Friday Fintech Circle

​Beyond Payments: Is Pakistan's Fintech Stack Ready to Finance the Unbanked?

​A Friday Fintech Circle Organized by Nexus Fintech Forum

​About the Event:

​Pakistan has spent the last decade building wallets, QR codes, and payment rails but payments were always the easy part. The harder question is whether any of that infrastructure actually reaches the millions of Pakistanis still locked out of credit, savings, and formal financial services. This session pulls together operators who are building the answer in real time: from EMI-licensed platforms to founder-led fintechs to the people shaping how these products actually get funded and scaled.

​Who Should Come

​This is for you if you're:

• ​A student or early-career professional exploring fintech, product, or financial inclusion

• ​A founder or operator building in payments, lending, or digital banking

• ​Anyone who wants an honest, on-the-ground read on where Pakistan's fintech stack is actually headed not the pitch-deck version

​Speakers

• ​Muhammad Raza
  Founding Member & Chief Growth Officer @ Switch, named LinkedIn Influencer of the Year 2026 and ranked among Pakistan's most influential fintech voices

• ​Zain Farooq
  Managing Director @ Barq PK (formerly MyTM), leading EMI licensing and product strategy under the State Bank of Pakistan's framework; Presidential Award 2024 recipient for fintech entrepreneurship

• ​Syeda Mahrukh Raza
  Founder & CEO of Lean Outset, building digital solutions aimed squarely at financial inclusion in Pakistan

• ​Sohail Malik
  Board Member & Strategist
  xGroup Head Digital Banking @ NBP
  xDigital Head @ FINCA

• ​Azfar Mustafa
  Senior Managing Consultant @ Systems Limited
  Digital Business Strategy Consultant @ IBM

​The Evening

• ​45 min — Panel discussion

• ​15 min — Q&A

• ​Fireside Chat — 15 min

• ​45 min — Networking

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