Chkar Lodging and Experiences – a vacation rental online marketplace startup based in Pakistan – raised Rs. 50 Million funding in its first round of seed funding from a Global technology house, MFSYS. The agreement was signed between the two companies at an event held today at the MFSYS HQ in Islamabad. Expressing his views […]

OLX, Pakistan’s number one online marketplace, partnered with Red Bull to introduce the latest edition of the tournament titled ‘Red Bull Kart Fight 2020’. This one-of-its-kind tournament attracted amateur racers and racing enthusiasts from across the country to take a gander at pro Karting and compete with the best amongst them. The event qualifiers took […]

OLX, Pakistan’s number one online marketplace, has introduced its auto inspection service under the ‘OLX Autos’ umbrella to facilitate car sellers and buyers residing in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Under the OLX auto inspection service, formerly known as CarPro, a detailed car inspection is carried out supported by a comprehensive post-inspection report […]

The fintech company, Avanza Premier Payment Services (APPS), has partnered with one of Pakistan’s leading e-commerce marketplaces, Telemart, to enable its customers to pay online with APPS’ robust payment gateway, PayFast. Approved for Pilot Operations by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), PayFast empowers multi-instrument acceptance of Scheme Cards, Mobile Wallets, and Bank Account Numbers. […]

Daraz, the leading online marketplace in the country, on Monday, 28th September 2020 inaugurated it’s the new head office at Sky Tower, Dolmen City, Karachi with guest of honor Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Aminul Haque present. With open-floor plans, pods, and meeting corners, the office offers employees a new space that facilitates […]

Calling all wannabe entrepreneurs! WeMENA, the region’s online marketplace for wholesalers, is today celebrating another industry first – an innovative reseller programme which allows anyone to sell the 1000s of products available via the WeMENA platform. Already making waves in the traditional paper-based supply chain that dominates the region’s commercial activity, WeMENA makes online wholesale […]

Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, has launched its ‘Where You Shop Matters’ (WYSM) initiative in Pakistan with Daraz, the country’s leading online marketplace. The campaign aims to empower and support small businesses adversely affected by COVID-19 pandemic and is part of a larger Visa effort spanning the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East […]

Amid the coronavirus crisis and its impact on the retail industry, today the retail giant,  Walmart, quietly announced in its quarterly report that it would be discontinuing Jet.com, the online-only marketplace. it bought in 2016 for $3 billion as part of its attempts to better compete with rival Amazon online, an area that Amazon excels […]

Carrefour, operated in Pakistan by Majid Al Futtaim, has introduced a mobile app to better serve its Pakistani customers. The new app brings shoppers across Lahore a simple, digitized, and convenient mobile experience. Carrefour, operated in Pakistan by Majid Al Futtaim, has introduced a mobile app to better serve its Pakistani customers. The new app […]