Pakistani telecom company, Ufone 4G has launched an accurate weather update service ‘WeatherWalay’ to facilitate customers, especially with regard to the monsoon season and extensive flooding that has affected every province across the country. The service has been introduced as an Interactive Voice Response (IVR), where customers can call 3392 and obtain precise details of […]

Jazz xlr8, Pakistan’s premier accelerator program for startups, has opened registrations for its new cohort of 2022. The program offers mentorship and training at Islamabad’s National Incubation Centre (NIC) for startups looking to scale their businesses. Interested startups can apply on Jazz xlr8’s website. The last date for submissions is 18 July 2022. To enable […]

UN Women and foodpanda Pakistan have announced a partnership on promotion of gender equality in the workplace. Under the partnership various initiatives and training will be undertaken to address and implement strategies pertaining to gender-responsiveness and creating a healthy work environment.   A memorandum of understanding (MoU) in this regard was recently signed in foodpanda’s office […]

In order to increase financial inclusion in Indonesia, PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk or BRI collaborates with Ayoconnect, an Open Finance platform provider to build open banking-based solutions. This vision is also in line with the goals of financial inclusion and digital economic transformation which are one of the priority agendas carried out in […]

Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has honored Mobilink Microfinance Bank Ltd. (MMBL), Pakistan’s largest digital bank, with their prestigious Gender Balance Workforce Award at the 4th edition of the OICCI Women Empowerment Awards 2021. The Awards recognize the efforts made by OICCI members through initiatives, leadership programs, and willingness to incorporate D&I […]

Pakistan’s leading property portal, Zameen.com, has successfully organized the first Property Sales Event (PSE) of the year at a luxury private hotel in Islamabad. Families and residents from all walks of life attended the occasion in large numbers. Zameen.com Director Project Sales (North) Khurram Hussain, Associate Director Project Sales (North) Toqeer-ul-Hassan, Head of Acquisition & […]

Nestlé Pakistan won the first prize at Living the Global Compact Best Practice Sustainability Awards 2020, for the fifth consecutive time, announced by the local chapter of UN Global Compact Network, for its continuous commitment towards UN SDGs and the ten principles of the UNGC embedded in the way it conducts business. “This recognition signifies […]

Within the framework of the Sustainable Development Festival 2020, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) Office in Islamabad and the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) organized a zoom Roundtable chaired by the Ambassador of Italy in Pakistan, Andreas Ferrarese, to highlight how the Italy-Pakistan Development Cooperation Programme has worked on remote community development, through […]

Physical stores continue to dominate the retail share in Pakistan; however, eCommerce sees higher growth during the pandemic. Building convergence between digital and physical channels is now critical for merchants of all sizes to navigate through the crisis and stay alive. Visa is committed to helping small businesses make the transition to providing omnichannel experiences […]

Ignite National Technology Fund under the auspices of the Ministry of IT & Telecom has launched “National Education Challenge 2020” through National Incubation Center Karachi. Federal Minister for IT & Telecom Amin Ul Haq in his message said,” Ministry of IT & Telecom is delighted to support all innovative initiatives across various fields that can […]