Wall Street, Silicone Valley observe as Spotify goes public
NEW YORK: Spotify Technology's unusual route to becoming a public company is a test case for other multibillion-dollar tech companies that are...
KASB Securities revived, plans to connect global capital with local growth companies
KARACHI:Â Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari (KASB) Securities Private Limited organised a Technology Investment Conference in Karachi to mark the launch of their brokerage...
Is OLX feeling hot under the collar?
It’s an exciting time to be in Pakistan. We are seeing it in the numbers, in the growth we are getting, and...
How technology enabled smarter usage of public transit
Raised in Pakistan and Kuwait, lived in Singapore, Washington, and New York, Azmat Yusuf had never owned a car. When he started...
Japan on the road to cryptocurrency licensing
TOKYO: Four years after popular Tokyo-based bitcoin exchange Mt Gox was hacked and went bankrupt, the case still casts a shadow over...
Karandaaz Pakistan to invest Rs80 million in women-led financial tech startups
KARACHI: Karandaaz Pakistan on Friday stated it is considering investing Rs80 million in women-led financial technology entities.
Its chief executive officer Ali Sarfaraz...
Snap cut 7 percent of its global workforce in March
CALIFORNIA: Snap Inc on Friday said it cut 7 percent of its global workforce in March, as disclosed by it in a...
Telecom service providers are development partners of govt: minister
ISLAMABAD: Punjab Finance Minister Dr Ayesha Ghaus Pasha has said that the telecommunication service providers are development partners of the provincial government...
Punjab to impose 5 percent tax on Uber, Careem in upcoming FY 2018-19 budget
LAHORE: Punjab’s next financial year’s 2018-19 budget is expected to introduce taxes for ride-hailing services like Uber and also rent-a-car services.
The provincial...
Facebook sever ties with data brokers in blow to targeted adverts
CALIFORNIA: Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it would end its partnerships with several large data brokers who help advertisers target people on...
President KCCI to inaugurate ICT Gala 2018 on Friday
KARACHI: President Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Muffasar Atta Malik will inaugurate ICT Gala 2018 being organised by Pakistan Computer...
FBR launches knowledge-base portal
ISLAMABAD:Â Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has launched the first version (Beta) of a Knowledge Base Portal for guidance and facilitation of taxpayers....
Alibaba Group to train Pakistani entrepreneurs in e-commerce
BEIJING: E-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd will train a class of 37 Asian entrepreneurs including Pakistan on e-commerce innovation under a...
Technological advancement, CPEC key to Pakistan’s progress
LAHORE: Technological advancement and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) hold key to the country’s progress, speakers at a moot agreed on Tuesday.
The conference...
Twitter to ban cryptocurrency ads starting Tuesday
LONDON: Twitter Inc will start banning cryptocurrency advertising from Tuesday, joining Facebook and Google in a clampdown that seeks to avoid giving...