ezBike, a vertically-integrated electric mobility startup, announced today that it has raised $1m in pre-seed capital to accelerate the transition to Electric Vehicles (EVs) in Pakistan. Investors in the round include i2i Ventures, Walled City, GroundUp, and leading angels in the United States, including a prominent tech billionaire. The funds Continue Reading
NayaPay, the first eMoney institution in Pakistan, and StormFiber, the largest fiber broadband service provider in the country, have announced their partnership to accelerate digital payments. StormFiber is one of the fastest growing fiber-optic ISPs with a network spanning across 15 cities and scaling to 25+ cities by the end Continue Reading
Careem, the pioneer of ride-hailing services in Pakistan, has recently announced a significant reduction in its commission fees charged to Captains, making it all-time lowest. Careem will be operating on a 0% commission fee model on GO and GO-MINI car types in Islamabad effective from 15 May, 2022, allowing Captains Continue Reading
Easypaisa, has introduced an innovative feature that enables users to upgrade their mobile wallet accounts through in-app biometric verification. A key regulatory requirement, Biometric Verification System (BVS) also enhances users’ daily, monthly and yearly transaction limits. Customers will now be able to use the BVS feature to upgrade their mobile wallet accounts Continue Reading
Iyzil, Pakistan’s First Smart Safety, and Security Solution is on a mission to make every female feel safe, and stay safe. Iyzil guarantees to help all women and girls in different kinds of emergency situations. What makes Iyzil different from the other Safety Apps is its top-notch 24/7 Professional Monitoring Continue Reading
Krave Mart will offer Captains discounts of up to 20%. With FinPro, Captains will easily be able to purchase smartphones on installments. Captains will purchase medicines from Ailaaj with discounts up to 12%. Through Vouch365, Careem Captains can avail Buy-One-Get-One offers from restaurants including OPTP, Kaybees and many more. Careem, the Super App of the greater Middle East and Continue Reading
Zong 4G has launched a discounted Saudi Arabia roaming offer, adding to its industry-leading international roaming offering that includes the majority of nations across all major continents. Under this special Saudi Arabia international roaming offer, customers will get 35 call minutes and 1GB of data with a validity of 90 Continue Reading
ABHI, Pakistan’s first-ever financial freedom platform, recently partnered with Soorty Enterprises, to provide its thousands of employees with the facility to access their salaries daily through EWA (Earned Wage Access). Soorty Enterprises, being the leading player in the textile segment of Pakistan is one of the largest and most sustainable Continue Reading
The country’s leading online battle royale game, PUBG MOBILE, celebrated the blessed month of Ramadan with fans from across Pakistan. PUBG MOBILE undertook a number of good deeds, like food distribution drives across six cities to truly embody the spirit of sharing, and invited influencers to Iftar with fans. As Continue Reading
Continuing its focus on driving digital inclusion, Jazz invested PKR 14.9 billion under its ‘4G for all’ ambition during the first quarter of 2022, taking its overall investment in Pakistan to US$10.2 billion. A majority of its capital expenditure during this quarter was on the addition of approximately 500 new 4G Continue Reading
