Banking on the move
A phone company in Pakistan is using the nation’s love for the gadget to encourage mobile banking.
Published On 4 May 2010
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.