Date: January 1, 2025 Devsinc, one of Pakistan’s largest IT companies and a growing global force in technology innovation has announced a 100% acquisition of Alchemative Group, a leader in eCommerce and digital retail solutions. This acquisition marks a strategic step in Devsinc’s mission to deliver transformative technology solutions, strengthening its footprint across key markets, including Pakistan, […]
Islamabad: JazzCash, Pakistan’s leading fintech platform, has launched a Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) service, offering a convenient alternative to traditional credit cards. The service is initially available for retail purchases at Telemart, an electronics shopping platform, and the fashion brand EGO. It will soon expand to include leading brands such as MBasics, Alkaram, Dune London, and […]
Invest2Innovate (i2i) has officially launched the Pakistan Startup Ecosystem Report 2024 (PSER 2024), marking the fourth edition of its flagship initiative. The report was unveiled during a high-profile event held at a local hotel, which brought together prominent leaders from Pakistan’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, including investors, policymakers, and other key stakeholders. The report arrives at a critical […]
Amsterdam, Dubai, Islamabad, 07 November 2024 – VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a global digital operator, today announced a strategic collaboration between Jazz, VEON’s digital operator in Pakistan, and Standard Chartered Bank (SCB). Through Jazz’s enterprise solutions arm, Garaj, the partnership aims to establish a regional availability zone for SCB, reinforcing the bank’s operational resilience and bolstering its customer […]
October 2024 – BuyPass.ai, a stealth-mode startup based in Pakistan, has successfully closed an angel funding round, setting the stage to reshape the eCommerce landscape across the GCC and Asia. The venture is founded by Muhammad Ammar Hassan, a former executive at OLX (Prosus) and Daraz (Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group), who brings over a decade of […]
Dubai: Pakistani fintech startup Abhi has secured $15 million in credit financing, a round led by Shorooq Partners and Amplify Growth Partnership. This funding will enable the company to scale its operations and expand its Earned Wage Access (EWA) services across the UAE, targeting both blue-collar and white-collar workers. In an official statement released on […]
Palo Alto, California – October 4, 2024Farmdar, a Pakistani agritech startup leveraging AI and space technologies to optimize agricultural productivity, has successfully raised a pre-Series A undisclosed funding round led by Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm, Moment Ventures. The round also saw participation from existing investor Indus Valley Capital. This marks the first Silicon Valley-led […]
KARACHI, September 2024 — Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC)-led consortium celebrated a landmark financing agreement to facilitate PTCL’s acquisition of Telenor Pakistan and Orion Towers (Private) Limited. The acquisition, valued at Rs 108 billion, is subject to regulatory approvals and marks a pivotal moment in Pakistan’s telecom sector. PTCL […]
September 26, 2024 – Global payments leader Visa (NYSE: V) has introduced the Visa Tokenized Asset Platform (VTAP), a cutting-edge solution designed to help banks issue and test fiat-backed tokens on the Ethereum blockchain. This innovative platform aims to digitize real-world assets (RWAs) such as commodities and bonds, offering near-real-time settlement and seamless integration through […]
Dubai, UAE; 11 September 2024 – NymCard, a certified principal member of Mastercard’s payment network and a leading Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider, has announced a strategic partnership with Mastercard to enable fast, secure global money transfers from the UAE to 47 countries through a single, seamless connection. This collaboration will enhance NymCard’s BaaS platform by leveraging […]