Uber, Careem drivers making more than bankers’ average salary

Employment opportunities broaden as Uber, Careem expand footprint in Karachi Forget long, tedious nine-to-five jobs; driving a cab is the new darling for...

With $7.5m in fresh funds, how is AdalFi enabling commercial banks to lend to their customers? 

LAHORE: In 1996, Salman Akhtar and Kewan Khawaja, both MIT graduates, established Techlogix, a software company that powers the systems of most...

JazzCash Business app hits a snag as users fail to sign up, transfer funds

LAHORE: Mobile wallet JazzCash's recently launched application for businesses fails to be a hit upon its launch as users complain of bad...

ezWiFi raises six-figure amount in pre-seed funding as it gears up internet sharing service

Islamabad-based internet sharing startup ezWiFi has raised a six-figure US dollar amount in pre-seed funding round to expand its internet service which...

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...

SBP orders TAG to make full refunds to depositors. What does this mean for the troubled fintech startup?

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has ordered Pakistan’s fintech TAG Innovation to initiate refunds to customers. Despite that it may seem...

How 24SEVEN Apni Dukan is using tech to build communities and transform your neighbourhood stores 

Let us begin with a small fact. Your neighborhood corner shop is not just a place to buy groceries but a cultural...

Portuguese tech firm S4 Digital acquires 70% stake in Pakistan’s Bramerz

Portugal-based business and technology consulting firm S4 Digital announced on Friday that it had acquired a 70% stake in Pakistan’s digital marketing...

Pakistani fintech company Keenu to be acquired by Saudi Arabia-based Hala

LAHORE: Pakistani fintech company Keenu, known for its merchant acquiring business for card payments, is in the process of getting acquired at...

$300 million market and growing: worlds’ largest courier and parcel service joins hands with TCS

Karachi Pakistan’s most recognized courier, logistics and e-commerce provider, Tranzum Companies and Services (TCS) has announced a partnership with United Parcel Limited (UPS), the world’s...

World’s first Urdu based ‘Siri-styled’ voice-recognition AI bot launched

KARACHI: The underlying theme of this year's Smart CX conference, held in Karachi, was the use of innovative technology to enhance customer experience...

Pakistan’s Truck It In raises $13mn in seed money to fund expansion

Karachi-based trucking startup Truck It In has announced raising a $13 million seed round, which is by far the largest raised by a...

What makes NAB interested in SadaPay?

A story of ego, malice, and two companies so bent on fighting the other, they do not care what it costs them

Daraz has a new strategy – wooing the sellers 

As the cases of Covid-19 continue to rise with the advent of the Delta Variant of the virus, and Pakistan along with...

Fintech startup Abhi bags $2mn in funding to finance salary advances

LAHORE: Abhi, a Karachi-based salary advance platform, has raised $2 million in a seed round, the company announced in a statement.  Founded by Omair...