The Pakistan Freelancers Association’s (PAFLA’s) “Future of Work (FoW)”: Collaborating with Freelancers, Influencers, and Entrepreneurs for Success in the Digital Age” was hosted this Saturday, June 24, 2023, in Karachi. The first-of-its-kind event brought together prominent names from the digital and freelancing landscape to shed light on the prospects, opportunities, and challenges that are present […]

Indus Hospital & Health Network (IHHN) celebrated iHope Volunteer Program’s 22nd batch of volunteers on June 23, 2023. Participants included around 80 students from various prestigious schools in Karachi, including Dawood Public School, The City School, Reflection School, Foundation Public School, DHA College and School System, Haque Academy, Indus Academy, Cedar College & School, Bay […]

With the commencement of the Hajj season and upcoming Eid Al Adha celebrations, Emirates is layering additional flights to vital regional destinations to meet significant travel demand during this special period. Additional Flights for Hajj As the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia lifts all Hajj travel restrictions for the first time in three years, Emirates has […]

Zong 4G, Pakistan’s leading telecommunications provider, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with PAGE (Pakistan Alliance for Girls Education), an esteemed organization dedicated to creating an enabling environment for gender equity in education, employment, rights, and leadership. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony took place on Wednesday, 21st June, solidifying the commitment of […]

Nets, part of Nexi Group, the European PayTech, is launching its new Npay terminal in Finland. The Npay terminal software comes out of the Nexi Digital Finlandhub, which was established in February 2023 to drive technological innovation within Nexi Group. The new terminal technology provides merchants with an easy and versatile solution for accepting payments […]

Flutterwave a leading African payments technology company announced it is working with Microsoft to build its next-generation platform on Microsoft Azure, powering payments infrastructure across the African continent and beyond. This agreement reflects Flutterwave’s commitment to giving businesses and individuals access to global-grade services across all of Africa and driving digital transformation around the world. […]

Tuum and Marqeta have partnered to offer a pre-integrated fintech solution, accelerating time to market for Tuum’s customers by working with Marqeta’s open API platform. European banks and fintech will be able to build flexible card programmes that deliver industry-leading modern digital payment experiences while saving resources, time and money.    Marqeta’s modern card issuing platform, […]

After obtaining the corresponding approval certificates from the EPC, CaixaBank, and Iberpay announce that their respective payment technology platforms are ready to launch, as of June 22, the first SEPA Request-to-Pay in Europe. In parallel, CaixaBank, which has become the first bank in Europe to obtain EPC’s Request-to-Pay approval certificate, is preparing to soon launch […]

With the resumption of travel and tourism to China in full swing, Mastercard and Alipay, China’s leading digital open platform under Ant Group, announced the launch of a new payments option that provides international arrivals to China with another simple and secure way to go cashless when visiting the country. Expanding on a partnership established […]

Mastercard is partnering with Bankiom, a UAE-based lifestyle banking app, to introduce digital payment cards across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman. This partnership marks a significant stride in Mastercard’s ongoing commitment to advancing digitalization in the payments landscape throughout the region. “As we move into a more digital world, building productive synergies […]