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Banking on the move
A phone company in Pakistan is using the nation's love for the gadget to encourage mobile banking.
Last Modified: 04 May 2010 15:44 GMT


A telecommunications company is offering millions of people in Pakistan without bank accounts the chance to make financial transactions at the touch of a button.

Individuals can only send a limited amount of money per transaction, and a monitoring system has been put in place to track down any suspicious remittance.

Aljazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra reports from Islamabad.
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