industry news
Mobilink Microfinance Bank, the operator of Pakistan’s leading mobile banking solution ‘JazzCash’, bagged the ‘The Best Microfinance Bank (Digital) of the Year 2019’ award at the 17th Annual Excellence Awards organized by the CFA Society Pakistan. The Bank won the award on the criteria of profitability, efficiency, growth, and solvency with scores calculated on the […]
PH Real Estate, one of Dubai’s oldest and most trusted real estate agencies, has bucked recent property trends with a record-breaking AED1.4 million annual rental deal for a luxurious property on The Palm Jumeirah. In a deal that will surely be noted in global record books, the tenant, A French citizen and UAE resident who […]
RapidCompute, Pakistan’s largest enterprise-class cloud computing platform, has partnered with CodeGirls, providing their graduates with paid internships leading to a potential full-term employment opportunity to work on the major cloud platform in the country. These talented young women will be part of the software team working to develop the company’s cutting edge local stack and […]
Ooredoo announced the appointment of Abdulaziz Yacoub Al Babtain as Chief Executive Officer of Ooredoo Kuwait. Mr. Abdulaziz has over 20 years of professional experience in telecommunications, technology and sales. He is currently Chief Business Officer of Ooredoo Kuwait and has achieved substantial growth over the years, as well as successfully led the restructure of […]
In an effort to further enhance ease of doing business in Pakistan, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has introduced a new mechanism to enable the companies in Pakistan to make instant payments for acquiring digital services from globally recognized digital service provider companies, without any hassle. Now local companies can access various services including […]
Pakistan’s number one 4G operator and the largest internet and broadband service provider, Jazz remained focused on expanding its digital services with 4G capacity expansion and network rollout. In the second quarter of 2020, Jazz’s overall subscriber base grew by 5.6% year-over-year (YoY) reaching 62.8 million, the 4G customer base grew by 71.5% reaching 19.1 […]
In the wake of the Port of Beirut explosions which have devastated many parts of Lebanon’s capital city, Emirates is standing with Lebanon to provide critical emergency relief and aid to the hundreds of thousands of people affected by the blasts. Emirates SkyCargo plans to ramp up its freighter operations to Lebanon by dedicating over […]
Maryland-based Capital Bank has upgraded its “Enhanced Business Online Banking” digital banking platform. This platform offers a more intuitive user interface, point and clicks management of cash flows, greater access to historical transaction data, and stronger security. “The technology and banking functionality we bring to our customers is designed with their business needs in mind,” […]
Bookme.pk has been accredited as Pakistan’s largest online ticketing platform with over 4.6 Million active customers in the transportation and entertainment industry across Pakistan. Founded in 2014, Bookme.pk has the largest number of bus, airlines and cinemas partners that enables its customers to book tickets online instantly through Bookme.pk app & website or any of […]
BYKEA – Pakistan’s largest network of motorbikes for transport, logistics & payments, in partnership with K-Electric (KE), recently launched a facility through which KE customers can pay their power bills at their doorstep. Following the launch and to further drive demand, the convenience fee has been reduced to zero and as a result, adoption saw […]