ISLAMABAD ( PRESS RELEASE ) Today, Nighat Dad, Pakistani lawyer and a founder of Digital Rights Foundation, was appointed as Board Member to the newly created Oversight Board. The Oversight Board will review certain content decisions by Facebook and Instagram and make binding decisions based on respect for freedom ofRead More →
LAHORE ( PRESS RELEASE ) Karandaaz Pakistan, with financial support from the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), is helping the Securities Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) digitalise its key operations. In the first phase of this process, a digital Secured Transactions Registry (STR), governed by The Financial Institutions (SecuredRead More →
Helping Pakistanis avoid COVID-19 online security risks Tips to stay safe online during COVID-19 ISLAMABAD ( PRESS RELEASE ) As people around the world are staying at home due to COVID-19, many are turning to new apps and communications tools to work, learn, access information, and stay connected with lovedRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( PRESS RELEASE ) Huawei has been at the forefront of innovation for quite some time now and the tech giant has been very active in its efforts to help ease the lives of its customers throughout the pandemic. Many industries have had to rely on remote working andRead More →
Partnership to improve financial inclusion during COVID-19 pandemic ISLAMABAD ( PRESS RELEASE ) JazzCash, Pakistan’s leading digital wallet, announces a partnership with payment technology leader Mastercard to advance financial inclusion by strengthening Pakistan’s payments ecosystem. The partnership enables merchants throughout Pakistan to accept digital payments from customers, digitize their supplyRead More →
LAHORE ( PRESS RELEASE ) vivo, the global innovative smartphone brand has announced Fahad Mustafa and Hania Amir as the Brand Ambassadors for the upcoming vivo V19 in Pakistan. This charismatic duo truly resonates with brand’s essence and its youthful spirit. Being a young brand, vivo’s products are always targetedRead More →
LAHORE ( PRESS RELEASE ) Karandaaz Pakistanis providing financing to Excel Labs to initiate COVID-19 testing. With this funding, Excel Labs is building its capacity to carry out an estimated 500 tests daily and more than 10,000 tests a month. This emergency response will help the country build critical testingRead More →
ISLAMABAD (PRESS RELEASE) PTCL Group, one of the country’s largest telecom groups and backbone of connectivity in Pakistan, is undertaking a comprehensive Coronavirus relief and support effort worth PKR 1.9 Billion. The package aims to help people across the country to stay connected and it will also provide access toRead More →
KARACHI (PRESS RELEASE) In its effort to fight Corona and build domestic capacity for mitigating the long-term health impact of the virus through medical research, Future Trust has issued a grant of Rs. 1.5 Million to International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS) for a study on virus transferRead More →
Espoo, Finland (PRESS RELEASE) Nokia announced today that Kathrin Buvac, President of Nokia Enterprise, has decided to leave the company at the end of May to take a leadership position at a global technology company. At that time, she will also step down from her position on the company’s GroupRead More →
KARACHI ( PRESS RELEASE ) National Institutional Facilitation Technologies (NIFT) (an existing Payment System Operator/Provider (PSO/PSP) offering nation-wide cheque clearing services) and Haball (a B2B FinTech and Corporate Aggregator) sign an Institutional Aggregation Agreement for enabling B2B payments through NIFT’s Digital Financial Services platform under the brand name “NIFT ePay”.Read More →
Our expert: Stephen Eastman, platform power specialist in Intel’s Client Computing Group, and his team work on reducing the idle power that desktop PC’s use. Desktop computers often spend more time idle than in any other use. Any way to reduce power used during these long stretches of minimal activity isRead More →