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Will Pakistan finally rein in nano lenders?

After the suicide of a loan app victim, is the government finally getting serious about regulating the industry?…

by Mutaher Khan Natasha Uderani
August 7, 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

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

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

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    Umaima Khan is an undergraduate student majoring in mathematics and minoring in economics. She is currently a Research Analyst at Data Darbar.
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    Susheel Vankwanis an undergraduate student in his final year at IBA. He is a Financial Analyst at Data Darbar. He has previously worked at Citi as a summer intern.
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    Shahzaib Abbasi is an undergraduate student in his final year at LUMS, majoring in Management Science. He is an Analyst at Data Darbar. He has previously worked at Soch Videos as a production intern. He can be reached at [email protected]
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    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. She can be reached at [email protected].
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