Habib Bank makes the pivot towards FinTech
Pakistan’s largest bank announces a big push into branchless banking, investments in technology infrastructure
Pakistan’s IT exports, tech stocks set to boom in next decade: report
LAHORE: With more than 20,000 graduates entering the workforce each year in the technology sector and a prevailing pool of more than...
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
B2B marketplace Bazaar announces raising $1.3 million in pre-seed funding
B2B ecommerce marketplace Bazaar has raised an unprecedented $1.3 million in a pre-seed round from US and Pakistan-based institutional and angel investors,...
Pakistan’s mobility startup ezBike to commence sales of electric scooters after $1mn pre-seed raise
Pakistan’s electric mobility startup ezBike plans to commence sales of electric scooters following a million dollar raise in a pre-seed round.
The pre-seed...
Daraz.pk : Let it live or let it die?
Rumour has it that Alibaba wants to buy Daraz.pk from Rocket Internet for $150 million (approx Rs 1500 crores). If the transaction...
Bill Gates desires to invest heavily in Pakistan’s IT sector
Bill Gates, a billionaire philanthropist and the founder of Microsoft, in a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday, expressed his...
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...
The taxi driver in the age of Careem
Careem may have opened up earning opportunities for many, but for others, it has left financial devastation in its wake
OLX Pakistan wraps up eCommerce business under OLX Mall
Pakistan's leading online classifieds platform OLX has wrapped up its eCommerce business under OLX Mall, only five months after its launch.
The classifieds...
“Focus is fintech, not grocery delivery anymore”
Airlift Technologies to raise funds for the company's pivot into a new core business of selling Rs 100 notes for Rs 75
In a swift turn of events, Swyft Logistics undergoes major management changes
KARACHI: Swyft Logistics recently underwent a significant shakeup in its management structure. Muhammad Uns was relieved of his duties as CEO on...
Karachi vs Lahore: Where is Pakistan’s Silicon Gali?
Pakistan’s startup culture and ecosystem is still nascent, but which metropolitan area has a head start?
Hackers delete Bykea database, company unaffected due to backups
LAHORE: Early on Tuesday morning, Bykea experienced a breach wherein hackers managed to infiltrate and delete an entire database, though the company...
Lahore-based B2B eCommerce marketplace Tajir raises $17mn in Series-A round
LAHORE: Tajir, a Lahore-based B2B marketplace digitising neighborhood convenience stores has raised $17 million in a Series A round led by American...