Sunny Ali of Extreme Commerce also said that their partnership with Dukan.pk will facilitate anyone with a smart-phone to learn selling skills via e-commerce and equip them with easy-to-use technology, web store creation, online payments, and delivery management. Over 5 million micro and small enterprises (MSMEs) functioning in Pakistan wants to be part of the e-commerce revolution but lack the technical know-how, he said. He further added that according to the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Report 2020 out of 190 countries Pakistan ranks at 72 in starting a business, but new dynamics and ways of doing and starting a business needs a new approach for the micro, small and medium enterprises. This gap has been filled by the two leading enterprises in Pakistan i.e. Dukan.pk has partnered with Extreme Commerce to help local businesses sell online. By joining hands, these enterprises have a common goal of empowering the people of Pakistan to achieve self-sufficiency through e-commerce and digital skills.
Extreme Commerce Founder said the partnership will look into the possibilities to capacitate businesses for online payments as well. The government plans to digitize cash on delivery (CoD) payments above PKR 10.000 by the year 2022, and all CoD payments will be replaced with online payments by the year 2029.
72.29 % cash 59.74 % bank transfer method. 24.24 % personal cheque. 22.08 % online payment method 13.85 % debit or credit cards 6.49 % money orders 4.33 % mobile payment methods
The founder and CEO of Dukan.pk, Monis Rahman, while emphasizing his commitment to promote small local businesses said that the Dukan’s mission is to let anyone with a smartphone sell online in less than one minute and our partnership with Extreme Commerce will accelerate this mission by complementing our platform with high quality e-commerce training for local sellers.
