of the telecom industry. Strict monitoring of the [...]

FBR Can Achieve Targets by Automating Procedures: Trade Leader

29 January 2010

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Former President Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and trade leader Haji Haleem Jan on Friday said the destiny of Pakistan can be changed if revenue is collected through machine-driven procedures. Excessive human involvement in the process of collecting taxes has not delivered since the last six decades, he said. Haleem Jan who is also General [...]

E-Bond Trading Platform to Create Wider Investor: Syed Salim Raza

11 January 2010

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Governor, State Bank of Pakistan, Syed Salim Raza on Monday said that Electronic Bond Trading Platform will enhance investors’ base of the sovereign debt market as it would attract investors from the non-banking sector as well resulting in higher liquidity in the government securities. Speaking at the launching ceremony of this bond here at State Bank [...]

Risk Management System in PACCS is Highly Effective

23 November 2009

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The Risk Management System in PaCCS is highly effective and in all the dubious cases of drawbacks, the PaCCS RMS system stopped the drawbacks and referred each case to Customs officials for detailed scrutiny.

Telenor Easypaisa “Money Transfer” Complete Guide

20 November 2009

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Telenor recently launched a service called ‘Money Transfer’ under the banner of Easy Paisa, through which any Pakistani citizen can transfer Money across the country through 4,000 outlets. This is the phase 2 of the easy paise in phase one they have launched utility bill payment service.

Tameer Bank & Telenor Launches ‘Money Transfer’

20 November 2009

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Tameer Microfinance Bank and Telenor Pakistan have announced launch of Money Transfer, said a statement issued by Telenor. Money Trasnfer is going to be the second in a suite of products being offered under easypaisa. The service would be available for all customers, even if they don’t have Telenor connections. Original ID card and photocopies are termed must have things for carrying transaction (either for depositing or withdrawing money).

Tameer Microfinance Bank Not Authorized to Collect LESCO,IESCO,GEPCO Bills [Update]

29 October 2009

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Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has not authorized Tameer Microfinance Bank along with Telenor to collect electricity bills from its customers through easypaisa shops, LESCO spokesman said that the advertisement given in electronic and print media by Microfinance Bank and Telenor regarding utility bills are not clear and baseless, "No agreement between. LESCO and above-mentioned bank has been executed for collection of electricity bills through easypaisa shops, he added.

AMAANA New Payment Alternative Enable Cashless Economies in Emerging Markets

11 September 2009

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amaana is the new payment alternative needed to enable cashless economies in emerging markets. This Beta is not a commercial service and which cannot be used without the involvement of a financial institution with the approval of the competent authority. Notwithstanding anything mentioned herein or any provision herein, amaana shall not, for the purpose of provision of services, be or act as a payment system, switch, repository of funds, deposit taker and/or operator of store value devices and as such shall comply with all the requirements of the PS & EFT Act 2007, or any other applicable law.

MCB Announces the launch of millions of branches!

10 July 2009

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MCB Mobile Banking and Payments – Review MCB has recently launched their mobile banking and payment solution. It is an Internet based service that runs on your mobile phone’s browser. You can link your MCB account with your phone number and that’s all you need to use the service. The basic set of services provided by [...]