Pakistan just got a seat on Asia’s biggest fintech stage. NayaPay was named Fintech Startup – Pakistan at the Asian Banking and Finance Awards 2026, being alongside some of the region’s most closely watched names in financial technology.
For a country where most people were locked out of formal banking a decade ago, the win marks a milestone. NayaPay built Pakistan’s first licensed Electronic Money Institution from the ground up: no legacy systems to lean on, no existing playbook to follow. Just a bet that millions of people deserved a faster, simpler way to move and manage their money, and the product discipline to make that bet pay off.
The Asian Banking and Finance Awards draw entries from the region’s banking and fintech sector, judged on innovation, product quality, and measurable impact. The timing isn’t a coincidence. Pakistan’s digital finance sector is moving faster than ever, and NayaPay has been at the center of that shift, pushing the market toward a future where a smartphone does what a bank branch used to.
