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United Bank Limited

UBL Tower, II Chundrigar Road, Karachi, Sindh, 74000, Pakistan

Overview

United Bank is a banking company engaged in commercial banking and related services. With a customer base of over 4 million, the Bank boasts Pakistan’s widest network of over 44,000 customer touchpoints; this includes more than 1,400 branches, above 37,000 Omni Agents, and over 1,400 ATMs. UBL has a presence on four continents. The Bank is a pioneer in branchless banking with its UBL Omni platform. Customers across the world have 24/7 access to the bank via UBL’s Internet Banking. UBL was declared Pakistan’s ‘Best Bank for Corporate Finance & Capital Market Development’ at the Pakistan Banking Awards 2017.

Total investments
1
Lead investments
0
Investments · 12mo
0
Active investors
1

Sector focus

  • Banking
  • Finance
  • Financial Services
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Investment portfolio

  • Harvv

    Participated · Seed · Sep 2021

    QisstPay is an installment payment service for emerging markets that enables customers to pay for purchases in installments with 0% interest and no late fees. The company is led by co-founder and CEO Jordan Olivas and Saad Ahmed and is based in Islamabad, Pakistan. QisstPay serves over 500 retailers in Pakistan, including Samsung, Camelbak, Diesel, Philips, Xiaomi, Lenovo and regional leaders such as Sapphire, Uniworth, Logo Shoes and elo. The company raised capital to scale its merchant network and operations and plans to expand services to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. QisstPay also intends to grow its Islamabad-based team to over 100 people. The product positioning and merchant roster indicate a focus on both international brands and strong regional e-commerce partners.

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