ISLAMABAD (PRESS RELEASE ) United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) is supporting the growth of small and medium enterprise (SME) sector in Pakistan through Karandaaz Pakistan. The DFID Director General for Economic Development, Rachel Turner, currently visiting Pakistan, attended the signing of an agreement between Karandaaz and Bank Alfalah Limited.Read More →

LAHORE ( PRESS RELEASE ) Pakistani-owned and operated web hosting company Inspedium Corp. is proud to officially announce their partnership with the Let’s Encrypt & trade; initiative offered by the nonprofit Internet Security Research Group (ISRG). Let’s Encrypt’s mandate is to provide people and organizations secure digital certificates in orderRead More →

ISLAMABAD ( PRESS RELEASE ) In pursuit of its mission of digital inclusion, Telenor Pakistan has signed an agreement with National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) under which Telenor will provide NTC with large-screen internet devices (4G dongles), mobile handsets, and cellular/data services in areas where NTC infrastructure is not available. ThroughRead More →

ISLAMABAD ( PRESS RELEASE ) Zong has joined hands with Bookme. This partnership is in line with Zong’s ambition to support startups in Pakistan and boost the 4G eco-system in the country. Zong subscribers can enjoy delivery of purchased movie,bus,event tickets without any delivery charges. Moreover Zong customers can availRead More →

KARACHI ( PRESS RELEASE ) Expanding its endeavor to promote linkages with academia,  Bank Alfalah Limited (BAFL) has entered into a strategic partnership with ,Institute of Business Administration, University of Punjab (IBA-PU). The agreement comes as an extension of Bank Alflalah’s recent endeavor for strengthening industry and academia by promotingRead More →

ISLAMABAD  ( PRESS RELEASE ) In a first-of-its-kind partnership,Telenor Microfinance Bank joins hands with Utility Stores Corporation (USC) to makeits mobile money service, Easypaisa, available at Utility Stores nationwide. The agreement was signed in Islamabad between Ali Riaz Chaudhry – President & CEOTelenor Microfinance Bank, and Waseem Mukhtar Chaudhary –Read More →

ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) JazzCash, Pakistan’s premiere financial services provider and global nonprofit Women’s World Bankingtodayannounce a partnership to promote women’s financial inclusion across Pakistan.With funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the partners will work to increase low-income women’sadoption and use of digital financial services, particularlythe JazzCashRead More →

KARACHI ( TARIQ REPORT ) In a landmark development to promote Islamic Banking and Finance in the country, Pakistan’s leading financial institution Bank Alfalah has entered into an agreement with AlHuda Centre of Islamic Banking and Economics (CIBE), an international leader in human capital development for the Islamic financial services industry.Read More →

LAHORE ( HAFEEZ REPORT ) Samba Bank Limited Pakistan, a majority owned subsidiary of Samba Financial Group of Saudi Arabia has successfully implemented the new Temenos Core Banking software R15 for its retail and corporate banking services. Temenos teamed up with regional partner, National Data Consultant (pvt) Ltd (“NDC”) onRead More →

ISLAMABAD (PRESS RELEASE ) The mobile payments company Fortumo and the streaming platform SPELLFLIX are today announcing the launch of a carrier billing partnership in Pakistan. SPELLFLIX is the only movie streaming service in Pakistan offering pay-per-view latest blockbuster Hollywood movies. Consumers can now watch movies, music and TV showsRead More →