‘Google for Startups’ (GFS) has launched a 3-month, online accelerator program to nurture high-potential, early-stage tech-startups across Pakistan, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines. The program is committed to supporting homegrown entrepreneurs to implement their solutions while enriching local ideas to evolve. In the last few months, COVID-19 has ushered in an era […]

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) today announced a digital tool to help U.S. financial institutions with their efforts to combat new account fraud – estimated at $10 billion a year – and give consumers greater peace of mind. Advanced Identity Score combines Visa’s artificial intelligence and predictive machine learning capabilities with the application and identity-related data to generate a risk score […]

The National Incubation Center has announced that its alumni startup, Xylexa, has raised a pre-seed round of investment. Xylexa is using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to develop a computer-aided diagnostics platform, for automated, accurate, timely, and cost-effective medical image diagnosis. Using pathology-verified data, Xylexa’s computer vision and ML algorithms analyze and interpret a patient’s […]

Asif Ali has joined Cheetay as their Chief Technology Officer (CTO). He previously led strong tech teams at ePlanet, Goto, foodpanda and Careem and has more than 15 years of experience in tech development and Machine Learning. “We are very excited to have Asif spearhead our tech development,” said Majid Khan, CEO of Cheetay. “Asif […]

“The incumbents will of course pull through, but will become even more risk-averse. They may innovate slightly to accept life post-COVID, but not as much as FinTechs”, expressed Akmal Saleem, Co-Founder and CEO, Getrizq – UK, while discussing the landscape of financial sector and digital banking during an exclusive Q&A session with Daily NewsPK under […]

  Abdul Rahim Ahmad, Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer from Security Exchange Commission of Pakistan shares his insights on industrial landscape of Pakistan and discussed the road-map of SECP to digital Pakistan.