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Barwaqt

The Most Downloaded Apps in Pakistan

We look at the most downloaded apps in Pakistan and how we stack up against other emerging markets.…

by Mutaher Khan Natasha Uderani Umaima Khan
February 1, 2023

Explaining SECP’s nano lending guidelines

Over the past few months, we have extensively covered the rise of instant credit apps in Pakistan. And…

by Mutaher Khan
January 18, 2023
Instant lending apps

Instant Loan Apps: how to get SECP’s blessing and defraud people

Despite their notoriety and a brief period where SECP & Google cared, instant loan apps are still at…

by Mutaher Khan Natasha Uderani
December 22, 2022

Barwaqt and Easy Loan removed from Play Store. But who took them down?

After much brouhaha on social media regarding shady practices of instant lending apps prevalent across Pakistan’s Play Store,…

by Mutaher Khan
July 14, 2022

Inside Pakistan’s exploitative loan apps

Pakistan Play Store is full of shady loan apps duping people with high interest rates…

by Mutaher Khan
June 29, 2022

Authors

  • Umaima Khan

    Umaima Khan is an undergraduate student majoring in mathematics and minoring in economics. She is currently a Research Analyst at Data Darbar.
  • Natasha Uderani

    Natasha Uderani is the co-founder of Data Darbar and has been involved with the technology ecosystem since 2017, last working as the Startup Engagement Manager for the National Incubation Center Hyderabad, She has previously worked with Careem and Cheetay.
  • Mutaher Khan

    Mutaher Khan is the co-founder of Data Darbar and has been mapping Pakistani startups and markets for the past five years.
  • Imran Khan

    Imran Khan is the co-founder of Raptr Games, a local startup working to create a holistic gamer ecosystem in the country. He previously co-founded RapidCompute, Pakistan’s largest local cloud provider.
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