Today at Connect 2021, CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced Meta, which brings together our apps and technologies under one new company brand. Meta’s focus will be to bring the metaverse to life and help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. The metaverse will feel like a hybrid of today’s online social experiences, sometimes expanded into […]

Pakistani telecom company Ufone has partnered with Facebook to launch Facebook Mobile Center, a customer engagement channel within the Facebook app that Ufone can use to deliver seamless, mobile data purchases and service experiences.  With Mobile Center, Ufone customers will be able to purchase Ufone call and data bundles right from the Facebook app and […]

NayaPay has earned commercial approval to operate as the first Electronic Money Institution in Pakistan– after a year-long pilot and inspection by the State Bank. Backed by sponsors of the Lakson Group, a conglomerate in Pakistan with market leadership in the fast-moving consumer goods, media, asset management, paper and board, and fibre broadband industries, NayaPay […]

Bank Alfalah, one of the country’s leading financial institutions, has expanded its integrated payments gateway to facilitate merchants who don’t have a website or application, with the introduction of a signature Pay by Link feature. The service allows retailers who conduct their business through social media channels like Facebook and Instagram to collect secure and […]

As consumers prepare for the festivities of Eid Ul-Adha, Global leading smartphone brand OPPO decides to make your Eid even more exciting by announcing jaw-dropping new prices! Enjoy the sleek and stylish OPPO A54 for PKR 28,999/- ONLY! Avail of this startling price drop of PKR3,000 now! Also, get the Ultra Slim, Ultra Powerful OPPO […]

Facebook is expanding its women-empowerment-focused initiative, ‘SheMeansBusiness’ to bolster the financial inclusion and resiliency of women-led businesses in Pakistan. Implemented in partnership with State Bank and the USAID Small and Medium Enterprise Activity (SMEA), the program’s new component, ‘Business Resilience through Financial Education (BRFE)’ aims at improving financial management skills to enhance the resilience and […]

Broadband and connectivity are becoming engines of economic growth in Pakistan as already proven in other parts of the world. The theme emerged from the online seminar on Urban Connectivity Solutions for an Inclusive Digital Economy organized by Facebook, Internet Service Providers Association of Pakistan (ISPAK) and TelecomInfraProject (TIP), in which a large number of […]

Nayatel and Facebook announced a partnership to invest in fiber broadband in Pakistan to improve and expand connectivity in the country. High-speed, reliable, and affordable broadband has become a basic household necessity as the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect millions across the globe. Nayatel will deploy new fiber networks to serve as the backbone infrastructure […]

Marking the tenth anniversary of the Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) and driving more collaborations on disabilities inclusion in South Asia, GSMA and Facebook hosted a virtual industry discussion today, with panelists from DeafTawk (Pakistan), a2i (Bangladesh), Dialog Axiata (Sri Lanka), G3ict. Persons with disabilities are often excluded and marginalized in society due to a […]

As we begin another Ramadan in the midst of COVID-19, Facebook has announced to add a new list of resources and features to help the Muslim community celebrate the month while maintaining social distancing. Through these additions, people can also discover ways to show kindness and give back to their communities. People can share their […]