VEON has joined Sequoia Capital India and Flourish Ventures as investors in ShopUp, Bangladesh’s leading full-stack B2B commerce platform for small businesses, becoming ShopUp’s first strategic corporate investor. The investment enables VEON Ventures to support ShopUp’s fast-growing digital ecosystem for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), which form a vital backbone of Bangladesh’s economy, as well as providing significant […]

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank has announced the launch of remote sales platform. This platform will allow customers to converse with ADIB and apply for personal finance, covered cards, takaful, and other banking products online. Remote sales platform provides customers with a seamless and convenient banking experience. The platform is equipped with virtual banking tools, including […]

Taking a major stride towards its mission of accelerating digital inclusion in the underserved areas of Pakistan, the country’s leading provider of cellular and digital services, Zong 4G, has won a USF project to power some areas of rural Balochistan with high-speed mobile broadband. The Universal Service Fund (USF) has awarded Zong with a contract […]

Over 37 million users of Zong 4G, Pakistan’s leading cellular and digital services providers, will now be able to recharge their mobile balance and buy packages and bundles through the Bookme website and app as the two organizations collaborate to become channel partners. The partnership with Bookme is reflective of Zong 4G’s unrelenting focus on […]

Asim Bashir, Country Head – Digital Banking at Askari Bank Limited shares the journey of adapting the “New Normal” in order to cope with COVID-19 and its impact. Mr. Bashir said, “In the future, I see that a branch will not be considered a primary channel for banking rather it will become right channel for […]

TPL Trakker, Pakistan’s leading IoT Company providing Tracking, Telematics, and Location-Based Services and Solutions, has partnered with Rider, a rapidly growing end-to-end e-commerce logistics company. Following the partnership, TPL Maps, the mapping arm of TPL Trakker will power the Rider Mobile App to ensure accuracy and hassle-free deliveries. TPL Maps is Pakistan’s leading digital location […]

HBL has launched online ticketing for airlines on all its digital channels. This service will be powered by Bookme.pk – Pakistan’s largest e-ticketing platform with a portfolio of over 200+ domestic and international airlines. This partnership aims to enable a convenient and hassle-free digital ticket purchasing experience for the digital banking customer base of HBL […]

Al Salam Bank-Bahrain has marked marked the beginning digitization with the launch of its new mobile banking app. The app offers customers a full suite of digital banking services including digital onboarding. The new app is focused on giving customers a choice of innovative Shari’a-compliant banking solutions. It follows on from the launch of several new […]

Mondia Pay enjoys partnerships with operators in South Africa, Botswana, Liberia, Madagascar, Tanzania, Sudan, Guinee, Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Senegal where it provides telcos with the best billing integration, bundling deals, user engagement and subscriber acquisition services.  Mondia Pay has recently onboarded a series of new clients and is fast becoming the preferred digital payment solutions provider for […]

WeLab Bank, a homegrown virtual bank, has accumulated a total of over 10,000 applications since launching to the public less than 10 days ago. The need for a new generation of banking services seems stronger than ever amid the pandemic as customers are able to open accounts remotely anytime and anywhere in a secure and […]