Mon, Dec 23, 2024
Uber, the global ride-hailing platform that seamlessly connects riders with drivers, with an aim to encourage digital financial inclusion in Pakistan, is introducing digital payments for its riders and partner drivers, in collaboration with Easypaisa, Pakistan’s leading digital payments platform. Under this partnership, Uber riders and partner drivers will both be able to pay for […]
The Beaconhouse International College (BIC) recently signed an agreement with the Innovators Garage aimed at fostering new ideas and encouraging students to embrace entrepreneurship as a post-academic career and plan their own start-up ventures that are committed to tackling real-world problems. The agreement was signed during a special ceremony attended by top management officials from […]
Bank Alfalah is pleased to announce that the Bank has secured the prestigious PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) v3.2.1 certification, working in close collaboration with Risk Associates, one of the pioneering PCI QSA companies in Pakistan. The certification is another milestone in Bank Alfalah’s journey towards enhanced data security. Bank Alfalah prioritizes […]
DeafTawk, a startup powered by Jazz xlr8, announced plans to expand its operations globally at a ceremony held to officiate the $250,000 grant it has received under the GSMA Innovation Fund for Assistive Tech. Using this grant, DeafTawk plans to scale up the application and increase its coverage, building the capacity of its interpreters, in […]
Africa is home to the second-largest banking market in the world in terms of growth and portability. Digital transformation of the BFSI sector is no longer an attractive option, in fact it is now a need and imperative for banks to survive. Too many non-banking players have entered the market, making complete use of the […]
Pakistan’s largest digital bank, Mobilink Microfinance Bank Limited (MMBL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Fecto Belarus Tractors Private Limited (FBTL), a pioneer in introducing Russian-based technology tractors in Pakistan since 1962. Under this collaboration, customers will be able to finance FBTL Tractors through MMBL’s range of agri-products. Ghazanfar Azzam, President and CEO […]
Easypaisa has partnered with DigiKhata, an emerging bookkeeping service, for merchants and retailers to enable the collection, disbursements, and record-keeping of payments amongst on-boarded merchants and their suppliers. Easypaisa will facilitate DigiKhata through its payments mechanism by integrating API (Application Programming Interface) use cases allowing them to collect funds from a list of registered merchants […]
Pakistan’s largest Microfinance institution – Khushhali Microfinance Bank Limited (KMBL) has now signed an agreement with Adal Fintech – a Techlogix subsidiary focused on ‘Digital Lending’. The scope of this collaboration is to provide digital lending services for Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) all over the country. This new partnership will create great value by […]
HBL, in collaboration with the Government of Sindh, inaugurated a COVID-19 Drive-through Vaccination Facility at the National Stadium Karachi. The facility will be operational from 10 AM to 10 PM daily and citizens will be able to avail this drive-through facility, free of charge. The vaccination is being undertaken by the Aga Khan Health Services […]
PSI Pakistan in collaboration with National Incubation Center, Karachi organized the “Make Space Hackathon” – a 48-hour long online competition. The competition began at 6:00 pm PKT on Friday, August 6, 2021, and adjourned at 6:00 pm PKT on Sunday, August 8, 2021. The aim of the competition was to empower people with a passion […]