Pakistan: Easypaisa and 5th Pillar Family Takaful launch Shariah-Compliant Umrah savings plan
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
easypaisa, Pakistan’s leading digital bank, has partnered with 5th Pillar Family Takaful to launch the 5th Pillar Family Takaful Umrah Savings Plan, a Shariah-compliant savings and protection solution that enables customers to plan and prepare financially for Umrah.
As part of the offering, an integrated partnership with 5th Pillar Travel (Private) Limited provides easypaisa users with end-to-end travel facilitation upon maturity, including visa processing, flights, accommodation, and ziarat arrangements, making the journey more convenient and seamless.
Speaking on the collaboration, Jahanzeb Khan, President & CEO, easypaisa digital bank, said, “At easypaisa, we are committed to creating financial solutions that reflect the aspirations, values, and everyday needs of our customers. The launch of the 5th Pillar Family Takaful Umrah Savings Plan brings together Shariah-compliant savings, protection, and seamless Umrah facilitation in a single digital offering, empowering millions of Pakistanis to plan for this important spiritual journey with greater confidence and convenience.”
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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.…
