Uber in partnership with Mastercard and Al Nahda, a Saudi NGO dedicated to empowering women, will be facilitating free rides to select beneficiaries across the Kingdom for the next two months. The strategic partnership between Mastercard and Uber spans across Middle East & Africa and is the largest partnership for Uber in the region, aiming […]

Tinkoff Bank has launched a tool that allows users to direct their cashback to charities. The aim of the project is to help get more people donating to worthy causes in Russia. The scheme allows Tinkoff customers to transfer any cashback they receive directly to some of Russia’s biggest charities. Tinkoff customers can start transferring donations to their chosen charity and using their cash […]

  UOB has launched TMRW, UOB’s award-winning ASEAN digital bank. TMRW translates transaction data into actionable insights such as providing fun prompts to help customers save and spend better. This unique insights feature draws from a combination of artificial intelligence and complex data analytics and categorization, solving the need of 92 percent of consumers who […]

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 […]

  BankMobile Technologies has announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement.  Upon closing of the transaction, the combined company (the “Company”) will operate as BM Technologies Inc. and expects to be listed on the NYSE. The transaction reflects an enterprise value for the Company of $140 million. All BMT serviced deposits and […]

Klarna has launched followable Wish lists for shoppers, a new feature that allows customers to create, share, and follow shoppable Wish lists on the Klarna app. Users can also follow and share Wish lists curated by brands, influencers, Klarna’s shopping experts, and others to discover new products and find shopping inspiration from within the Klarna […]

Huawei has launched a new Digital Payment Cloud Solution to help digital payment service operators build super app centered payment ecosystems. These are meant to accelerate digital financial inclusion in emerging markets. The company’s aim is that, through this digital payment cloud, a payment platform and super app will be provided to help mobile payment operators […]

Leading the digital innovation and heralding a new digital revolution in the country, Zong, in collaboration with ZTE Corporation, has successfully launched the first commercial MEC (Multi-access Edge Computing) trial in Pakistan. The major development paves the way for conducting more 5G trials in Pakistan while preparing Zong to benefit from the launch of future […]

Meezan Bank, Pakistan’s first and largest Islamic bank has successfully launched an electronic subscription to IPOs (Initial Public Offerings) for its corporate customers via CDC’s (Central Depository Company) newly launched Master TREC Module in Centralized eIPO System (CES). Using Master TREC in CES, Meezan Bank will allow registered Master TREC Holders (Brokerage Houses) to make payments electronically […]

Bank Alfalah and Techlets Pvt. Ltd. have jointly agreed to deliver an innovative and fully integrated financial solution on Walee, a mobile app and web platform (www.waleepk.com) serving Pakistan’s largest influencer marketing platform with more than 50,000 users across more than 250 cities.   “Walee, Pakistan’s everyday trade app”, operated by Techlets Pvt. Ltd, was launched […]