Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, announced a year-long partnership with the Global Ethical Finance Initiative (GEFI), ahead of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) taking place in Expo City Dubai. COP28 will […]

The United States government, through the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), launched a new partnership with Pakistan’s leading financial institution Khushhali Microfinance Bank Ltd. (KMBL) to support micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) and women-led businesses in Pakistan. The partnership will enable the MSMEs to […]

FIS® , a global leader in financial services technology, announced the appointment of Stephanie L. Ferris as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). In addition to her current role as President, Ferris will take over as CEO from Gary A. Norcross who has served as the company’s CEO for the last eight years and Chairman […]

Daraz, Pakistan’s leading e-commerce platform, in partnership with Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, has launched the country’s first automated smart distribution centres in Karachi and Lahore. These would be one of the most technologically advanced logistics facilities in South Asia, and mark Cainiao’ s first deeply integrated distribution centre network in the […]

More than 3,000 industry stakeholders gathered together at HUAWEI CONNECT Dubai, to discuss “Innovative Infrastructure to Unleash Digital”. Representatives from Huawei and other organizations shared their latest digitalization practices, exploring new paths to industrial digital transformation. Ken Hu, Huawei’s Rotating Chairman, delivered a keynote outlining three ways the ICT ecosystem can help break through common […]

One of Pakistan’s fastest-growing B2B marketplaces, Ordercall, has signed an MoU with ICMAP, the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan. The agreement was signed by Mr. Amir Aijaz Khan, Executive Director, ICMAP and Farhan Hidayat, Head of People and Culture, Ordercall.  The partnership will strengthen Ordercall’s talent acquisition and management capabilities, create strategic […]

Syngenta Pakistan, a leading agriculture innovation and technology company providing crop protection, biologicals, seeds and crop-enhancement products, has signed an MoU with Sehat Kahani, Pakistan’s leading digital healthcare platform, to provide digital healthcare services to the farmers in the most severely flood-hit areas of the country. The recent super floods in Pakistan have severely damaged […]

Jazz, Pakistan’s largest digital operator and the largest internet and broadband service provider, has partnered with OPay, a fast growing mobile payment Fintech company, to offer e-pin facility on point-of-sale (POS) machines through e-pins. Jazz is the first local digital operator to provide an e-pin service, in addition to scratch cards, offering customers a contemporary […]

To commemorate 40 successful years of its existence, Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited (AGTL) has introduced new 2023 models with high gloss paint features for all New Holland tractor variants.  The new 2023 models will be offered for the following models: 480s, 480 Power Plus, Ghazi, 640, 70-56, and Dabang. In addition, AGTL is going to take […]

Adyen, the global financial platform of choice for leading companies, announced the deepening of its partnership with SHOPLINE, Asia’s biggest smart commerce platform. Adyen is processing payments for SHOPLINE in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong. Under this expanded partnership, SHOPLINE will use Adyen for Platforms in Singapore to further power its global expansion efforts and […]