Tuum and Marqeta have partnered to offer a pre-integrated fintech solution, accelerating time to market for Tuum’s customers by working with Marqeta’s open API platform. European banks and fintech will be able to build flexible card programmes that deliver industry-leading modern digital payment experiences while saving resources, time and money.    Marqeta’s modern card issuing platform, […]

In a recent announcement, 1-Platform, a prominent provider of smart workspace solutions, revealed the successful signing of a series of Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) at the Workspace Summit 2023 in Dubai. The Workspace Summit, a gathering of industry leaders, innovators, and influencers, proved to be a resounding success for 1-Platform. It solidified the company’s position […]

Temenos announced its 2023 Customer Awards winners at the Temenos Community Forum (TCF) in Vienna, celebrating the global pioneers, innovators, and visionaries in banking.  Andreas Andreades, Chief Executive Officer, Temenos, said: “Temenos enables banks from the largest to the smallest to engage and grow in a cloud world. We are delighted to recognize some of […]

Olympus Corporation (Olympus), a global medtech company committed to making people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling, has partnered with MedTech Innovator Asia Pacific, the industry’s largest healthcare accelerator, to facilitate the Olympus Asia Pacific Innovation Program (OAIP) running throughout 2023. Over a century old, Olympus has a rich heritage in the field of medical […]

Etisalat UAE, branded etisalat by e& today announced that it is inviting ideators and start-ups to pitch their next big business idea at the third edition of the ‘Hello Business Pitch’ competition, providing an innovative platform to support the growing entrepreneurial ecosystem in the country. After two successful series of the Hello Business Pitch competition, […]

Pakistan’s largest Digital Bank, Mobilink Microfinance Bank’s (MMBL) efforts to promote digital and financial inclusion across Pakistan, were recognized at the recent 5th edition of the Leaders in Islamabad Business Summit (LIIBS) 2022, organized by Nutshell Conferences. More than 1,000 delegates were in attendance, including senior dignitaries from local and international private organizations, the public […]

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 […]

National Incubation Center (NIC) Lahore at LUMS nominated start-up Codeschool.pk has won top laurels and a cash prize in the capstone business pitch competition in the Stanford Seed Spark Program for high-achieving entrepreneurs across South Asia.  This was the inaugural cohort from Pakistan and was introduced by NIC LUMS. “Our partnership with Stanford SEED Spark […]

Telenor Pakistan’s Digital Accelerator Program, Telenor Velocity, is back with Digital Hackfair 2.0 in partnership with Google. Digital Hackfair 2.0 is a virtual hackathon bringing the best developers and innovators from Pakistan to use Google technologies such as Android to build impactful solutions. This is the second time Velocity and Google have come together to […]

021Disrupt, Pakistan’s premier entrepreneurial and innovation conference organized by The Nest I/O, has successfully run between November 30th – December 5th. Currently, in its 4th year, the conference continued its mission to connect local and international investors, innovators, and technology leaders with the startup and entrepreneurial community of Pakistan. Happening virtually this year, the conference […]