Payoneer, the financial platform for cross-border business and global payments, has opened nominations for the sixth edition of Payoneer Pakistan Cross-Border Excellence Awards. The awards recognise the Pakistani businesses, entrepreneurs and independent professionals who are winning clients, customers and markets abroad.<\/p>\n
The awards arrive at a defining moment for the country\u2019s digital economy. Pakistan\u2019s IT and IT-enabled Services exports reached a record $4.6 billion in FY2025-26, up nearly 21 percent from $3.8 billion a year earlier, according to State Bank of Pakistan.<\/p>\n
The momentum has carried into the new fiscal year: IT exports in September 2026 stood at $435 million, 19 percent higher than a year earlier. With the government targeting $10 billion in IT exports by FY2028-29 under its Uraan Pakistan plan, the awards aim to give the businesses driving that ambition a stage that matches their contribution. Nominations are free and close on November 15, 2026. Entries can be submitted at https:\/\/payoneerevents.com\/.<\/p>\n
Commenting on the launch, Nagesh Devata, Senior Vice President and Head of APAC at Payoneer, said, \u201cPakistan\u2019s export growth is being driven by businesses that win global clients every day: software houses, AI start-ups, gaming studios and consumer brands, many based well beyond the major cities. These awards recognise the innovation and resilience it takes to compete in global markets.\u201d<\/p>\n
The award structure reflects the diversity of Pakistan\u2019s cross-border economy, recognising distinct business models on their own terms rather than folding them into a single catch-all prize. The awards are open to businesses of every size, from established exporters with hundreds of employees to independent professionals working alone.<\/p>\n
Technology and services exporters are recognised across four categories: Software Development Company, AI Innovation, Gaming Studio, and Digital Marketing Agency. Commerce exporters are recognised in two categories: E-Commerce Seller and Direct-to-Consumer Brand. Meanwhile, two categories celebrate individual achievement: Freelancer and Woman Entrepreneur of the Year.<\/p>\n
The awards<\/a> ceremony will take place in Lahore on November 27, 2026, bringing together service exporters<\/a>, founders, industry bodies, and global partners for an evening dedicated to the people building Pakistan\u2019s presence in world markets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Payoneer, the financial platform for cross-border business and global payments, has opened nominations for the sixth edition of Payoneer Pakistan Cross-Border Excellence Awards. The awards recognise the Pakistani businesses, entrepreneurs and independent professionals who are winning clients, customers and markets abroad. The awards arrive at a defining moment for the country\u2019s digital economy. Pakistan\u2019s IT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[705],"class_list":["post-6111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-payoneer-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6111"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6114,"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6111\/revisions\/6114"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}