Meezan Bank, MYGLU to enable POS payment services
Meezan Bank, the Best Bank in Pakistan and MYGLU Pvt. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the US based MYGLU LLC offering next generation business solutions via integrated information technology products and services, have entered into a strategic collaboration to enable Point Of Sale (POS) payment services, branded as MGPay.
According to this recently signed agreement, MGPay will be deploying POS terminals and signing up new merchants on behalf of Meezan Bank as an independent sales organization.
With the launch of MGPay, the Bank shall focus on targeting new consumer segments, enabling conversion to digital payments beyond conventional offerings whereas MYGLU shall act as a link between merchants, issuers and payment networks for the Bank, offering them with state-of-theart POS machines.
Ariful Islam - Deputy CEO, Meezan Bank said, "Fintechs have immense potential and Meezan Bank is delighted to collaborate with MYGLU. We are confident that this alliance will accelerate our POS network launch and we expect to become a dominant player in the acquiring business arena in the next 5 years Insha'Allah."
Ms. Saima Manzoor - COO and CoFounder, MYGLU said, "The company, with its payments brand, MGPay, intends to capture and revolutionize the payments market in Pakistan by building on exceptional services and by developing a digital infrastructure that would harness growth for customers and partners."
Mr. Qaisar Baryar - Director and CoFounder, MYGLU said, "The signing with Meezan Bank marks the launch of a collaboration which aims to aggressively build on the current policy interest and momentum in fintech and truly transform the retail industry in Pakistan. MGPay offers number of payment solutions and products for merchants to add value and transform businesses."
NESPAK (National Engineering Services Pakistan) overcame tough challenges and played a key role in the completion of Karakoram Highway (KKH) Phase-II (HavelianThakot), a major connecting project under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
NESPAK Managing Director Dr. Tahir Masood said this while talking to media here Monday.
He highlighted that the Company remained associated with the project as 'Project Consultant (AERAssistant to Employer's Representative)' as a joint venture partner of leading Turkish Consultancy firm M/S Dolsar.
Lately, the project has won the best bridge/tunnel award at the 9th annual Engineering News-Record (ENR)'s Global Best Projects competition for its outstanding design and quality construction, he mentioned.
Dr Tahir Masood said that 120 kilometer KKH Phase-II (HavelianThakot Section) was a flagship endeavor carried out as an early harvest project under CPEC Framework.
"It was successfully completed as per original date on February 2020 at a cost of Rs. 134 billion and recognized as a symbol of Pakistan-China's long-lasting, brotherly and strong relationship".
He said the design review of the project posed a formidable challenge in view of over 100 bridges, 6 tunnels with cumulative length of 8.6 km, extensive hydrological studies and structural evaluation,geotechnical review of deep cuts, high fill sections, modern slope protection measures and subsoil data of over 2,000 piles.