As part of its efforts to combat Covid-19, Ferozsons Laboratories Limited, Pakistan’s leading pharmaceutical company, has announced a partnership with HospitALL (a NETSOL Technologies incubated Startup) to develop a cutting-edge “Physician-Patient Virtual Counseling Platform”. Ferozsons, through its subsidiary BF Biosciences Limited, has produced remdesivir injections, under the brand name Remidia, under license and technology transfer […]

The National Incubation Center follows a rigorous process for cohort induction. Each startup is evaluated by relevant domain and industry experts during a 3-day interview process. Out of the 1500 applications received, 52 startups were shortlisted for interviews, and a final of 24 have been selected to join the cohort. The NIC is currently following a hybrid […]

Mastercard announced today a new partnership agreement with Singapore-based tonik, a two-year-old startup that recently received a bank license in the Philippines. Mastercard will enable tonik to issue a range of electronic payments products that tap into Mastercard’s global network and extensive business intelligence when tonik launches operationally in the Philippines, later this year. tonik […]

Tabby, the UAE-based FinTech startup and the region’s first Buy Now Pay Later solution, announced it has raised $7M to fund its growth and launch its offering in Saudi Arabia. The funding round was led by Raed Ventures with participation from MSA Capital and existing investor Arbor Ventures.   Launched in 2019 by Hosam Arab, […]

NEC Payments B.S.C. (NECP), a regional leader in Banking-as-a-Service solutions has partnered with STC Bahrain to provide a bank-grade digital account solution and integrated virtual prepaid Mastercard to enhance the STC Pay mobile payment solution. Migrating to the NECP platform provides STC Bahrain with the opportunity to improve the performance, reliance, and extensibility of its […]

“Partnerships among industry players as well as across industries will constitute a key success factor as the digital age advances in Pakistan”, expressed Ali Sarfraz, CEO, Karandaaz during an exclusive Q&A session with Daily NewsPK while sharing his insights on the FinTech and start-up landscape in Pakistan and the impact of COVID-19 on it. 1. […]

President Dr. Arif Alvi on Monday approved amendments to the Companies Act, 2017, in order to provide an enabling regulatory framework to facilitate startups in the country. The Companies Act, 2017 was under review with the SECP. The Press Release, issued on Monday, read that the amendments came about based on the feedback received during […]

Dr. Sara Saeed Khurram, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Sehat Kahani, shares the idea behind the health-tech social enterprise, Sehat Kahani and explains how is she with her team trying to create a positive impact in the society by this proposition.

Chief Executive Officer at PayPro, Ali Janjua discusses about the propositions of PayPro and share his insights on financial market landscape in Pakistan.

  CEO, Karandaaz shares his point of view on mergers and acquisitions landscape in Pakistan