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Umar Khan is the Country Manager of Pakistan & Afghanistan at Visa and Iman Urooj is the Chief Operating Officer at Safepay.

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International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/6oEaFEdAXbGe69W6ou

Umar Khan is the Country Manager of Pakistan & Afghanistan at Visa and Iman Urooj is the Chief Operating Officer at Safepay.

Visa's She's Next: https://pk.visamiddleeast.com/run-your-business/she-is-next-campaign.html

#thoughtbehindthings #muzamilhasan #visa #hbl #fintech #womenentrepreneurs #digitalpayments

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00:00 Introduction

02:03 From Cash to Contactless: Formalization of Payments

05:01 Umar’s Early Life & Education

08:23 Guiding, Not Dictating: Allowing Kids to Decide

11:43 Career Progression & Experience: Easypaisa, Jazz & Visa

14:50 Inside Visa: Company's Role in Financial Transactions

17:04 Iman’s Journey

20:26 About Safepay

20:37 Why are they in Pakistan?

21:49 Early Stage Markets vs. Pakistan

25:53 Future of Digital Payments in Pakistan

29:34 Women’s Financial Inclusion

32:05 Navigating Numbers: Women Entrepreneurs in Focus

36:05 Initiatives & Work Being Done

38:36 Evolution of Digital Payments

44:25 Updates on Raast

46:00 She's Next: Shining a Spotlight on Women Entrepreneurs

47:04 Experience Running it in Pakistan

49:44 Women Leadership

51:45 Criteria and How To Apply?

55:26 Global Insights & Collaboration with HBL

56:42 Men’s Role in Empowering Women Leaders

01:02:20 Women’s Role in the Economy

1:04:52 Safepay Insights

1:07:35 Wallet Payments

1:09:09 Their License & Stage

1:10:51 Visa Projects in Pakistan

1:14:24 Tap to Phone: Challenges & Potential

1:17:37 What’s next for Visa?

1:20:07 Safepay’s Future Outlook

1:21:23 Pakistan of 2050

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