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Tag: OTC model

Maha Khan

From OTC to Mobile Accounts: Easypaisa’s Journey

In 2009, Pakistan spearheaded the over the counter (OTC) transaction revolution. But in the summer...
Jan 20, 2017

Anup Singh, Graham Wright and Mike McCaffrey

OTC: A digital stepping stone or a dead end path?

In this paper, we want to look more closely at OTC model, with the help...
Jul 5, 2016

Maha Khan and Mike McCaffrey

The Powerful Agents & Fractured Markets of Pakistan

Pakistan is easily one of the top five leading digital finance markets in the world;...
Jun 11, 2015

Pawan Bakshi

Beware the OTC trap: Is there a way out?

Our earlier blogs focused on how OTC was growing rapidly but the key stakeholders were...
May 26, 2014

Pawan Bakshi

Beware the OTC trap: Are stakeholders satisfied?

Preceding the sentiments presented in the previous blog on over the counter (OTC), our interactions...
May 18, 2014
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