Pakistan’s digital ecosystem is rapidly evolving and Easypaisa, the country’s leading digital payments platform, is playing its role in this change through collaboration and technology. As part of its ambition of transforming the society, Easypaisa organized AppCon 2020, its flagship intervarsity app design competition involving some of the most prominent universities in Pakistan like IBA, […]

Co-organized by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government and Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the 14th Asian Financial Forum (AFF) opened today on a virtual platform. Under the theme “Reshaping the World Economic Landscape”, the two-day forum runs round the clock across different time zones, examining the current economic landscape and exploring […]

As the new year brings with it hope for better times to come, Telenor Microfinance Bank has taken it as an opportunity to further strengthen its ambition to enable a truly digital Pakistan. The Bank remains steadfast on a mission to transform Pakistan into a cashless and financially inclusive society through the power of collaboration […]

The year 2020 was a year unlike any other for the aviation and the air cargo industry. Faced with the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global industries and on people’s wellbeing, Emirates SkyCargo redoubled its commitment to being a reliable, global partner to businesses and communities across international markets. Throughout the year, Emirates […]

Smart Dubai’s network of advanced digital services and programs played a critical role in facilitating government operations, allowing entities to provide uninterrupted e-services during the COVID-19 pandemic in the emirate.  The various e-services on offer helped employees perform their day-to-day tasks with no interruptions when remote work was made mandatory. Statistics by Smart Dubai’s Messaging […]

Mohamed El Nemr, Modern Workplace, and Security Business Group Lead for Microsoft Emerging Markets while announcing several new capabilities across its compliance offering said, “Compliance is crucial for businesses to achieve optimum output in the new normal. Enabling secure remote work, addressing regulations and uncovering new risks is now more of a reality”. In the […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted life for many, including children in need of lifesaving, routine immunizations. In countries like Pakistan, additional roadblocks as a result of the pandemic have been compounded by an existing hesitancy in some communities to vaccinate children as well as global disruptions to the delivery of immunizations.  That’s why Facebook’s Data […]

Amidst the rapid recent surge in the second wave of Covid-19 reported cases in Punjab, The Coca-Cola Export Corporation (TCCEC) stepped forward to donate 37 essentially required portable ventilators to the Government of Punjab to help save critical human lives. The donation was received by the Honorable Chief Minister of Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar during […]

Jazz, Pakistan’s leading cellular and digital services provider, is bringing the drive-in cinema experience to Pakistan in collaboration with the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Activemedia, Pakistan’s top experiential marketing agency. The Jazz Drive-In Cinema will be launched in Islamabad on 18th December 2020 at the Parade Ground adjacent to Islamabad Highway. Starting as a […]

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Global Centre for Technology, Innovation and Sustainable Development and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have signed a partnership agreement to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) leverage technology to better access global value chains. The partnership will provide SMEs with innovative financial and digital tools to help them […]