The disruptions to traditional education caused by the pandemic hold the capacity to further widen learning gaps between different regions and countries, alongside aggravating the digital divide. To address this problem, distance-learning has proven to be a leading effective measure. To facilitate contactless education that is accessible to both educators and students of Higher Educational […]

Infinix, Pakistan’s leading smartphone the brand known for its innovative and state-of-the-art devices has partnered up with Daraz to bring exclusive discount offers at the Daraz Mobile Week, starting from 15th  June till the 21st of June. With these bundle offers, customers can avail up to 4000 PKR discounts on Infinix’s all-new smartphones including the […]

  Consumers can now pay for services from thousands of small businesses, schools, and non-profit organisations by scanning a QR code with their mobile phone Leading payment solutions provider Netcash has collaborated with Mastercard to launch Quick Response (QR) code payments across its multi-channel billing platform, as part of its efforts to help Small and […]

Karachi, June 12th, 2020: Growing from strength to strength, JS Bank reported profit before tax of PKR 628.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, as compared to profit before tax of PKR 54.7 million over the corresponding period last year, an incredible 1000% increase. Profitability showed a marked increase primarily due to markup […]

The COVID-19 crisis has unearthed new considerations for infrastructure, employment, and privacy. Telenor Research outlines three key predictions that would characterize our new world. On a scale like no other, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated global social and economic change that would otherwise have taken years to realize. Today, we witness countries all over the […]

Strengthening its commitment to supporting the Pakistani government during the COVID-19 crisis, Bank Alfalah has joined forces with Mastercard and National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) to provide a safe online donation portal to support those in need during the pandemic. Through the platform, people can now securely donate to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s COVID-19 Pandemic […]

HBL and the Pakistan Post Office Department (PPOD) have entered into a 20-year strategic alliance to further financial inclusion by leveraging digital technology. Under this agreement, HBL will provide investments in the form of technology, infrastructure, and capacity enhancement to the PPOD with the objective of enabling, technology-based and regulatory compliant digital, financial services in […]

After becoming Pakistan’s first fintech to win an E-Money Institution (EMI) license pilot green light from State Bank of Pakistan, Finja has now also been added to the bank’s list for Interbank Fund Transfers from any bank or ATM in Pakistan. This marks the first time a non-bank has been allowed this access and will […]

Press release: IPO oversubscribed by 1.07x with more than 80% of the applicants subscribed through E-IPO. KARACHI, 28th MARCH, 2020: The Initial Public Offering of Bank Islami Ehad sukuk has been successfully closed. Despite the ongoing COVID–19 pandemic, significant interest was received from both institutional and retail investors with PKR 320.6 million subscriptions received against […]

Islamabad, 16th March 2020: Amidst the growing threats of Coronavirus, Pakistani telecom operator Ufone in collaboration with National Institute of Health (Pakistan) conducted a public awareness session on Coronavirus (COVID-19) at the Ufone Tower in Islamabad to educate its employees about the pandemic, its symptoms and key preventative measures that should be taken on an individual […]