LAHORE, Pakistan: Bushra Rasheed, owner of Qiynat Beauty Salon and a client of FINCA, was selected for the ‘Bano-Qudsia Award for Creativity’ at the ‘Chiraghan-E-Nissa’ – Women Expo 2017.
The Women Expo 2017 was organized to encourage female entrepreneurs in every walk of life.
The event was organized by the Investment Climate Reform Unit (ICRU) in collaboration with the Punjab Board of Investment & Trade (PBIT).
FINCA, one of the fastest growing microfinance banks in Pakistan, is a supporter of women empowerment and has granted loans to numerous women who aim to establish their own businesses.
FINCA Microfinance Bank Limited is part of the FINCA Impact Finance Network, a group of 21 microfinance and financial institutions that provides socially responsible financial services, and enables low-income entrepreneurs and small business owners to invest in the future.
FINCA is one of the fastest growing microfinance networks in Pakistan, with 120 branches in more than 100 cities across Pakistan. It is the pioneer microfinance bank in Pakistan, and recently introduced the first complete digital mobile wallet – SimSim that can be opened and operated from one’s smartphone; anyone can open an account, sitting at home, in just one minute. SimSim empowers users by providing a payment solution which not only allows zero cost transactions, but also enables one to create one’s own payment ecosystem.