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Our friends at Mashreq have appointed three new leaders to their Pakistan branch, according to a LinkedIn post. The bank tapped Shamsulhaq Niaz (LinkedIn) as chief digital officer and head of payments at Mashreq Pakistan, and Khurram Mumtaz (LinkedIn) as head of Neo, Mashreq’s digital banking service. Mashreq additionally named Rabia Atlas (LinkedIn) as head of NeoPay, responsible for overseeing the merchant ecosystem and developing frameworks for potential acquisitions.
Mashreq wants to launch new services in Pakistan: The bank — which has had a presence in Pakistan since 1978 — plans to acquire a restricted license from the State Bank of Pakistan to kick off pilot digital retail banking operations in the region.
Dana Gas has a new chairman: The oil and gas company has named Abdulhameed Dhia Jafar (bio) as chairman and Rashed Saif Saeed Al Jarwan Al Shamsi (bio) as vice chairman for the board until 2027, according to an ADX disclosure (pdf).
