Tag: Pakistan

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News
18 Mar. 2021

UNSGSA Queen Máxima to Provide Video Message for Pakistan Fintech Summit 2021

Pakistan, fintech
UNSGSA Queen Máxima Micropayments Gateway Launch Pakistan
Speech
11 Jan. 2021

UNSGSA Remarks at Launch of Pakistan's Pro-Poor Micropayments Gateway

Pakistan, Micropayments, Micropayment Gateway, micropayment, Raast
UNSGSA Queen Máxima Micropayments Gateway Launch Pakistan
Client Story
17 Jan. 2020

Finja and Unilever Partner to Digitize Supply Chain Payments in Pakistan

Pakistan, digital finance, Digital financial inclusion, mobile wallet
Muhammad Abid Islam, owner of the New Waseem General Store at Ghalib Market in Lahore, benefited from a unique collaboration between Unilever and Finja—a financial services platform in Pakistan—to digitize supply chain payments between distributors and retailers. Photo credit: Marianne Wiltjer
Client Story
16 Jan. 2020

Mobile Wallets: The Newest Tool for Beauticians at a Pakistani Startup

digital finance, Digital financial inclusion, mobile wallet, Pakistan
During a November 2019 country visit to Pakistan, the UNSGSA listens to Ms. Safia Javed, a 48-year-old beautician, explain how a mobile wallet helped give her more security and control over her money. Photo credit: Marianne Wiltjer
Country Visit
30 Nov. 2019

UNSGSA Visits Pakistan to Support Country's Ongoing Financial Inclusion Efforts

Pakistan
UNSGSA in Pakistan November 2019
Speech
26 Nov. 2019

Remarks at the Launch of Pakistan’s Micropayment Gateway

Pakistan, Micropayment Gateway
News
16 Nov. 2019

UNSGSA Queen Máxima to visit Pakistan to Promote Access to Financial Services

Pakistan, financial inclusion strategies, National strategies, Financial inclusion, regulation
The Special Advocate is pictured with State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Reza Baqir during her November 2019 visit to the country. Photo credit: Robin Utrecht
Client Story
21 Apr. 2017

Blog: Checking In with Pakistan

Pakistan, financial inclusion strategies, National strategies, Financial inclusion, regulation
Client Story
15 Nov. 2016

Studying Sucess: In Pakistan, Financial Education and Business Training Transform Lives

Financial inclusion, Pakistan, SMEs, mentoring
Pakistan's Kashf Foundation, which the Special Advocate visited during her trip to Pakistan in 2015, provides small businesswomen with financial education and business training to help build their success. Photo credit: Kashf Foundation
Speech
9 Feb. 2016

In Pakistan, Moving Commitment to a New Level

Diverse financial services, Financial inclusion, Women, National strategies, Pakistan
To expand financial inclusion, Pakistan's government is digitizing social safety net programs such as the Benazir Income Support Program, which provides 5.2 million women with technology-enabled payment cards.
Country Visit
4 Feb. 2016

UN Special Advocate Queen Máxima to Visit Pakistan to Discuss Financial Inclusion

Financial inclusion, Financial inclusion/access, National strategies, Pakistan
News
26 Sep. 2013

UNSGSA fosters coordination and commitment among leaders gathered for the UN General Assembly

Chile, Ethiopia, G77, Indonesia, MDGs, Mexico, Mobile financial services, Pakistan, Peru, Post-2015, Private sector, Turkey
Queen Máxima meets Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to present her annual report of activities as UNSGSA during the UN General Assembly in New York. (September 2013)