Two startups willing to bet that more Pakistanis will buy their groceries online
Hum Mart and Mandi Express have both set up online stores that serve the Karachi market, but both are going about their business in a very different way
Active social media users in Pakistan grow by 5.7%: Report
As of January 2019, the total number of active social media users was recorded at 37 million and active social media users as a percentage of the population were 18%
Apple fixes FaceTime privacy bug, will issue update next week
The bug was discovered by 14-year-old Grant Thompson, who, along with his mother, Michele, tried to report the bug to Apple but said they struggled to get the company’s attention until the problem gained traction on social media
Sony, Nintendo seen scoring strong third-quarter earnings as console battle reaches next level
At Sony, analysts estimate operating profit grew 10 percent in September-December versus the same period a year prior to $3.55 billion
Apple opens new chapter amid weakening iPhone demand
The company’s services revenue in the past quarter climbed 19 percent from the prior year to $10.9 billion — more than any other category besides the iPhone
Buzzfeed, Huffpost setback by new wave of lay-offs
Over at HuffPost, about 10 percent of journalists left editorial staff this week or about 20 people in total
All you wanted to know about how to build your own Pakistani e-commerce business (but didn’t know who to ask)
A top executive at one of the leading e-commerce companies in Pakistan breaks down the contours and possible future path of the industry
Careem revises fares, days after changing ways customers can pay
Careem is on a roll!
In an email message to users on Sunday, Careem has said that it is revising rates customers will...
MoneyGram exploring options, including potential sale: Sources
The Dallas-based company’s shares have lost 83 percent of their value since the deal with Ant Financial collapsed in January 2018
ERP Conference: Speakers stress need to automate organisations, industries
LAHORE: The one-day ERP Conference concluded successfully on Wednesday with an aim to promote enterprise resource planning in the country so that...
Fintech firms want to shake up banking, and that worries the Fed
From 2010 to 2017, more than 3,330 new fintech firms were created, according to the Treasury, with financing for such firms soaring thirteen-fold over that period to $22 billion
All you wanted to know about Pakistan’s e-commerce scene (but didn’t know who to ask)
This article is the start of a series which will aim to provide the reader with an understanding of the e-commerce industry...
After Careem and Uber, will the next boost to Pakistan’s ride hailing market come from a women-only service?
Both Paxi and Safr want to create a safe environment for women using this mode of transportation, but it is unclear if both management teams will be able to create businesses that can scale
German antitrust watchdog to act against Facebook: report
BERLIN: Germany’s antitrust watchdog plans to order Facebook to stop gathering some user data, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
The Federal Cartel Office,...
How IT enabled a Matric-qualified carpenter earn $50,000 in 18 months
Matric-qualified Muhammad Muawiya, a 22-year-old resident of Karachi, earns more than a bank manager every month and that too from the comfort...