PayPro, one of Pakistan’s fastest-growing fintech companies which focuses on B2B and B2C payments, was awarded a PKR 7.473 million Innovation Grant by the USAID Small and Medium Enterprise Activity (SMEA) to digitize the MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) who’re looking to collect payments through digital channels. The grant will allow PayPro to invigorate […]

Sehat Kahani is a telemedicine organization that connects female doctors from their homes to patients in underserved segments of the country using a telemedicine-based solution of e-health clinics and a mobile application that serves the masses. Sehat Kahani has served 340,000 patients to date through the network of its 33 e-health clinics across Pakistan, and […]

Olympus Corporation (Director, Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO: Yasuo Takeuchi) announced the launch of a new comprehensive educational platform designed to provide healthcare professionals (HCPs) all over the world with learning opportunities and training to put their skills into practice and keep them performing at their best. The “Olympus Continuum” (www.olympuscontinuum.com) platform will empower […]

Pacer Ventures LLC, a venture firm for sub-Saharan Africa, has launched a $3M fund for early-stage startups, aimed at solving the most critical problem on the continent. Registered in Delaware, with operational offices in Lagos and Johannesburg, Pacer VC is focusing on verticals that are expedient to the African continent, including healthcare, financial inclusion, education, […]

Pakistani telecom Company, Ufone, has joined hands with AJM Pharma (Pvt.) Ltd. to offer a reliable call center solution. Call center representatives will provide information related to the clinical trials of recombinant Novel Coronavirus Vaccine People can access information about hospitals/research sites performing the clinical trials in the country, register themselves as volunteers for the […]

Singapore-based company Cynopsis Solutions has partnered with FaceTec to provide a secure ID verification solution, empowered with 3D liveness detection. To prevent ID theft and fraud it is more important than ever to ensure only the legitimate account holder is allowed access to their sensitive data. Therefore, Cynopsis Solutions’ Digital User Onboarding platform, called ARES, prevents this issue, as […]

Careem, the internet platform for the greater Middle East and Pakistan, has partnered with Sehat Kahani, a leading e-health and telemedicine service provider, to provide free of cost, 24/7 medical and healthcare through teleconsultation to its Captains. During the pandemic, it is essential for everyone to remain safe and pay the utmost attention to their […]

Dr. Cherif Massoud Founder & CEO of Basma while conversing with Daily NewsPK explained how they are transforming dentistry and making treatments more convenient, affordable and accessible in MENA region. 1. What led you to create ‘Basma’? When was it founded? Dental healthcare is painful and expensive. Today, 7 out of 10 people could benefit […]

‘Google for Startups’ (GFS) has launched a 3-month, online accelerator program to nurture high-potential, early-stage tech-startups across Pakistan, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines. The program is committed to supporting homegrown entrepreneurs to implement their solutions while enriching local ideas to evolve. In the last few months, COVID-19 has ushered in an era […]

The National Incubation Center has announced that its alumni startup, Xylexa, has raised a pre-seed round of investment. Xylexa is using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to develop a computer-aided diagnostics platform, for automated, accurate, timely, and cost-effective medical image diagnosis. Using pathology-verified data, Xylexa’s computer vision and ML algorithms analyze and interpret a patient’s […]