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Tag: OTC

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

MSC and Muhammad Haroon

Over the Counter (OTC) in Pakistan: The Challenges and the...

This second in two blog series examines the challenges regarding the success of OTC and...
Jun 7, 2015

Graham Wright

Over the counter transactions – Liberation or a trap? Part...

This blog looks at the not inconsiderable drawbacks of OTC-based operations concluding that value proposition...
Dec 22, 2014

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

Ann Platt

Why is the chicken afraid to cross the road?

Mobile operators and banks are hesitant to take lead on digital financial services. This blog...
Jun 29, 2013
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