Bank of Khyber Partners with Wateen Telecom to Enhance Digital Infrastructure
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
Bank of Khyber (BoK) has entered into a strategic partnership with Wateen Telecom Limited to enhance its digital infrastructure through the deployment of a centralized Wi-Fi solution integrated with an advanced Web Application Firewall (WAF).
The agreement was signed by Rashid Zaman Khan, Chief Information Officer, and Syed Muhammad Jafar, Head of IT Operations, on behalf of Bank of Khyber, while Adil Rashid, Chief Executive Officer, and Nasir Mahmood, Vice President, represented Wateen Telecom. Senior representatives from both organizations attended the signing ceremony.
Under this partnership, Wateen Telecom will implement a centralized wireless network across Bank of Khyber offices, providing secure, reliable, and high-performance connectivity. The integrated security solution will safeguard the Bank’s internet-facing applications and digital banking platforms against evolving cyber threats, further strengthening the Bank’s technology infrastructure and operational resilience.
The collaboration reflects Bank of Khyber’s ongoing commitment to digital transformation through strategic technology investments that enhance efficiency, strengthen cyber resilience, and elevate customer experience. It marks another important step in the Bank’s journey towards building a secure, agile, and future-ready banking ecosystem that supports sustainable growth and innovation.
Reference Link:- https://propakistani.pk/2026/07/31/bank-of-khyber-partners-with-wateen-telecom-to-enhance-digital-infrastructure/
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
