A delegation of World Liberty Financial USA led by Zachary Witkoff, Chief Executive Officer
called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad today.
Deputy Prime Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of the Army
Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Minister for Finance Muhamamd Aurangzeb, SAPM Syed
Tariq Fatemi and Chairman Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority Bilal Bin Saqib also
attended the meeting.
Welcoming the delegation, the Prime Minister shared his vision for digital Pakistan aimed at
increased connectivity, access, transparency and openness for the citizens. He said the rapidly
growing pace of digital payments and financial innovation are essential parts of Pakistan’s
rapidly expanding digital economy.
The Prime Minister appreciated the growing international interest in Pakistan’s digital financial
markets and noted with deep sense of satisfaction that Pakistan is fast becoming part of global
digital finance.
Mr. Zachary Witkoff showed keen interest to engage with Pakistan for a secure and transparent
digital payment infrastructure, including innovations in cross-border settlement and foreign
exchange processes. He lauded Pakistan’s policy framework which is helping to position the
country as a leading contender in the global digital finance landscape. He expressed keen
desire to further deepen engagement with Pakistan to explore next-generation digital payment
and cross-border finance innovations.
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and CDF/COAS Syed Asim Munir later witnessed
signing of MoU between the Government of Pakistan and SC Financial Technologies LLC, an
affiliated entity of World Liberty Financial, to enable structured dialogue and technical
understanding around emerging digital payment architectures for cross border transactions.
Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb and CEO World Liberty Financial Mr. Zachary
Witkoff signed the MoU on behalf of the respective sides.
