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Loan Sharks

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

The flawed math of nano loans

With expensive instant nano-lending on the rise, we look at the flawed math of these loans and whether…

by Mutaher Khan
July 13, 2022

Instant credit and the case of missing regulator

Licensed digital lending hit a record Rs6.14B in 2021 but the grey space still dominates, hurting consumers…

by Mutaher Khan
July 3, 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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