Amazon needs no introduction and an entry of such player in Pakistan, though indirectly, is a sign that our e-commerce market is showing some positive signs. We are neighbors to worlds two biggest e-commerce markets, China standing at more than $1trillion and India at more than $30billion. It’s nothing strange saying that times are pushing these two to spill over …

This is big news! And its official now, State Bank of Pakistan has declared all sorts of cryptocurrency related trade illegal. Here is the official statement, Prohibition of Dealing in Virtual Currencies/Tokens         Source: State Bank of Pakistan http://www.sbp.org.pk/bprd/2018/C3.htm What does it mean? According to the recent stance by State Bank of Pakistan, all sorts of cryptocurrency trade, …

Telenor Pakistan, one of the country’s foremost telecom and digital services providers, and Inbox Business Technologies, a leading provider of technologies ensuring business agility in the digital age, continue to collaboratively lead the way in digitizing the agriculture sector of Punjab. The two organizations, working to achieve a shared mission of digital inclusion in Pakistan, joined hands to launch the …

Facebook is under extreme criticism these days from its subscribers, its partners, social media activists and almost everyone else. The debate started from recent leak of news that facebook is collecting its customer’s data from their mobile phones. An online campaign was launched #DeleteFacebook that spread across the world leading to estimated loss of $50 Billion in its market cap …

Earlier it was Easypaisa that introduced digital lending last year, followed by TEZ Financial Services. Now, it’s JazzCash joining the game with its ReadyCash service. The service targets the low end customers with instant loan requirements where they can avail loan of maximum Rs. 1,000.  Loan can be repaid in instalment over a period of four weeks. The service is …

AntFinancial (formerly known as Alipay) has struck a deal with Telenor Microfinance bank worth USD 184.5m. For a 45% stake in Telenor Microfinance Bank, Ant Financial has shown commitment for future endeavours in mobile payments and digital financial services. Alipay was found in 2004,  and later rebranded into Ant Financial Services Group in 2014. Ant Financial is an affiliate company of the Chinese Alibaba Group. It …

That time of the year when everything is about cricket. Be it hangout with friends, inviting family over for snacks or getting together with colleagues after work, all talks revolve around PSL and standing up for your favourite team (even if its losing big time). We thought to quickly review the apps that can keep you updated about PSL on …

NESTI I/O is hosting a startup weekend for women on 2nd March, 2018.  As name suggests the purpose of this event is to encourage women entrepreneurs to network with each other and to inspire young women aspiring to be entrepreneurs. A very exclusive event, as it appears from the details, aims to encourage dialogue and openness in working women. What …

Jazz has recently launched a smart school project. Clarity.pk tried to dig down and see how well developed this program is and does it really deliver on the promise it claims. What is Jazz Smart School Concept? The Jazz Smart School Programme is a Sustainable initiative under the Jazz Foundation in collaboration with Knowledge Platform (a Singapore based organization), the …

The Entrepreneurs’ Organization’s Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) is the premier global competition for student entrepreneurs who actively run a business. Nominees compete against their peers from around the world in a series of local and national competitions in hopes to quality for GSEA Global Finals. It aims to supports student entrepreneurs who require much needed mentorship, recognition, and connections to …

What is the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks of hackathons? A group of coders huddled over computers, Right? Now hold that picture, and imagine that instead of an office, they’re sprawled out in front of Dory and Nemo’s friends. This is exactly what will be happening in 65+ cities all over the world on 10th and …

MCB Bank has won the award in the category of “The most promising E-commerce Performance” across MENA region at MasterCard MENA Acquirer Forum – 2017. What is MasterCard MENA Acquirer Forum? This forum is an event organized by Mastercard every year and it comprises various presentations, fast paced conversations and panel discussions covering different topics of innovations taking place in …