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 …
APIthon – short for “API Hackathon” – is one of a kind 2 day event, organized by Abacus Consulting in Lahore from 13-14 Jan, where participants will develop solutions based on available APIs from JSBank, Telenor, and TelenorBank (easypaisa) to disrupt the digital solutions with the help of APIs. In addition to API code jam, there would be a keynote session …
TechWomen is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). TechWomen empowers, connects and supports the next generation of women leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) from Africa, Central and South Asia, and the Middle East by providing them the access and opportunity needed to advance their careers, pursue their dreams, …
Tired of being called as too little to take on this world? Why do adults have all the fun? It’s okay to do cool stuff in your teens instead of waiting to become a twenty-something. SkillsFirst – a project of DEMO Enterprises – is proud to partner with University of Delaware’s Horn Entrepreneurship program to bring The Diamond Challenge competition in Pakistan. Originally part …
Black Friday is talk of the town and when I got email from Careem offering Black Friday discount of Rs. 500, it got my attention. Careem giving discount? How? Where? So, I got into contact with Careem team to find out how does it work and here are the steps: If you are a Careem user, you must have got …
All the Lahore folks should brace themselves for a two-day Fintech and Digitization extravaganza at Arfa Software Technology Park (Map) during November 15th, 2017 till November 16th, 2017. The second day session will be observed at Avari Hotel, Lahore. ITU FinTech Center in collaboration with University of Washington Digital Financial Services Research Group (DFSRG) brings a two-day workshop bringing members …
Embrace yourself for year 2017’s one of the biggest event that is going to take place in Karachi on 4th November. Organized by NEST I/O, a well known Incubation center by PASHA, the event 021Disrupt Conference is all about startups, crypto-currency, fund raising and networking. Excited to participate in the event, here are 5 things that I’m looking forward to …
Digital Financial Services (DFS) Workshop is to be held in Lahore on 15,16 November, 2017. Participants include, Jake Kendall of Caribou Digital, Joshua Blumenstock of UC Berkeley, Yahya Khan from Telenor Bank, Qasif Shahid from Finja, Ammar Ikhlas (Bank Alfalah), Imdad Aslam (Jumo), Mudassir Aqil (FINCA bank) among other industry practitioners and ICTD researchers.
Telenor Microfinance Bank has partnered with Careem to disburse payments to its Captains through the vast Easypaisa retailer network. This provides a simple, secure and effective payment platform for Careem whereby, only the designated recipient can receive funds through over the counter and can also withdraws them via biometric verification. The two companies will also support Captains to open mobile …
Old wisdom holds that a startup thrives more if it faces less competition in the market. Well, it was the thing from earlier times but not anymore. New research shows that, Let’s take some facts into account and see whether a startup in competition flourishes more than a startup that follows the Blue Ocean Strategy. Nissan-Renault, a leading manufacturer of zero-emission …
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 …
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 …
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 …
