{"id":75915,"date":"2025-01-22T08:56:30","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T03:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/?p=75915"},"modified":"2025-01-22T08:56:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T03:56:30","slug":"mastercard-collaborates-with-foodpanda-to-fuel-the-growth-of-paks-digital-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/mastercard-collaborates-with-foodpanda-to-fuel-the-growth-of-paks-digital-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Mastercard collaborates with foodpanda to fuel the growth of Pak\u2019s digital economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi<br \/>\nMastercard has once again collaborated with foodpanda to boost digital payment in Pakistan and support the nation\u2019s transition toward a cashless economy.<br \/>\nAccording to data from the State Bank of Pakistan, currency in circulation (CIC) in the country increased by 11.2% during the first half of 2024. The partnership introduces initiatives designed to encourage the use of digital payment methods over cash on delivery (COD). By leveraging foodpanda\u2019s extensive network, Mastercard will drive awareness and usage of secure, rewarding payment options for millions of consumers across the country.<br \/>\n\u201cBy combining our global expertise in seamless and secure payment technologies with foodpanda\u2019s vast reach, we are making digital payments more accessible and convenient for consumers across the country.\u201d said Muhammad Nana, senior vice president, Digital Partnerships, EEMEA, Mastercard.<br \/>\n\u201cOur partnership with Mastercard enables us to accelerate this transformation, turning COD users into active digital consumers. As we serve a significant percentage of the population, this initiative reflects our commitment to innovation and financial inclusion in untapped markets,\u201d said Muntaqa Peracha, CEO, foodpanda Pakistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi Mastercard has once again collaborated with foodpanda to boost digital payment in Pakistan and support the nation\u2019s transition toward a cashless economy. According to data from the State Bank of Pakistan, currency in circulation (CIC) in the country increased by 11.2% during the first half of 2024. The partnership introduces initiatives designed to encourage &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":75901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75915"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75915\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75930,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75915\/revisions\/75930"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}