PlanX is organizing a Fintech conference on 21st September 2017. This conference aims to highlight the challenges Fintech startups are facing within Pakistan and propose solutions. This is one day event with Fintech Startup Exhibit, Speaker Talks and a Panel Discussion. Fintech startups who would like to display their product, please register here: http://bit.ly/2v9GVQd Those interested to attend, please register here: http://bit.ly/2v21OB7 …

UBL Omni, in its effort to digitize Pakistan Railway ticketing service, has collaborated with Pakistan Railways to make the whole ticket booking and purchase process easier, accessible and faster. Through this service any railway passenger in Pakistan can now be able to book and pay for his train tickets via UBL Omni Dukaan, Omni Mobile App or any Debit/Credit Card with ease and convenience. One of …

Ever experienced a situation where you needed to collect money from many people but were uncomfortable sharing your account details? Sounds familiar, right? Well, there is a solution and its pretty cool. The recently launched service by JazzCash called QucikPay can be used to quickly transfer money from one JazzCash Mobile Account to another using QR code within seconds. Now, …

United Bank Limited (UBL) has selected IBM to support its digital transformation journey by establishing a Digital Design Lab, the first of its kind in Pakistan, to weave a seamless digital banking experience into customers’ daily lives. The lab will provide an environment for UBL’s interdisciplinary teams as well as its network of start-ups, fintechs, ecosystem partners, and academia to …

Located in Rawalpindi, Launchpad 7 is the first co-working space and incubation center in the area. Founded on January 1st, 2016, Launchpad 7 was launched with the idea of mentoring entrepreneurial minds and providing them the place to network with likeminded people. The first batch comprised of 7 startups who underwent mentorship via the international Kauffman FastTrac training program. Launchpad …

Uber Pakistan is all set to make a wave in startup scene of Pakistan. Joining hands with AranNet, Uber is launching startup idea competition in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad where regional startup heroes and industry leaders will listen to your ideas. Are you eligible to apply? If you have a Digital Company with at least 12 months old setup you can participate …

Karandaaz is collaborating with National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) in advisory role to develop Application Programming Interface (APIs) management system that will completely digitize the Government to Person (G2P) and Person to Government (P2G) transactions. The said project is part of the long terms goal of NBP to accelerate financial inclusion of unbanked and unprivileged.  The partnership is perfect alignment …

Back in 2015, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority issued a directive for all telecom operators to verify their customers biometrically. Thus, started a verification drive on such a large scale that it was never heard of in the world. Daunting and unachievable as it seemed, kudos to the telecom industry that they pulled it off in record time. The project resulted in …

Ever heard of a co-working space? While your startup is in early stage or incubated, the one important requirement you have is the place where all team members and partners can come and work together. Usually, startups operate from their founders’ homes but at times homes do not provide the conducive environment. Renting out a place in commercial hubs can …

The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) is a not-for-profit organization of entrepreneurs. It came into being in 1992 in Silicon Valley in the hands of a group of entrepreneurs from South Asia. Hence the name ‘The Indus Entrepreneurs’. The organization was built with the objective of nurturing entrepreneurs and their businesses. TiE hopes to achieve this by providing mentoring, networking, incubating and …

Sam Altman is an American entrepreneur, programmer, venture capitalist and blogger.  He is the president of Y Combinator, an American seed accelerator program that has been called as “the world’s most powerful start-up incubator” by Fast Company. His quotes on entrepreneurship give a very unique perspective that can be really valuable to start-ups founders. In this article, we have selected …

JS Bank partners with Paysys Labs to launch smartphone based biometric verification solution in Pakistan. The signing ceremony between JS Bank & Paysys Labs was attended by Mr. Khurram Shaikh, Chief Digital Officer, JS Bank and Mr. Karim Jindani, Chief Executive Officer of Paysys Labs (Private) Limited. Instascan, the biometric verification solution, takes image of the thumb or finger through …

In the midst of many influential companies, on the 3rd floor, Nest I/O towers high amongst it’s neighbouring buildings. The atmosphere is undoubtedly ultra-modern; from the walls to the furniture everything seems to be put together in the most understated way. Nest I/O is a leading incubation center in Karachi which was launched by P@SHA and has Samsung and GoogleForEntrepreneurs …

Delivery Walay is probably one of the fastest growing delivery service startup in Pakistan. Their coverage is in more than 500 cities of Pakistan already. Apart from basic delivery service, they have bunch of different things going on like parcel tracking, API integration for merchant sites to track item delivery, and an e-commerce store of their own. Even though, they are new in this space, …

Delivery 360 is an innovative intra-city online courier and delivery service offering its customer the most reliable, efficient, and secured courier and delivery services. Their mission is to improve the lives of customers by offering efficient, reliable, and standardized delivery services with innovative high-tech solutions. They are working on a mobile app and probably a website as well, as there is …

Making an appearance in the expanding circles of entrepreneurship and tech-business, NSPIRE, brainchild of NETSOL, now stands as one of the leading incubation hubs situated adjacent to NETSOL office in Lahore. NETSOL CEO Salim Ghauri, an entrepreneur himself wants all tech-savvy folks to experience the richness of expertise one gains as an entrepreneur.  NETSOL believes that the younger generation should …

The recent launch of Virtual Debit Card service by easypaisa is an innovation which was more likely to come from commercial banking sector than from a branchless banking player. With more than decade long partnership with payment schemes like Visa and MasterCard, it was a value that could easily be added by the banks. Nonetheless, the masses in Pakistan can …

In the current age, when everyone is running after MNCs and other professional jobs, there lies a group of people who are in the process of developing themselves. That group constitutes those hard working  freelancers who are not just working on clients’ projects but are also studying together and working at other jobs too. They are those unsung heroes who work hard under …

Ashton Kutcher – an actor, tech investor and producer, has invested in Pakistan based seed-stage startup cowlar. Cowlar is described as a fitbit for cows. If you dont know fitbit, its a wireless wearable to track physical activity of a person, activities like number of steps walked, heart rate, quality of sleep, steps climbed, and more. Cowlar claims to help dairy farmers …

Pakistan’s market, with large volume and low price, is attracting various players to enable payment acceptance at merchants. Telcos with their distribution muscle and armed with branchless banking platforms are jumping the train in a big way. ‘Merchant Payments’, a term coined by Telcos in Pakistan, now made synonymous with the Mobile Wallet based payments is being used to explain the payment …