Anthony McKew was announced as the new Chief Technology Officer for Sandstone Technology. Prior to joining Sandstone Technology, Mr McKew has amassed over 35 years of both local and global experience within banking and retail technology having worked for the likes of Linkly, Premier Technologies and SecurePay. Having led teams on countless projects, developing solutions […]

Tabby, one of MENA’s leading shopping and financial services apps, has raised $58 million from Sequoia Capital India, STV, PayPal Ventures, Mubadala Investment Capital, Arbor Ventures and Endeavor Catalyst in a Series C round which values the company at $660 million. The fundraise will be used to expand Tabby’s product line into next-gen consumer financial […]

Earnix, the market-leading provider of mission-critical cloud-based intelligent real-time, dynamic pricing and rating solutions for insurers and banks, announced it is appointing insurance and fintech industry veteran, Robin Gilthorpe, as its new Chief Executive Officer effective February 1, 2023. Mr. Gilthorpe will be taking over the helm from Mr. Udi Ziv, who served as the […]

Nutshell Group hosted a lunch in the honor of newly elected members and governing body of the Karachi Press Club.   Muhammad Azfar Ahsan, Founder & CEO of Nutshell Group, and former Minister of State & Chairman Board of Investment (BoI); Rabia Shoaib Ahmad, Director & Chief Operating Officer; Air Chief Marshal (Rtd) Sohail Aman, […]

A high number of salaried individuals live paycheck to paycheck and are in a constant state of worry about their finances. It’s no shock that the working class in developing countries like Pakistan is battling pressured financial obligations amid rising inflation. If you’re a breadwinner depending on a payout after every 30 days (or longer […]

Telemart, one of Pakistan’s largest ecommerce marketplaces, has signed a partnership with OneLoad which is a social enterprise focusing on providing financial services to the poor. OneLoad operates a network of thousands of retailers across Pakistan to serve them as a financial services aggregator via its mobile app. Through this partnership, Telemart will provide access […]

Compliance and international payroll provider, RemotePass, launches a mobile app designed specifically for remote workers, offering them equal access to financial services and benefits from anywhere in the world. The RemotePass Super App, which comes with a virtual and physical payroll card, enables remote workers to get paid instantly and at zero transfer cost, hold […]

Advancing Kingdom’s fintech landscape, stc Bahrain has become the first telecom operator in the Kingdom to accept cryptocurrencies. The company has partnered with Eazy Financial Services, a leading Bahraini Payment Services provider specializing in POS and online payment gateway, which will allow stc customers wherein customers can pay with cryptocurrencies using their Binance wallet. With […]

NOW Money, the GCC’s first mobile banking solution focused on financial inclusion, and ThetaRay, a leading provider of AI-powered transaction monitoring technology, announced a collaboration to implement ThetaRay’s cloud-based AML solution to monitor cross-border payments and support in the prevention of financial crimes and money laundering on the fintech’s payments platform. NOW Money selected ThetaRay’s advanced […]

Committed to nurturing a financially conscious society while encouraging savings and future planning amongst minors, Sohar International recently announced the launch of its revamped Minor Account. The Sohar | Minor Account is the perfect financial tool for parents who are looking at giving their child an early start in life by securing their future from […]