Nadeem Hussain

A direct investment, through Pakistan’s digital currency... Published 21 Jun, 2021 07:02am

Banks act more like fund managers. Updated 07 Jun, 2021 10:13am

Bank CEOs must tell their boards about structural imbalances that exist in the banking industry Published 31 May, 2021 07:02am

Digital banks that have a path to profitability offer digital lending, personal finance management and robo-advisory. Updated 24 May, 2021 09:35am

Banks’ experience in housing finance is limited to providing funding to their own staff or to the high-end customers in... Published 17 May, 2021 06:40am

Once people in your phone contact list have linked their mobile wallets or ... Published 25 Jan, 2021 07:06am

After the trial period the Commission will determine if there is a genuine need in the market for the proposed... Published 14 Dec, 2020 06:58am

Lack of interest among commercial banks for non-banked customers and limited capital for fintechs are not a regulatory issue Published 07 Dec, 2020 07:25am

The current approach needs to be combined with the digitisation of the value chain of manufacturing, agriculture, construction. Updated 30 Nov, 2020 09:52am

Anybody, including fintechs, should be able to offer banking products on a core banking application... Published 16 Nov, 2020 07:08am

E-commerce’s share even in the most digitally advanced countries has not crossed 25pc; in Pakistan, it is less than 1pc Published 09 Nov, 2020 07:49am

Pakistan does not have a significant marketing industry. Updated 02 Nov, 2020 10:38am

We have 130,000 practising doctors for a country of 220m, well below the WHO minimum of one doctor for every 1,000 persons Published 19 Oct, 2020 07:12am

Bottlenecks must be tackled from both sides. Updated 12 Oct, 2020 09:19am

If the lending is to be Rs430bn in the first year, the government would need to subsidise Rs36bn for it. Updated 05 Oct, 2020 09:49am

We have the demand and the technology to increase consumer loans to 10m and nano (under Rs5,000) loans to another 40m customers. Updated 28 Sep, 2020 10:49am

The irony is that people save, just not within the formal system: 23pc via the committee mechanism. Updated 21 Sep, 2020 10:25am

The solution for our education challenge is not to just throw more money at it but to explore technology... Published 14 Sep, 2020 06:47am

The ground reality is that most commercial banks in Pakistan operate like asset management companies. Updated 01 Sep, 2020 10:10am

Developing ‘Pakistan Stacks’ will allow each citizen to have their own electronic locker where their records will be available. Updated 17 Aug, 2020 08:38am