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The discussion was hosted at lunch at the Schatzalp Hotel, Davos by Pathfinder Group of Companies in collaboration with Martin Dow Group during the World Economic Forum.<br \/>\nParticipants included United Bank President Shazad Dada, Bank of Punjab President Zafar Masud, U Bank President Kabir Naqvi, CEO i3 Pathfinder Group Syed Tassawur Hussain, and CEO iPath Ali Shah Asani, while CEO VRG Salman Ali moderated the session.<br \/>\nPathfinder Group Chairman Ikram Sehgal welcomed the participants and the audience and introduced the distinguished guests. He said that Pakistan\u2019s banking sector was growing rapidly due to tech advancements. Highlighting the importance of digital banking and mobile wallets, Ikram Sehgal called them the credit cards of deprived people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>digital banking LAHORE Banks may play a pivotal role in poverty alleviation by maintaining the growing trends of digital banking and access to banking for the deprived masses. These views were expressed by financial experts belonging to the banking and technology sector during a discussion on \u201cVisionary Banking in Pakistan\u201d. 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