Finastra has appointed Margaret Franco as Chief Marketing Officer. Joining from Dell Technologies, she is based at Finastra’s London headquarters and takes responsibility for leadership of the global marketing organization, including corporate communications, brand, digital, solutions and field and partner marketing. Margaret brings a wealth of marketing and product management expertise from her career in the technology industry. […]

AGBL Group, the region’s largest biomedical distribution group in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, has appointed Mr. Yasir Saleem as Country Manager for its Pakistan operation, Mr. Saleem; a native of Pakistan has been with the group for many years and has been chosen to lead the group’s operation in Pakistan, he is expected […]

The online Payment provider giant Stripe, founded by the Limerick brothers John and Patrick Collison, has launched in five new European countries. Stripe has launched in the Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, and Malta, taking its total to 39 countries worldwide, 29 of which are in Europe. “Stripe is in 39 countries now, 29 of […]

Razer Fintech has announced that Google Play Store consumers can make offline-to-online (O2O) payments through its Razer Cash solution. With Razer Cash, Google Play Store customers can have the added option of purchasing Google Play in-app items and topping up of Google Play credits by paying cash at offline acceptance points. This innovative O2O solution […]

  PayMaya has launched its latest mobile payment innovation which allows merchants to easily and quickly receive QR and online payments from their customers. The new PayMaya Negosyo app enables MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises) to easily accept QR and other forms of digital payments using their smartphones even if they don’t have an […]

Leading global payment solution provider Checkout.com today announces the acquisition of Australian startup, Pin Payments. The move represents the next chapter of Checkout.com’s momentum across APAC as it continues to support both international and domestic merchants to grow their businesses.  Founded in 2013 by Grant Bissett and Dominic Pym, Pin Payments set out to support […]

Syed Babar Ali, the Founding Pro-Chancellor of LUMS and former President of the World Wildlife Fund, has been elected to this year’s class of the prestigious American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Recognized for his immeasurable contributions to education, advancing the public good, and promoting social equity in Pakistan, Mr. Ali has been acknowledged in […]

In continuation of earlier relief measures on account of the COVID-19 crisis, K-Electric (KE) is facilitating small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through pre-paid electricity bills under the “Chota Karobar-o-Sannat Imadadi” package announced by the federal government. Under the package, eligible commercial customers with sanctioned load up to 5kW and industrial consumers with sanctioned load up […]

Since its launch of Refinance Scheme to Support Employment and Prevent Layoff of Workers, called Rozgar Scheme in common parlance, State Bank has been constantly receiving feedback from various stakeholders, making the scheme more facilitative for businesses and creating incentives to prevent the layoff of employees under current COVID Pandemic scenario. Many of the changes […]

EMPG, the parent company of Pakistan’s largest real estate portal Zameen and one of the leading digital classifieds groups in the MENA, South Asia, and Southeast Asia regions, has announced its acquisition of Lamudi Global, which has businesses in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Mexico. The group said the acquisition had taken place before its merger […]