President & CEO U Microfinance Bank Limited (U Bank) Mr. Kabeer Naqvi and President & CEO National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) Mr. Arif Usmani signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) of strategic partnership between two organizations to promote financial inclusion in the country.
This collaboration between the institutions will create synergies between the two institutions. This strategic partnership creates a platform for strengthening the capability of both organizations to provide a comprehensive range of banking services and promote various forms of cooperation including medium to long term Debt Finance, Housing Finance (Low Cost Housing under KPP), Working Capital Funding, Structured Finance and various other funding options.
Speaking at the occasion, Mr. Kabeer Naqvi, President & CEO of U Bank said both institutions have developed a strong mutually beneficial relationship and are willing to extend the cooperation by entering into various innovative transactions including Structured Finance with NBP acting as a Lead arranger and advisor backed by a credit guarantee facility and exchange of Gold Shroff details for better financial worthiness assessment. This alliance will provide an exciting opportunity to bring state of the art financial solutions to our combined customer bases. The synergy will pave way towards promoting financial inclusion in the country
President & CEO of NBP, Mr. Arif Usmani appreciated U Bank’s efforts towards digitization and financial inclusion of unbanked economy.