Digital Pakistan
After the success of the SCKU Youth league in Karachi, Standard Chartered announced the launch of the “Standard Chartered Karachi United Youth League” in Islamabad. The league is scheduled over three months, from December 2021 to March 2022. This is the first time Standard Chartered is taking this league to a different city. The objective […]
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) Group – PTCL and Ufone – has successfully concluded its flagship Justuju Internship Program, an exclusive development program for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. PTCL Group, in collaboration with the Network of Organizations Working with Persons with Disabilities, Pakistan (NOWPDP), introduced an […]
Committed to its purpose of connecting people to what matters most, Telenor Pakistan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Velocity’s 7th cohort startup, Deaf Tawk, a video-call app that connects people with sign language interpreters to those who need to understand or communicate with differently-abled individuals. The MoU ceremony was held at Telenor […]
Mastercard has announced a strategic partnership with LMK Resources Pakistan (Private) Limited (LMKR) to oversee the deployment of the country’s first open-loop transit payment solution. The collaboration will enable commuters to top-up and pay for their transit fares simply by using their debit and credit cards or digital wallets, eliminating the need to buy separate […]
Jazz, Pakistan’s number one 4G operator, and the largest internet and broadband services provider, has successfully concluded its Data Science Central (DSC) training program. After six months of training, four trainees have been offered permanent positions within the company’s Data Science team and the Analytics & Insights team. The training program on-boarded twelve candidates in […]
Ministry of Climate Change and foodpanda signed a Memorandum of Understanding, pledging to work towards preventing the adverse climatic effects due to environmental degradation and collectively take-off development activities geared to address the challenges of climate change. A signing ceremony took place at the Ministry of Climate Change whereby Malik Amin Aslam, Special Assistant to […]
United Bank Limited (UBL) and U Microfinance Bank Limited (U Bank) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote financial inclusion in Pakistan and to open up multiple avenues for collaboration, including Medium to Long Term Debt Funding, Retail TFC, Islamic Microfinance Funding, Commercial Paper and synergizing their respective business to scale. The ceremony was […]
Rozee, Pakistan’s largest employment platform, announced today that Shahid Hosain Kazi has joined as its new Chief Executive Officer. Shahid Kazi joins Rozee from Finca Microfinance Bank where he served as Chief Operating Officer and until recently was also Acting CEO. Kazi has 27 years of digital technology and financial services experience. While at FINCA, […]
Fostering the development of agricultural innovation, Telenor Pakistan is empowering the agriculture ecosystem in the country with the official unveiling of Khushaal Watan platform designed to digitally enable the rural community and farmers. The platform was unveiled by Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Minister of Foreign Affairs at Telenor Pakistan’s 345 campuses in Islamabad. The event […]
Pakistan’s first and largest fintech-focused event, the HBL Pakistan Fintech Summit 2021 (HBLPFS) will be held on 1 December 2021. This virtual conference will bring together industry experts who are the key players in the transformation of Pakistan’s fintech landscape. Dr. Reza Baqir, Governor – State Bank of Pakistan will be attending as the Chief […]