Microsoft for Startups Middle East have announced the third cohort of B2B tech startups for its engaging GrowthX Accelerator program today. Run as part of a strategic partnership between the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) and Microsoft, the GrowthX Accelerator offers unmatched training opportunities to growth-stage startups ranging primarily from the Seed to Series A […]

State Life Insurance, Pakistan’s Largest Life & Health Insurer has partnered with JazzCash, Pakistan’s leading Fintech, to provide premium collection services to State Life customers directly via mobile wallets. Agreement signed by between Mr. Shoaib Javed Hussain Chairman State Life & Mr. Murtaza Ali, Chief Operating Officer, JazzCash. This strategic partnership will enable the State […]

Fintech start-up KPay Merchant Service Limited ( KPay ) is pleased to announce that it has completed a US$10 million financing round, with the support of its founders. KPay has developed rapidly since its establishment in Hong Kong at the end of 2020. With its leading technology and comprehensive one-stop digital payment and business management […]

The National Incubation Centre Lahore (NICL) at LUMS held its capstone event – the Investor Summit, which brought together its 9th Cohort of change-driven start-ups, pitching their ventures in Agritech, Cleantech, Edtech, Healthtech, and Fintech to seasoned investors and start-up founders in Pakistan. The Investor Summit is the culmination of a 6-month long Foundation Programme […]

ABL being the leading bank has heavily invested in digital transformation. In order to further enhance customer experience and to contribute toward expansion of digital payments ecosystem in the country, ABL has entered into a strategic partnership with BPC to introduce Merchant Acquiring Services. This solution will entail frictionless merchant onboarding and payment experience for […]

J.P. Morgan announces that it has signed an agreement to acquire Renovite Technologies, Inc. (Renovite), a leading cloud-native payments technology company. The strategic acquisition of Renovite will help J.P. Morgan Payments build its next-generation merchant acquiring platform, bolster the firm’s payments modernization strategy and support its journey to the cloud. Upon closing of the transaction, Renovite […]

Wise Platform has launched our newest integration solution, International Receive. From today, customers at partner organisations using International Receive will be able to quickly, easily and affordably receive cross-border payments, even if their bank is not connected to the SWIFT network. SWIFT allows banks to speak to one another using financial messages. The network carries over […]

TerraPay, a leading global payments infrastructure company, has announced its partnership with Zai, the global financial technology company delivering embedded finance orchestration solutions. Together, TerraPay and Zai aim to strengthen and unify the global payments ecosystem in Australia, by offering a seamless cross border payments experience to their customers from Australia to across the world. […]

Orange Bank is upgrading its range of personal loans. Focused on a quality customer experience and integrating the latest technological innovations, the Prêt Express (Express Loan) also enables the bank to extend its business to new customers. Having generated almost €1 billion in funding in 2021, Orange Bank intends to confirm its consumer credit growth […]

Hazeltree, a leader in treasury and liquidity management technology for the alternative asset management industry, announced the opening of a new FinTech engineering centre in the UK’s growing coastal tech hub of Bournemouth. The new centre is being opened as part of Hazeltree’s expansion strategy and to support growing demand for its unique cloud-based FinTech […]