VEON Ltd., a global digital operator that provides mobile connectivity and services, announces that the Group’s VEON Ventures division has completed a US$ 15 million Series A investment in Dastgyr, a Pakistan-based B2B e-commerce marketplace platform. The deal is VEON Ventures’ largest investment in a Pakistani start-up and reflects the Group’s continued commitment to the […]

SatRev, a leading Polish space company of international reach will manufacture large amounts of nanosatellites in a new factory to be built in Legnica, Poland, close to its headquarters. This is the result of a recent cooperation agreement signed with the Legnica Special Economic Zone (LSEZ). The factory is the first of its kind and […]

Over the last two decades, the world is moving towards digitization. The new digital era does not only offer entertainment but it also makes processes much easier. Companies have also started adopting digitization in order to benefit their employees. Recently, the State Bank of Pakistan joined hands with tabiyat.pk to provide its employees with easy […]

Webx, the SaaS e-commerce start-up from Pakistan, allows retailers to build their online stores. According to official sources, Webx has recently raised an undisclosed amount in its first seed round funding from UAE-based investors. Webx is a one-stop solution for e-commerce that takes care of the payment and delivery channels by automatically connecting the stores […]

  Sibtain Jiwani, Chief Executive Officer at Smartchoice.pk shares his journey with Daily NewsPK and discusses the future initiatives that will be taken by Smartchoice,.pk.  

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 […]

FTFT Capital (“hereinafter referred to as “Future FinTech”, “FTFT” or “the Company”), a leading blockchain-based e-commerce business and a fintech service provider, announced that it has appointed Mr. Ola J. Lind as Chief Strategy Officer of FTFT and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company’s subsidiary, FTFT Capital Investments LLC (“FTFT Capital”). The former Chief […]

In a bid to build stronger connections between tech diaspora in the US, and tech talent in Pakistan, Pakistani American and OPEN Seattle tech delegation, visited the National Incubation Center Lahore (NICL) at LUMS. The delegation comprised of technology executives from Amazon, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Educative, Leverify, and Data Science Dojo, looking to understand the growing entrepreneurial landscape in the country and pave the way for future collaboration.  The guests were given […]

  BMO has expanded its line-up of Mastercard credit cards available to Canadian business owners with the introduction of the BMO World Elite Business Mastercard and BMO AIR MILES World Elite Business Mastercard. “Canadian business owners have worked hard to build their businesses, and these new cards allow them to benefit from business purchases – either through BMO Rewards or […]

Ground-breaking start-up CIRCLE brought She Loves Tech 2021, a women-centric global technology start-up competition, back to Pakistan for the fifth time in a bid to empower Pakistani women entrepreneurs and provide international exposure to their businesses. An online event, called the “She Loves Tech Pakistan National Finals”, ran on 17th October 2021 where 11 female-led start-ups […]