FSS (Financial Software and Systems), a globally leading provider of integrated payment products and India’s largest payments processor, and NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL, International arm of National Payment Corporation of India), have signed a strategic partnership to expand UPI (Unified Payment Interface) rails in international markets.  India is among the first countries globally to […]

Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of KfW Group based in Cologne, Germany, has acquired a 19.9% equity stake in TPL Insurance by investing PKR 466.5 million on a fully diluted basis. The acquisition follows TPL Insurance’s announcement made in June last year to the Pakistan Stock Exchange on DEG’s interest in acquiring […]

Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL), signed an agreement with National Institutional Facilitation Technologies (NIFT), to enable and promote its online platform that will allow customers to pay their bills online conveniently and securely through NIFT’s ePay digital payment gateway on PTCL’s website. The agreement was signed by Muhammad Amir Siddiqi, EVP Group Financial Planning & […]

The holy month of Ramzan is a time long-anticipated and cherished by many. To help people observe the second Ramzan safely during the unprecedented Covid times, Careem is launching new services and features focused on making everyday life simpler, besides exploring and highlighting the stories of Pakistanis who are making a difference. Adding to the spirit […]

Acclaimed global healthcare and philanthropic professionals, decision-makers, experts, and senior world government officials are joining the upcoming World Immunisation & Logistics Summit, a two-day event hosted by Abu Dhabi’s HOPE Consortium, to discuss a unified global approach to overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic, outlining how success can only be achieved through solidarity and international collaboration. Global […]

TPL Trakker, Pakistan’s leading IoT Company providing Tracking, Telematics, Mapping, and Location-Based Services and Solutions, has partnered with Mr. Mahir, an online marketplace allowing skilled and experienced local professionals, to connect with customers looking for maintenance and handyman services. Following the partnership, TPL Trakker’s Location-Based Service (LBS) APIs will power Mr. Mahir’s handyman services platform. […]

Facebook hosted a virtual event for Pakistani businesses to share insights and key findings regarding Ramadan shopper behavior and trends, as these businesses initiate the planning of their respective campaigns. These insights were shared from a report Facebook commissioned from YouGov, to help advertisers gain a better understanding of their target audience.  The event consisted of […]

TCS BaNC for Market Infrastructure has been selected by BankservAfrica to drive the Rapid Payments Program in South Africa. Rapid Payments Program, a significant national initiative to introduce a next-generation, easy-to-use, real-time retail payments system,  aims to introduce instant payments, usage of proxy resolution for easier addressability, and the ability to initiate payments using a […]

TPL Insurance, Pakistan’s first direct insurance company, has entered into a strategic partnership with Let’s Compare. An MoU was signed between the two companies at the TPL Insurance Head Office in Karachi. The partnership aims to digitize the end-to-end experience of purchasing insurance. Let’s Compare, allows users to research, compare and buy insurance products online […]

The Universal Service Fund (USF) awarded contract worth approximately PKR 1.37 Billion to Telenor for providing High Speed Mobile Broadband services in Chitral, Upper Dir and Lower Dir districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication, Syed Amin Ul Haque and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis […]