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HBL Microfinance Bank Ltd (HBL MfB) is a Pakistani microfinance bank headquartered in Islamabad. [2] [3] HBL MfB operates over 200 locations all over Pakistan.It is one of the oldest microfinance bank in the country [4] with its roots in the credit and saving section of the Agha Khan Rural Support Program (AKRSP).
Incorporated in 2001, MNET was the first company in Pakistan to provide a secure electronic inter-bank connectivity platform for online financial transactions. [1] In 2002, SBP circular for the mandatory connectivity of either of the two switches (1LINK or MNET). [2] In 2004, SBP instructed 1LINK and MNET to interconnect with each other. [3]
MCB Bank was incorporated as Muslim Commercial Bank in July 1947, shortly before the Partition of India, under the encouragement of Muhammad Ali Jinnah. [2] The founders, Adamjee Haji Dawood and M. A. Ispahani, were joined by directors from major Muslim commercial and industrial families, including the Ispahani, Adamjee, Dada, Arag, and Amin Jute families. [2]
Citi Bank N.A (CitiBank N.A Pakistan) Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (ICBC Pakistan) Bank of China [3] (Bank of China Pakistan Branch) The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank (HSBC Bank Pakistan) The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFG Bank Pakistan) Saudi National Bank (Samba Financial Group|Samba Bank (Pakistan) Limited)
Year 2006: 1LINK launched Inter Bank Funds Transfer Service (IBFT) Year 2007: 1LINK launched Utility Bill Payment Service (UBPS) 1LINK was converted to a Private Limited Company under section 49 of Companies Act 2017 on July 5, 2018. 1LINK is owned by the consortium of eleven major banks of the country and operates through a chief executive ...
In 2009, Arif Habib sold the bank to Suroor Investments for Rs. 2.7 billion (US$32.5 million) which then merged with Atlas Bank and Mybank to form Summit Bank. [ 3 ] In 2010, Arif Habib merged its investment arm, Arif Habib Investments, with MCB Asset Management to form the MCB-Arif Habib Savings and Investments Limited.
1991 The Habib Group established a separate private bank, the Bank AL Habib, after private banking was re-established in Pakistan. HBL opened a branch in the Fiji Islands, and took over the branches in Pakistan of the failed BCCI. 1992 In Nepal, HBL acquired 20% of Himalayan Bank. 1995 HBL established a representative office in Cairo.
[4] [5] Later, in 2018, Ant Group also acquired a stake in Telenor Microfinance Bank through its subsidiary Ant Financial. [6] [7] In January 2023, Easypaisa launched the debit card. [8] In January 2025, Easpaisa received the first digital retail bank licence from the State Bank of Pakistan. [9] [10]