The United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based MENA Fintech Association (MFTA) has formally established a chapter in Pakistan.
The move extends the association’s network to the country, connecting Pakistani financial institutions, fintech companies, regulators, and policymakers with chapters in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, and Africa.
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MFTA said the World Bank’s inclusion of Pakistan in the MENA region provides the institutional context for the expansion. It reflects Pakistan’s strategic and economic alignment with the wider Middle Eastern financial landscape, the statement added.
The association operates across 22 markets, engaging with central banks, regulators, financial institutions, and more than 50,000 members.
MENA Fintech Association chairman Nameer Khan said: “Pakistan represents a significant and timely expansion of the MFTA network.
“The World Bank’s inclusion of Pakistan in the MENA region reflects a broader realignment that is already visible in trade flows, financial connectivity and institutional engagement.
“Pakistan has a large and evolving financial services sector, meaningful digital asset activity, and a policy environment that is actively engaging with the direction of regional and global finance.
“Our role is to connect that to the wider network to the regulators, institutions, investors and innovators across the 22 markets we operate in. That is what MFTA does, and Pakistan is a natural part of that expansion.”
Pakistan’s chapter will bring together policymakers, regulatory authorities, financial institutions, fintech companies, and investors.
It will support dialogue, exchanges and partnerships related to the development and internationalisation of Pakistan’s financial services industry.
MFTA Pakistan Chapter co-chair Imran Khan said: “Pakistan’s financial ecosystem has much to contribute to regional development and innovation.
“The chapter will provide a platform for closer engagement between the private sector, policymakers and public institutions, enabling stakeholders to share expertise, explore shared priorities and build relationships that support the growth of Pakistan’s financial services industry.”
