Pakistan Banks’ Association (PBA) successfully conducted a training session on Trade-Based Money
Laundering (TBML) for member banks in Karachi.
and execution of Pakistan’s first, blockchain based, national eKYC banking platform with the Avanza Group.
idonations for flood relief at all their branches for the Prime Minister’s Flood Relief Fund,
Banks have also been advised to increase awareness regarding flood relief on all their media portals .
Executing Agents & Collaborating Partners
role Pakistani banks play as Executing Agents and Collaborating Partners.
any additional tax on the banking sector
is playing a vital role in the economic development of the country and is supporting major
initiatives of the government, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).
Agreement signed between PBA and the Consortium of four entities – Aequitas Information Services Limited, Pakistan Credit Rating Agency; Analytics (Private) Limited & Creditinfo . CEO, Tasdeeq, Mumtaz Syed (on behalf of the Consortium), and CEO, PBA, Tawfiq Husain formalised the agreement at the HBL head office with President HBL / Chairman PBA, Mr Muhammad Aurangzeb also present.
campaign against Cyber frauds
prompting PBA’s second run of the campaign which began in print
, on TV, radio and social media for a two-week period.
Pakistan Banks' Association
Objective
PBA’s main objective is to provide a common platform to banks and financial institutions (DFIs) regulated by State Bank of Pakistan, for the purpose of protecting their rights, privileges and interests and for the advancement of the banking industry.
PBA shares a common vision of progress and development with its members and represents them in matters concerning the regulatory bodies and other government departments.
PBA Executive Committee
The Executive Committee (EC) is the governing body of PBA, which comprises 14 CEOs of member banks and DFIs who are elected from amongst the members.
The Chairman of the Executive Committee is elected periodically within the EC.
Communication & Media
- PBA's advertising campaigns address critical sectoral matters related to banking in Pakistan.
- To spread crucial messages issued by regulatory bodies, PBA undertakes awareness campaigns under one umbrella on behalf of member banks.
- Quarterly E-Newsletters and Monthly updates of activities are circulated amongst members to keep all stakeholders updated
PBA and Avanza jointly hosted delegates from 32 banks/FIs from across Pakistan at the ‘Project Kick-Off Ceremony of the National EKYC Platform.
We thank all participating banks’ leadership teams and delegates for their participation and for their commitment to the successful launch and roll-out of the first National-Scale Blockchain platform in Pakistan.