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  Mobile banking becomes fastest growing payment channel It is because of telecom explosion that opened new concepts of business expansion especially in the financial sector as today the fastest growing payment channel in the country is Mobile Banking. According to official sources the number of transactions increased by 170.7% compared with that in the same period last year. Presently, there are around 1.5 million registered users of Mobile Banking …

  Country still needs Shariah experts for growth of Islamic banking market Brunei Darussalam has only one fully-developed Islamic bank. Islamic windows are playing a pivotal role to invigorate the Islamic banking industry resembling with full-developed Islamic banks in most parts of the world and most of all, they are doing fine job to bring customers from conventional banking to Shariah-compliant business. The Tabung Amanah Islam Brunei was the first …

  The banking industry in Pakistan faces tough competition unleashed in the global arena. The banking sector still needs to take effective measures for improving and strengthening its competitive position vis-’-vis the foreign banks. The banking industry must be able to meet increasingly complex banking needs if it is to flourish. The country cannot catch up with its Asian neighbors India and China in terms of economic development without making …

  First priority of the government is to develop a true Islamic financial system ‘ senator Ishaq Dar A true Islamic financial system is close to my heart and we are endeavoring to transform the financial system into a system truly based on justice and equity. In order to give a big push to the movement of Islamic financial system, the Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has also issued directives …

  ‘Business and commercial activities need to be coherent with the Shariah Corridor and Islamic financial laws’ Despite tremendous growth of the Islamic banking industry it is yet to go a long way to achieve the much desired objectives of socio-economic justice by raising awareness and taking benefits of interest free financial system, free from exploitation. Though more and more people are preferring Islamic banking but financial institutions offering these …

  Islamic banking industry in Pakistan has been growing at a fast pace ever since its re-launch in 2002 and now represents over 12-percent of overall banking industry with as many as 19 Islamic banking institutions offering Islamic banking products and services through a network of over 1,400 branches across the country. Almost all the conventional banks are also introducing Shariah-based banking upon which the central bank is reviewing their …

  Online banking has accelerated financial inclusion and changed the financial landscape in many developing countries including Pakistan. Mobile phones are now compensating for inadequate infrastructure, slow postal services, and the limited coverage of banking systems in many countries. Online banking has introduced non-traditional channels of delivering services in the banking industry. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have transformed the global economy bringing about a revolutionary change in the financial …

  The banking sector through CY13 faced tough challenges with external factors including law and order situation, political uncertainty, strikes causing closure of bank branches in distressed areas to name a few. State Bank of Pakistan require banks to have minimum capital of PKR 10 billion by December 2014, which will be a challenge for banks below the required threshold forcing another round of mergers and acquisitions. The CAR for …

  The banking sector through CY13 faced tough challenges with external factors including law and order situation, political uncertainty, strikes causing closure of bank branches in distressed areas to name a few. SBP require banks to have minimum capital of PKR 10 billion by December 2014 which has been a challenge for few banks. The CAR for the banking industry was 17.1 percent in CY14 as compared to 14.9 percent …

  Deposit mobilization had been much easier in Islamic banking in Pakistan About 40 years ago, Islamic Finance was started to cater the needs of faith-based Muslims. Once looked at in the Arabian Gulf and Malaysia, the Islamic Finance market is evolving into a global one now. In the last decade, the Islamic Financial Sector has registered a growth of 20% per year, indicating it as one of the fastest …