AMSTERDAM: VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON), a quantity one global supplier of connectivity and web services, announces the appointment of Atyab Tahir as Chief Executive Officer of JazzCash, the primary digital monetary services supplier in Pakistan and a division of Jazz, a VEON Group firm that’s Pakistan’s main mobile services provider.
Atyab is currently Country Manager of MasterCard Pakistan & Afghanistan and has over two decades of worldwide expertise in banking and consulting, together with senior positions at Fidelity Investments, HBL, Telenor Bank and easypaisa.
“We are very happy that Atyab will lead JazzCash, which is a key driver of digital services growth in Pakistan, one of our core geographies,” said Kaan Terzioğlu, VEON’s Chief Executive Officer.
“JazzCash represents an enormous worth generation opportunity, and we’re assured that Atyab’s huge fintech background will assist us attain a brand new level as we expand the services provided through the JazzCash mobile app,” added Khairil Abdullah, CEO of VEON Ventures.
As proven in our full year 2021 earnings launch published on 28 February 2022, JazzCash reported 15.2 million month-to-month active customers (+24.9% YoY) and 130,800 month-to-month active retailers (+2.3 times YoY).
Atyab’s appointment will be efficient from 1 May 2022.
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