Can the Pakistani eCommerce industry survive without tax relief?

They got their way with the budget. But will it be enough?

War on cash – Will the real payments revolution please stand up?

Contrary to common perception, Pakistanis are absolutely desperate to begin using internet-based payments; will the handful of well-funded fintech startups be able to break through the massive barriers to entry and get Pakistan on the road to its digital revolution?

Arif Habib invests in eCommerce startup InstaMall

LAHORE: InstaMall, an eCommerce marketplace, has successfully managed to secure pre-seed investment from Pakistani business magnate and Arif Habib Group, Chairman, Arif...

Pakistan’s GrocerApp secures $1m seed funding, former Amazon executive joins board

LAHORE: Popular online grocery delivery startup GrocerApp has raised $1 million in seed funding from investors that include former Amazon executives and...

Pakistani e-commerce platform PriceOye announces six-figure funding in recent round

LAHORE: E-commerce platform PriceOye on Saturday announced that it has raised six-figure funding in its ongoing pre Series-A round led by a...

B2B e-commerce marketplace Dastgyr raises six-figure funding to scale operations

LAHORE: B2B e-commerce marketplace Dastgyr has raised undisclosed six-figure funding from angel investors in the United States (US), Pakistan and the Middle...

Customers report increasing incidents with fraudulent sellers on Daraz.pk

LAHORE: Incidents of customers becoming victims of frauds done by sellers on Daraz.pk have increased amid the lack of regulation pertaining to...

Update: Bazaar denies report of raising $15m in seed round

LAHORE: B2B e-commerce marketplace Bazaar has denied an earlier story by Profit that it is currently in an active process to raise $15...

Amazon officially enters Pakistan with web services

SINGAPORE: Having registered a local office under the name Amazon Data Services Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd, Amazon is forming a team for Amazon...

SBP allows pilot operation of e-commerce payment gateway

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has given approval to the e-commerce payment gateway “PayFast” to start its operations. The product is...

Daraz.pk’s online orders increase by nine times since March

Daraz.pk, Pakistan’s largest online marketplace, said on Sunday that its e-commerce and digital sales registered a huge increase during the Covid-19 pandemic...

Survive or Thrive – how eCommerce reacted to C19 lockdown

After the pandemic-induced lockdown, online marketplaces and e-tailers braced themselves in a spike in demand following the temporary removal of international modern trade (IMT) and local modern trade (LMT) from the equation. They had to make a decision: adapt or die?

Pakistan set to register 38 exporters with Amazon

LAHORE: The Ministry of Commerce has shared an initial list of 38 exporters for registration with the international e-commerce giant Amazon in...

Achasoda.com bids to simplify procurement for businesses

ISLAMABAD: Achasoda.com, a B2B e-commerce platform that can potentially simplify the procurement process for buying businesses has been launched in Pakistan.  The platform is...

E-commerce marketplace Tajir raises $1.8m for its B2B operations

LAHORE: Tajir, a B2B e-commerce marketplace for neighbourhood convenience stores, has raised $1.8 million in a recent financing round from a cohort...