In a significant step toward financial empowerment, ABHI, an embedded finance platform, has partnered with National Foods Limited (NFL), a multi-category food giant and a global food exporter with a presence in 40 countries, to introduce Earned Wage Access (EWA) for its workforce. This collaboration underscores both companies’ commitment to employee well-being, ensuring greater financial…

Haball (“the Company”), Pakistan’s leading supply chain financing and payments fintech, raises a US$52 million pre-Series A funding round comprising equity investment and a strategic financing allocation. The round’s equity component of US$5 million was led by Zayn VC – Pakistan’s premier venture capital firm. Other investors included Majlis Advisory SPV; several leading private investors…

National Resources Limited (NRL) has discovered significant copper-gold mineralization in Chagai, Balochistan. This was announced by Muhammad Ali Tabba, Chairman National Resources Limited and CEO Lucky Cement Limited while addressing the participants at Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum 2025 today. NRL, a 100% Pakistani privately owned company and a subsidiary of Fatima Fertilizer, Liberty Mills Limited,…

According to the data released by All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association, local cement despatches by the industry during the month of March 2025 were 2.961 million tons compared to 3.338 million tons in March 2024, showing a decline of 11.31%. Exports despatches were almost flat with volumeof 608,614 tons in March 2025 compared to 605,142…

Meezan Bank, Pakistan’s leading Islamic bank and The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) have recently signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to collaborate on the establishment of a Centre for Islamic Finance. This initiative aims to strengthen the Islamic banking and finance industry by enhancing professional capacity through education, training, and certification programs….

Meezan Bank, Pakistan’s leading Islamic bank and NED University of Engineering and Technology have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the Centre for Islamic Finance and FinTech (CIFFT) at NED University. The MoU was signed by Syed Amir Ali, Deputy CEO – Meezan Bank and Dr. Sarosh Hashmat Lodi, Vice Chancellor –…