To ensure the safety of Har Pakistani, Telenor Pakistan has introduced a new feature called “PIN IT” in its flagship digital platform, MyTelenor App. This feature aims to provide users with the status of essential retail store/outlets and share the much-needed clarity that will ensure everyone’s safety during this challenging time. With a recent surge […]

Rehan Shaikh has been appointed as the Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan in place of Shazad Dada. Shaikh is the current CEO of Islamic Banking at Standard Chartered, a position he has held since 2015 and is based in Dubai. Rehan Shaikh has diversified banking experience of over […]

Finastra has appointed Margaret Franco as Chief Marketing Officer. Joining from Dell Technologies, she is based at Finastra’s London headquarters and takes responsibility for leadership of the global marketing organization, including corporate communications, brand, digital, solutions and field and partner marketing. Margaret brings a wealth of marketing and product management expertise from her career in the technology industry. […]

Amazon Web Services, an Amazon.com company, and Slack Technologies announced a new multi-year agreement to deliver solutions for enhanced enterprise workforce collaboration. Slack and AWS will strategically partner to help distributed development teams communicate and become more efficient and agile in managing their AWS resources from inside Slack. Slack will migrate its Slack Calls capability […]

Emirates Post has announced the resumption of all mail, packets, and parcel services to Pakistan, providing the UAE’s Pakistani community as well as businesses a cost-effective channel to the high-volume market. Pakistan is one of Emirates Post’s key markets in South Asia, accounting for nearly 80 tons of postal material in 2019.   “Pakistan is […]

Launched to facilitate secure, cheap, and rapid remittances by overseas Pakistani’s, the Pakistan Remittance Initiative (PRI) is a joint initiative of the State Bank of Pakistan, Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis, and Ministry of Finance. Remittances play a crucial role in Pakistan’s economy, providing a much-needed inflow of dollars to boost foreign exchange reserves. Ranking amongst […]

Facebook has appointed Dial Zero Private Limited as the Authorized Sales Partner for Facebook in Pakistan. This appointment means that Dial Zero can now provide support and market expertise to local businesses and agencies, especially now, as businesses are having a difficult time due to the coronavirus pandemic. Jordi Fornies, Director of Emerging Markets for […]

  PayMaya has launched its latest mobile payment innovation which allows merchants to easily and quickly receive QR and online payments from their customers. The new PayMaya Negosyo app enables MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises) to easily accept QR and other forms of digital payments using their smartphones even if they don’t have an […]

Syed Babar Ali, the Founding Pro-Chancellor of LUMS and former President of the World Wildlife Fund, has been elected to this year’s class of the prestigious American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Recognized for his immeasurable contributions to education, advancing the public good, and promoting social equity in Pakistan, Mr. Ali has been acknowledged in […]

In continuation of earlier relief measures on account of the COVID-19 crisis, K-Electric (KE) is facilitating small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through pre-paid electricity bills under the “Chota Karobar-o-Sannat Imadadi” package announced by the federal government. Under the package, eligible commercial customers with sanctioned load up to 5kW and industrial consumers with sanctioned load up […]