Easypaisa and JazzCash: how mobile wallets changed payments in Pakistan
Easypaisa launched in 2009 and JazzCash grew from Mobilink's MobiCash. Today millions of Pakistanis pay bills and send money from their phones.
Before mobile wallets, sending money across Pakistan often meant a bank queue or a courier. Mobile wallets changed that.
Easypaisa
- Launched: 2009, by Telenor Pakistan and Tameer Microfinance Bank
- One of the first mobile money services in Pakistan
- Send money, pay bills, top up phones and shop online
JazzCash
- Grew out of Mobilink's MobiCash service, rebranded as JazzCash in 2016
- Run with Mobilink Microfinance Bank
- Similar services: transfers, bills, merchant payments
What you can do with a wallet
- Send money to any mobile number
- Pay electricity, gas and water bills
- Receive payments from the government or employers
- Transfer to bank accounts, including through Raast
Stay safe
Wallet companies will never ask for your PIN or one-time code on a call. Hang up on anyone who does.