Mobilink Microfinance Bank — Latest News & Updates
Part of PakFinHub's MMBL coverage — dated, sourced updates on Mobilink Microfinance Bank's results, partnerships, and product launches.
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MMBL's confirmed announcements — financial results, partnerships, product launches, and corporate developments — are logged below, each dated and sourced. This is manually maintained rather than an automated feed, so a fresh announcement can sit unlisted for a while; check the Last Verified date for how current it is, and treat MMBL's own official website and social channels as the live source in the meantime.
2026 Updates
Mobilink Bank Partners with Yango Pakistan for Shariah-Compliant Driver Financing
Mobilink Bank partnered with ride-hailing service Yango Pakistan to offer eligible drivers and couriers Car Diminishing Musharakah financing (up to PKR 5 million) and Murabaha financing for motorcycles, e-bikes, rickshaws, and handsets, alongside embedded Takaful protection. See Islamic Banking for MMBL's full Sharia-compliant product lineup.
Source: Arab News Pakistan and The Nation, August 24-25, 2026.
TPL Life Expands Takaful Partnership with Mobilink Bank
TPL Life Insurance Limited expanded its strategic partnership with MMBL to introduce Unit-Linked Takaful Plans, using MMBL's customer base as a distribution platform for Sharia-compliant protection and Takaful products. See Islamic Banking for MMBL's broader Sharia-compliant product push.
Source: Mettis Global News, reporting TPL Life's official disclosure, August 12, 2026.
CEO Outlines Plans to Scale Islamic Banking Nationwide
In an interview with The News, President & CEO Haaris Mahmood Chaudhary confirmed MMBL is running two Islamic banking windows (Karachi and Peshawar) with plans to scale nationwide and launch a digital Islamic portfolio, focused on small-business, value-chain, digital agri-, and digital home financing using musharakah, murabaha, and Salam structures. He also disclosed MMBL's 2025 revenue reached PKR 78.7 billion, with lending and deposits both growing 38% and a capital adequacy ratio of 19.5%. See Islamic Banking for the full product-structure detail.
Source: The News, "Mobilink Bank plans to expand presence, Sharia-compliant financial services, CEO says," August 9, 2026.
Mobilink Bank Wins Three FinanceAsia Awards 2026
Mobilink Bank won Best Digital Bank, Best Bank for Financial Inclusion, and Best Bank for Technology at the FinanceAsia Awards 2026. CEO Haaris Mahmood Chaudhary credited the wins to the bank's digital-first, financial-inclusion-focused strategy. See Bank Overview for MMBL's fuller awards history.
Source: Mobilink Bank's official announcement, reported by Momentum Pakistan, July 2, 2026.
LogiServe Partnership Brings Merchant Lending to the SLGTrax Ecosystem
MMBL signed a Lending Facility Agreement with LogiServe, the fintech/NBFC arm of SLGTrax (PSX: SLGL), to give merchants operating within the SLGTrax logistics ecosystem access to digitally enabled working-capital financing, reported at up to Rs250,000 per merchant. The signing took place in Islamabad on June 29, 2026. This sits alongside MMBL's other merchant and MSME financing under Loans & Financing.
Source: The Nation and Mettis Global, reporting MMBL's official signing announcement, June–July 2026.
Government Treasury Bills Now Available on the JazzCash App
VEON announced that JazzCash and Mobilink Bank have made Government of Pakistan Treasury Bills available directly through the JazzCash app, with a minimum investment of PKR 5,000, developed in coordination with the State Bank of Pakistan. VEON frames the goal as reaching one million active investors. This is a JazzCash-app feature built on MMBL's banking license — see DOST App (Digital Banking) for how MMBL's own app features compare.
Source: VEON Ltd.'s official announcement, June 16, 2026.
MMBL Files Intention to Acquire Apna Microfinance Bank
MMBL filed a Public Announcement of Intention to acquire shares and control of Apna Microfinance Bank Limited, as required under the Securities Act 2015 and the Listed Companies (Substantial Acquisition of Voting Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2017, with Arif Habib Limited appointed as Manager to the Offer. This is a filed intention, not a completed acquisition — check MMBL's Financial Results page and this page for confirmed developments before assuming the deal has closed.
Source: Mettis Global News, reporting the PSX/SECP regulatory filing, March 10, 2026.
Five-Year MSME Financing Partnership with Sindh's SEDF
Mobilink Bank entered a five-year partnership with the Sindh Enterprise Development Fund (SEDF), Government of Sindh, aimed at unlocking up to PKR 1 billion in structured MSME financing across priority sectors (agri value chains, livestock and dairy, poultry, fisheries, renewable energy, women-led enterprises, and IT). MMBL provides the lending capability while SEDF contributes a markup subsidy of up to one-year KIBOR. Related products are on the Loans & Financing page.
Source: MMBL's official press release, via ProPakistani, Dawn, and Business Recorder, March 3–4, 2026.
Record 2025 Results — PKR 3.62 Billion Profit Before Tax
MMBL announced results for the year ended December 31, 2025: Profit Before Tax of PKR 3.62 billion (up 217% year-on-year), total revenue up 33% to PKR 89.5 billion, deposits up 38% to PKR 214 billion — the highest in the microfinance industry — and a Gross Loan Portfolio of PKR 103 billion, up 38%. Capital Adequacy Ratio stood at 19.53% at year-end, and women made up 24.6% of the loan portfolio. Full context on the Financial Results page.
Source: MMBL's official press release, February 16, 2026.
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Certification for Information Security
MMBL achieved ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, the globally recognized standard for information security management systems. Noted on the Overview page alongside MMBL's other awards and recognitions.
Source: MMBL's official announcement.
MMBL Launches Islamic Banking Operations
VEON Ltd. announced that MMBL launched Islamic banking operations in Pakistan, opening dedicated branches under an Islamic Banking licence granted by the State Bank of Pakistan, extending the bank's product range beyond conventional microfinance. Full detail — including named products since launched — is on the Islamic Banking page.
Source: VEON Ltd.'s official announcement, December 19, 2025.
Latest News FAQs
What is the latest news about Mobilink Microfinance Bank?
Recent MMBL news includes a Shariah-compliant driver financing partnership with Yango Pakistan (August 2026), an expanded Takaful partnership with TPL Life, CEO comments confirming plans to scale Islamic banking nationwide, three FinanceAsia Awards 2026 (Best Digital Bank, Best Bank for Financial Inclusion, Best Bank for Technology), a record PKR 3.62 billion Profit Before Tax for 2025, a filed intention to acquire shares and control of Apna Microfinance Bank Limited, a five-year MSME financing partnership with Sindh's SEDF, the launch of Government Treasury Bills on the JazzCash app, and a merchant lending partnership with LogiServe.
Is Mobilink Microfinance Bank acquiring Apna Microfinance Bank?
MMBL has filed a Public Announcement of Intention to acquire shares and control of Apna Microfinance Bank Limited, as required under Pakistan's takeover regulations. This is a filed intention, not a completed acquisition — check the Financial Results and Overview pages for developments.
How often is this MMBL news page updated?
Whenever a new, source-verified MMBL announcement is confirmed — this is not an automated feed, so check the Last Verified date for how current it is.
Official Sources & Last Verified
Each item above is individually sourced and dated where a date is available. Last verified: August 18, 2026. This is a manually maintained log, not a live feed — treat MMBL's own official website and social channels as the source of truth for anything more recent.
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