Pakistan is a country full of opportunities, with the year 2020 being slated as the year of growth. In fact, many tourism authorities across the world are placing Pakistan amongst the top destinations to visit in 2020, cementing its position as a growing economy. As Pakistan’s economy grows, it also Continue Reading
GSMA, in close collaboration with mobile phone operators, had been working on a Pakistan specific holistic report on digital transformation titled, “Pakistan: progressing towards a fully-fledged digital economy”. The report outlines the collective efforts required to advance as a digital society, while discussing the positive actions undertaken so far, along Continue Reading
Syed Asim Ali Bukhari is currently doing his Ph.D. in Green Banking from the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia. He is a Senior Manager-Audit Division Bank Al-Habib Limited. Industry 4.0 is the buzz word in all industries across the globe. As the world is Continue Reading
On Sunday, December 8th, Code for Pakistan organized a Women SDG Challenge Cup 2019, an initiative by Jazz in partnership with Code for Pakistan and OPEN Islamabad. The event took place at the National Incubation Center in Islamabad. The Cup aimed to give a spotlight to powerful and inspiring women Continue Reading
Even after 20 years of online access, Pakistan is still at the beginning of a digital revolution. While we have progressed from modems to broadbands to smartphones and witnessed a transformation in the way we carry out our routine tasks, the truth is that Pakistan has been disinclined to fully Continue Reading
Pakistan’s e-commerce is expected to reach a benchmark of $1 Billion in 2020 as projected by an earlier report by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). But the potential of Pakistan’s e-commerce is far greater than what we are observing. Egypt is considered to have similar macroeconomic dynamics as Pakistan where Continue Reading
On Monday, December 2nd, Maleeka Bokhari, Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Law and Justice delivered the opening keynote speech at a panel discussion on, “Multi-Stakeholder Approach for Innovation in Delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).” The event was a combined effort by Code for Pakistan, Jazz, and OPEN Islamabad. Continue Reading
Jazz World If you’re a Jazz user and don’t have this app yet, you’re seriously missing out. Jazz World is the one-stop solution to all your Jazz/Warid account needs. You can now manage your account easily with a few taps. From being able to view and pay to your prepaid/postpaid Continue Reading
This Conversations@Jazz is with the founder of Bykea; co-founder of Daraz, and the former CEO of SNL Financial (presently S&P) and Tehzeeb. Muneeb Maayr speaks to us about the importance of digital payments and entrepreneurship. Bykea is an on-demand ride-hailing, food, logistics, and payments company focused on leveraging motorcycles in Continue Reading
The advancement of mobile technology has led to an evolution of sorts. Cell phones are no more just handsets for simple communication; they are tools that have fundamentally altered the way people live, work and communicate in Pakistan. Having said that, there is a lot more that can be done Continue Reading
