The Financial Services Innovation Lab (FSIL), which serves as an interface between the financial services industry and faculty and students at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and Fiserv, a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology with a flagship presence in Georgia, are partnering on a new initiative to better understand consumer financial health. Through this new […]

Maqsad, a startup building a mobile-first platform to transform education in Pakistan, announced a $2.1 million round of pre-seed funding today. In just three weeks—and entirely over Zoom—Maqsad closed the round, which was led by Indus Valley Capital. Alter Global, Fatima Gobi Ventures, and several individual founders from Pakistan and the Middle East also participated. […]

We are thrilled to announce that Path Solutions has emerged as a winner in the category ‘Best Islamic Fintech Company’ of the World Economic Magazine Awards 2021. Mohammed Kateeb, the Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Path Solutions, commented, “At Path Solutions, we aim to create banking software solutions that enhance business operations and efficiently deliver […]

HBL becomes the first bank in Pakistan to invest in a digital fintech startup with its Rs. 176 Million (USD 1.15 Million) participation in the last tranche of Finja’s Rs. 1.56 billion (USD10.15 Million) Series A1 round. HBL joins an impressive list of leading global fintech funds that have invested in Finja including BeeNext, Vostok […]

UPaisa and Abacus entered into a strategic partnership for the launch of a mobile application that simplifies cashless transactions and expands access to better financial services. Through the innovative offering, UPaisa shall be able to speed up time to market, offer more options to customers, enhance growth opportunities and integrate the latest technologies. The joint […]

The National Incubation Center and Jazz xlr8 successfully conducted yet another exciting event under their flagship project, Hacktivate, this time to find innovative and disruptive solutions in the fin-tech space. The two-day event comprised a hackathon where shortlisted startups and SMEs in the fin-tech space pitched their ideas to a power-packed panel of judges, and an Innovation Challenge […]

Path Solutions, the global Islamic banking software company, announced it has been awarded ‘Best Islamic Fintech Solution Provider’, whereas Mohammed Kateeb, the company’s Group Chairman & CEO won the ‘Islamic Fintech Leader Of The Year’ award of the FINTECH Prize 2020. Kateeb is an industry veteran with over 30 years of experience having served in various […]