By Ali Imran
ISLAMABAD: JazzCash, Pakistan’s leading mobile account, has partnered with Ignite to facilitate the Ministry of Information Technology & Telecom’s (MOITT) national level training program, Digiskills.pk.
Ignite CEO Syed Junaid Imam and Mobilink Microfinance Bank President Ghazanfar Azzam signed the MoU under the presence of Federal Minister for IT & Telecom, Syed Amin Ul Haque, Secretary IT & Telecom, Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui and JazzCash CEO Erwan Gelebart.
This partnership enables DigiSkills.pk freelancers to transfer money from their Payoneer accounts into their JazzCash Mobile Account in real time and at the best exchange rates. In addition to this, these freelancers can also register their Payoneer Account from the JazzCash App, eliminating the need for commercial bank accounts.
On the occasion Syed Amin Ul Haque said, “With the current COVID outbreak and the overall economic situation, it is all the more relevant that through this partnership, the youth is provided the right enablers to take up freelancing from the comfort of their homes and become self-reliant.†He said that this agreement will be helpful in facilitating the freelancers. This partnership between Ministry of IT’s attached department Ignite and JazzCash will be helpful in increasing IT exports, he added.
He said that IT exports in previous financial year reached US $1.11 billion which is exemplary. Now Ministry of IT has set the target of taking IT exports up to US $5 billion in next three years. He said that Ministry of IT is providing different platforms to Pakistani youth for their access to international markets.
“We realized that international payment retrieval was a painstakingly slow process for freelancers. JazzCash saw an opportunity to use its expertise to introduce convenience and speed up the entire process for the freelance community at DigiSkills.pk,†stated Erwan Gelebart, as he emphasized upon JazzCash’s support for freelancers across the country. In line with its vision to promote freelancing in Pakistan, JazzCash, through this partnership, aims to complete the loop for the freelance ecosystem. Both entities aim to serve the freelance community by raising awareness, equipping them with the right skills, and providing smooth payment options to aspiring freelancing. In his opening remarks, Syed Junaid Imam said, “DigiSkills.pk has imparted 1.2 million trainings to the youth that have enabled them to earn the livelihood and support their academic pursuits.
