Technology behind cryptocurrencies could improve financial system in future

LONDON: Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are failing as a form of money and have shown clear signs of being a financial bubble, but...

Should traditional travel agents be scared of Checkin.pk?

Planning a trip to Copenhagen, visa stamped and itinerary ready? Kids excited to see Kastellet & The Little Mermaid, wife with a...

UPS, FedEx shares plummet after reports claim Amazon entering delivery business

NEW YORK: United Parcel Service Inc and FedEx Corp shares fell 2 per cent on Friday after a report said Amazon.com Inc...

Tania Aidrus’s big bet on creating a Digital Pakistan

It started, as things often do in Pakistan, with a WhatsApp forward. On Thursday, December 5, a group of Pakistanis living in...

Govt’s tax collection can go through the roof

From an academic to leading Punjab’s digital revolution, PITB Chairman Umar Saif has overseen the largest land record digitisation in Pakistan in an effort to not just end corruption and land grabbing but in a bid to promote land as a liquid asset

Google to invest $550 million in Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com

Google will invest $550 million in Chinese e-commerce powerhouse JD.com, part of the U.S. internet giant’s efforts to expand its presence in fast-growing Asian markets and battle rivals including Amazon.com.

Two new venture capital funds target Pakistani startups. Is there enough deal flow?

If you are an entrepreneur or startup investor in Pakistan, the odds are very high that you have met Kalsoom Lakhani. She...