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Telenor Pakistan wins five awards at Cannes

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Lahore (Muhammad Yasir)  Telenor Pakistan places the country under the spotlight at the largest and most prestigious awards festival for creative excellence the world over – The Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity 2021. The annual 5-day event is recognised as the global benchmark for brands, organisations, and marketing agencies when it comes to innovative and impactful communication. And this year for the first time Pakistan has won, not one but FIVE awards for Telenor Pakistan’s Digital Birth Registration – ‘Naming the Invisible’, in the following categories: 1. Grand Prix (Mobile) 2. Grand Prix (Media) 3. Gold Lion (sustainable development) 4. Silver Lion (Mobile) 5. Silver Lion (Direct) The global recognition for Telenor’s Digital Birth Initiative has highlighted Pakistan’s efforts in tackling monumental social and administrative challenges.
This prestigious recognition places the country’s talent and penchant for innovation on the global map. By winning 2 Grand Prix, 1 Gold and 2 Silver awards against the best in the world, Telenor Pakistan alongside their communication partner Ogilvy Pakistan has proven the abilities of Pakistani brands and talent at the global stage. With this win, Telenor has paved the way for other brands and organisations to take on challenges that are holding Pakistan back and manifest a more inclusive and sustainable future for the country.
Chief Executive Officer, Telenor Pakistan, Irfan Wahab Khan commented, “Empowering societies through the power of technology and innovation is at the heart of Telenor Pakistan’s DNA and the Digital Birth Registration initiative is a testament of our commitment to this. In collaboration with UNICEF and the government of Pakistan we came up with an innovative digital solution to an age-old social & administrative problem; lack of birth registration & documentation. This is a testament to how brands with purpose can create a meaningful impact in the society by empowering people with their identity, while leveraging technology & partnerships for sustainable development and Telenor Pakistan is doing so by creating digital identities for more than 1.3 million children of Pakistan, and counting!”

Telenor Pakistan is unwavering in its commitment to ensuring a future where every Pakistani is empowered to live out to their full potential through its services, products and contributions to society. The Digital Birth Registration is one of its several innovative initiatives aimed at uplifting the lives of Pakistanis in areas such as agriculture, education and digital rights.

Telenor Pakistan wins five awards at Cannes
Telenor Pakistan wins five awards at Cannes
To check out more details about these projects, please visit our websitewww.telenor.com.pk

How smartly telecom companies are looting innocent citizens

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Lahore 5th October 2020 By Muhammad Yasir (New Update Times)

All the telecom companies operating in Pakistan including Jazz, Warid, Youphone, Telenor and Zong are doing exceptional business despite the fact that the corona pandemic devastated every sector of economy in Pakistan like the rest of the world, but the profit ratio or business graph of these multinational giants did not have a significant impact on them. What is this rocket science??

The basic reason of this is continuous looting and deceiving their loyal customers through regular hike in charges and fake media campaigns claiming their packages as best one.

All the companies take pride in claiming that their talk or internet packages are cheapest and fast track etc but reality is altogether. At the moment no company is providing satisfactory service to its users in Pakistan, that’s why calls for protests against these companies are arising day by day.

News update times talked with some citizens backing the protest to know the reason and it was revealed that Jazz and Warid have severe signal problem. People are complaining that soon after the alliance between Jazz and Warid this problem arose and it is getting worse with each passing day.

Zong internet packages are a real dacoity on the pockets of customers as internet speed is so slow that it takes ages to open a single page sometime.

Telenor talk rates and whatsapp bundle packages are too costly and it also has signal problems in big cities or densely populated areas especially in Lahore, Gujranwala and interior Sindh.

You phone is regularly hiking the price of its internet bundle which is affecting its loyal customers. Telecom companies in the country are looting the innocent customers through service charges and deduct a significant share of the customer’s money. The telecom operator charge this amount soon after customers load money into their account and this amount go to the operators. Interesting thing is that companies are charging this amount without any service and no justification is given from their side.

Earlier these charges were different but not all the telecom operators are charging same percent of all amounts. When contacted telecom officials told online that low tariffs, low ARPUs, expenses on infrastructure and other elements are the reason to deduct service charges from the consumers. Sounds of protests are arising day by day. Here is such a post indicating the sentiments of the general public.

Protest. Protest. Protest

Protest against double and extra taxes

88 on a load of 100

Why the balance of Rs. While every call and message is also tax deductible.

Why has the Rs 140 package become Rs 167?

By whose order is this done?

Loading Rs. 200 costs Rs. 152, ie to pack Rs. 167, you have to load Rs. 230. Thus, you have to pay Rs.

Tax on load of Rs.100 + tax on each package + call setup charges are being deducted after package? (Load of 100 falls in 50)

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority should take action against all mobile companies in the public interest to stop looting the public in various ways once the tax has been deducted.

Chief Justice is requested to take Sumoto action to save the people from looting.

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Telenor Microfinance Bank receives US$45 million Equity Injection to continue its Growth on Digital Strategy

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Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Telenor Microfinance Bank, the first scheduled microfinance bank of Pakistan and the operator of the country’s leading digital payments platform Easypaisa, has received an investment of US$45 million from its shareholders Telenor Group and Ant Group Co., Ltd. (Ant Group). The investment by the shareholders has further strengthened the Bank’s capital position and placed the organization on an upward trajectory to continue its growth in the mobile payment space of Pakistan.

To address the low level of financial inclusion in the country, Telenor Microfinance Bank focuses on innovative technology and extensive research and development, and these areas will see a significant rise with the new investment being injected by its shareholders.

Being the leader of the fintech revolution in Pakistan, Telenor Microfinance Bank is providing best-in-class services to millions of customers across the country. The Bank continues to work towards financially empowering Pakistanis through a robust portfolio of credit solutions and its revolutionary digital payment platform, Easypaisa.

The COVID-19 pandemic has come as a strong reminder to businesses and individuals not just in Pakistan but around the world that a digitally-enabled landscape for payments is a necessity. The Bank has been working on improving financial inclusion ratios within the country through the introduction of state-of-the-art services and a range of innovative financial solutions that are easily accessible to a major chunk of the population.

Commenting on the development, Irfan Wahab Khan, Chairman, Board of Directors, Telenor Microfinance Bank, said; “A significant shift is being witnessed in the way people transact and conduct business. The world is fast moving towards digitalization and access to convenient financial services is the need of the hour. As pioneers of mobile banking in Pakistan, Telenor Microfinance Bank aims to make a long lasting impact in the financial landscape of the country. Through its innovative banking solutions, the Bank is geared up towards building a digitally enabled economy for Pakistan where the benefits reach everyone at all levels.”

  1. Mudassar Aqil, CEO, Telenor Microfinance Bank/Easypaisa, stated; “Since its inception, Telenor Microfinance Bank has achieved significant milestones and has played a key role in serving the un-banked and the under-banked segments of the society. Our ambition has been very clear ever since. We are committed to transforming the lives of Pakistanis through the power of digital finance. In this regard, we are very pleased to have the support from our shareholders through another sizable equity injection that cements our commitment to contributing towards Pakistan’s financial sector and positions us for continued growth in the future.”

Through the power of collaboration and technology, Telenor Microfinance Bank remains committed to enable individuals and businesses across Pakistan to adopt the truly digital way of life.