Publication Date:
08/02/2023
A Bank is Born
THE STRATEGY OF IMPACT
A Bank is Born
THE STRATEGY OF IMPACT
The Inside Story Of How Financial Inclusion Transformed A Nation
Project description
Number of Pages:
155
Binding:
Paper Back
ISBN:
9786277626082
A Bank is Born
There is no bigger virus than an idea
Nadeem Hussain spent decades reaching the top of global banking—only to dismantle the status quo and start over.A Bank is Born is the story of how a single idea became a movement for financial inclusion in Pakistan. It is a journey from the boardrooms of New York to the streets of Karachi, proving that the most profitable venture of all is serving the underserved.
From Wall Street to the Streets of Karachi, Read the story of the man who let one idea change his life and his country!
Themes in the Book
Microfinance Revolution
The Easypaisa Story
Driving tech entrepreneurship across fintech, e-commerce, and renewable energy.
Planet N & Beyond
I saw a businessman who had to bring $3 million in a suitcase to the bank. The cashier counted half and told him to come back the next day with the rest. The man begged, saying it was not safe to walk back with that much cash. That was when I realized: Traditional banking wasn't just failing—it was non-existent for those who needed it most.
A Bank is born
15 minutes to read the full first chapter.
Industry Prespective
-Ex-Governor State Bank of Pakistan
A deftly written autobiography vividly illustrates banker-entrepreneur Nadeem Hussain's drive to always reach beyond the horizon. In his mid-40s he bet all he had saved on Tameer and multiplied it, introducing digital services well ahead of the market. He appears poised to replicate the experience at Planet N, a self-selected bouquet of innovative businesses.
-Ex-Governor, SBP -Chairman, PSX
The book offers a riveting account of how a professional, through leadership and affection, can nurture comradeship, family, and friendships that work together for economic and social dividends.
About the Author
Leading with Rigor and Global Insight
Nadeem Hussain’s expertise is built on 30 years of high-stakes international banking, including senior leadership roles at Citigroup across multiple global markets. He brings a clinical discipline to the architecture of financial systems, having mastered the complexities of global capital before pivoting to build Pakistan’s first private sector microfinance bank. His career is a masterclass in the “Discipline of Delivery”—translating complex institutional strategy into the practical infrastructure required to scale a national economy.
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This is not just a memoir. It is a
manual for the next generation of
builders.
I wrote this book to share the blueprint of how we banked the unbanked. The failures, the pivots, and the ultimate victory of financial inclusion.
Nadeem Hussain
Dr. Ishrat Husain
-Ex-Governor State Bank of Pakistan