Black Friday — the day that launched 1,000 other shopping holidays — may have lost its place as the “start” of the Christmas shopping season by now (it gets bigger and earlier with each passing year). But the day after Thanksgiving still pulls in a crowd of buyers looking for a bargain and remains a major bellwether for tracking how sales …

TikTok’s rise in the West is unprecedented for any Chinese tech company, and so is the amount of attention it has attracted from politicians worldwide. Below is a timeline of how TikTok grew from what some considered another “copycat” short video app to global dominance and eventually became a target of the U.S. government. 2012-2017: The emergence of TikTok These …

The Nest I/O, Pakistan’s most reputable technology incubator is hosting the fourth iteration of its premium technology and entrepreneurship conference, 021Disrupt 2020. The conference will be held virtually from Novmeber 30th – December 5th. The upcoming edition will host over 5000+ disruptors in the entrepreneurial, technology, and digital ecosystem of Pakistan. This year, 021 Disrupt is virtual that brings the …

Its all about gorcery. Why waste time every other day – when you can order everything online any second. Online grocery shopping = No [ waste of time + waste of energy + wear and tear of your vehicle + coronavirus risk + awkward wait in a shop or super store + what not…] In Pakistan, online shopping is trending …

A much needed and interesting discussion on digital payments was hosted by two individuals seemingly unrelated to the payment industry. Asfandyar who considers himself to be a student of Retail & E Commerce teamed up with Badar, an ex Google country Head for Pakistan to help create awareness about the available options in the realm of digital payments in Pakistan. Discussion …

Bykea, a Pakistan-based on-demand transport & logistics platform, announced today that it has raised a Series B funding round led by Prosus Ventures (formerly Naspers Ventures). The round, which brought the total funds raised to US$22m, saw participation from existing investors Middle East Venture Partners and Sarmayacar. As the pioneer and leader in motorbike taxi and on-demand delivery in Pakistan, …

For any online business, the first step towards creating business identity is registering a domain name. And, when you make up your mind to do that, an unprecedented number of obstacles and dubious questions start to appear. Lucky for you, we will try to make this process smooth by discussing those obstacles with their solutions. Below are the list of …

Roshan Digital Account is a major initiative of State Bank of Pakistan, in collaboration with commercial banks operating in Pakistan. These accounts provide innovative banking solutions for millions of Non Resident Pakistanis (NRPs) seeking to undertake banking, payment and investment activities in Pakistan. Digital Banking For the first time in Pakistan’s history, NRPs are being provided an opportunity to remotely …

KARACHI: TPL Trakker, Pakistan’s leading IoT Company providing Tracking, Telematics, and Location Based Services and Solutions, has partnered with Rider, a rapidly growing end-to-end e-commerce logistics company. Following the partnership, TPL Maps, the mapping arm of TPL Trakker will power the Rider Mobile App to ensure accurate and hassle free deliveries. TPL Maps is Pakistan’s leading digital location technology provider licensed …

Bykea – a ride hailing and logistics service got its database deleted by the hackers.  Bykea CEO Muneeb Maayr said, The interesting part is, the hackers were trying to mine cryptocurriences by using their data servers, according to Bykea management. According to the Bykea management, the hacker who was in the system had perhaps panicked and deleted the entire data, …

TPL Trakker, Pakistan’s leading IoT Company providing Tracking, Telematics, and Location Based Services and Solutions, has partnered with Jazz, Pakistan’s leading digital services provider, to collaborate on innovative new technologies for their customers. Following the partnership, the two companies aim to jointly develop unique solutions to address key challenges for the B2B and B2C markets as well as to support …

In an effort to further enhance ease of doing business in Pakistan, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has introduced a new mechanism to enable the companies in Pakistan to make instant payments for acquiring digital services from globally recognized digital service provider companies, without any hassle. Now local companies can access various services including advertising, hosting, database access, accounting …

TPL Trakker, Pakistan’s leading Telematics Company providing IoT, Tracking, Mapping and Location Based Solutions, has partnered with the country’s leading On-Demand Ride-Hailing and Logistics Service, Bykea to power its all-in-one mobile app. (Read more about TPL Trakker powering FoodPanda delivery Service) Following the partnership, Bykea is going to use Location Based Service (LBS) APIs powered by TPL Maps, the mapping arm …

Here is the list of delivery service companies in Pakistan. They include startups, established courier services from Pakistan and International. Please note that the list does not cover every single company but most of the well known one operating in Pakistan. Now, you can add your delivery service here by filling in this form.     Company Name Coverage COD Online …

KARACHI: foodpanda Pakistan, Pakistan’s leading  delivery platform, has partnered with TPL Maps, Pakistan’s only licensed digital mapping company and the mapping arm of TPL Trakker, to power its food and grocery delivery app.  With operations in over 30 cities nationwide and a vast partner base, foodpanda Pakistan is the largest food delivery platform in the country. TPL Maps’ largest location based …

Within minutes, an apparently coordinated hack began: A mass takeover of the most prominent names in crypto. Within hours, even Barack Obama’s account was compromised. The messages pumped a bitcoin giveaway scam associated with an organization called “Crypto For Health.”   We detected what we believe to be a coordinated social engineering attack by people who successfully targeted some of …

Apple Mac executive Louis Gassée said that Windows PCs will have to switch to ARM CPUs to keep up with Apple in the future. He was commenting on Apple’s switch from Intel to its A-series of in-house chips and said that Microsoft will have to switch to newer hardware or get left behind. Louis talked about the A12Z Bionic’s Geekbench …

Google’s upcoming Pixel smartphone, the Pixel 4A, has leaked many times over the past few months. Where most of the leaks and rumors came from leaksters, the most recent leak looks more like an accident. Google mistakenly published an image of the Pixel 4A on its Canadian store. The official render went up on the website where an image of …

Initially, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Fold was expected to launch alongside the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Z Flip 5G at the Samsung Unpacked Galaxy 2020 event scheduled for 5th August 2020. However, according to the latest reports, the launch of the foldable smartphone is most probably delayed due to incomplete software. However, that has not stopped Galaxy Z Fold …

As nations across the Middle East are rapidly leveraging technological advancements to re-ignite growth following the COVID-19 pandemic, Huawei’s regional leadership sees clear opportunities to support local government, societies, and businesses alike. Charles Yang, President of Huawei Middle East, recently explored such opportunities in an open media roundtable hosted virtually across ten countries in the region. The executive’s comments centered …