Kamal Ahmed, Chief Digital & Corporate Services Officer, PTCL (Right) and Nasir Naqvi, Chief Information Officer, Khushali Bank (Left) signing MoU for provision of Managed WAN Services. Walid Irshaid, President and CEO, PTCL and Ghalib Nishtar, President, Khushali Bank are also seen in the picture.

Islamabad: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has today inked an agreement with Khushali Bank Limited (KBL) to provide end-to-end connectivity solutions through its Managed WAN services.

The agreement entails provision of Data Connectivity, Hosted IP Video Surveillance and Managed Router to more than 100 branches of Khushali Bank, which is one of the largest Micro Finance Bank in Pakistan.

Walid Irshaid, President and CEO, PTCL while speaking at the occasion said, “By leveraging PTCL’s cutting edge ICT services, we are committed to boost efficiency, improve services and operations delivery for organizations across Pakistan and empower businesses to reach their full potential through technology”. 

“The signing of this agreement reflects our preparedness to implement strategic projects that enable banks and other financial intuitions in Pakistan to use state-of-the-art telecommunications and IT solutions to better serve their customers”, added Mr. Walid.

The MoU was signed by Kamal Ahmed, Chief Digital & Corporate Services Officer PTCL and Nasir Naqvi, Chief Information Officer, Khushali Bank in the presence of Walid Irshaid, President & CEO, PTCL and Ghalib Nishtar, President, Khushali Bank.

Samer Ajjawi, Advisory Team Member Etisalat; Zahid Mahmood, GM Corp Sales North, PTCL; Nauman Ashraf, GM Business Development, PTCL and Yawar Afridi, Head Operations, Khushali Bank were also present at the occasion.

The deployment of PTCL’s Managed WAN & Surveillance services will ensure 24X7 business continuity, security and improved customer experience for Khushali Bank in a cost effective manner without any capital expenditure.