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May 10, 2023

App Restrictions Lead to Losses Over $12 Mn

Ministry of Interior restricted access to Twitter, YouTube and Facebook on Tuesday amid mounting violence in the country fueled by the arrest of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister ImranKhan. This restriction alone […]
May 3, 2023

Apple’s New Savings Account Draws $1 Bn in Deposits

Apple has made a successful foray into the finance industry with its latest financial venture, a savings account that has already attracted nearly $1 billion in […]
April 26, 2023

Mobile Money Trends – Ownership

Although there have been significant advancements in mobile-led financial inclusion in recent years, women still lag behind men in using mobile money services. The reasons for […]
April 8, 2023

Jazz raises minimum salary to PKR 62,000: CEO Aamir Ibrahim

In a remarkable move to support its employees amid the economic crisis, Jazz CEO Aamir Ibrahim recently announced an increase in the minimum base pay to […]
January 25, 2023

The Best of Both Worlds: EasyPaisa’s Newly Launched Debit Card

If you were one to think that the future of banking and commerce was to be a purely digital one, it’s time you thought otherwise. For […]
January 20, 2023

Daraz changing the digital landscape in Pakistan

Pakistan is rapidly transforming into an e-commerce-driven nation. It was quite evident how the country’s e-commerce industry remained resilient through the grinding year of 2020. But […]
January 19, 2023

ChatGPT: Crushing the Game with AI

We have been hearing about the takeover of the world by artificial intelligence (AI), but little did we know, it will be initiated from the spheres […]
December 16, 2022

An instant messaging app BiP gains popularity in Pakistan. But what does this mean for the endangered app WhatsApp and its users?

TurkCell and Jazz partner to bring the global instant messaging application BiP to Pakistan. On 14 December 2022, TurkCell and Jazz, Turkey and Pakistan’s leading digital […]
December 12, 2022

Why photojournalism is one of the most challenging jobs in the world.

You can’t look away from a train wreck – which means that people like to watch things happen. It is human nature to gawk at interesting […]
November 24, 2022

The horrors of conventional banking: Is Fintech here to save the day?

My eyes steer left and right as I struggle to swallow the words. They almost consume me. ‘I need to open a bank account.’ The sheer […]
November 23, 2022

Is contemporary media trying to rewrite history in the name of escapism?

“Propaganda”, a word often spoken too comfortably and frequently in the evolving media landscape of the tech-enabled world, but what does it mean for production companies […]
November 23, 2022

Instagram Explorer: Pakistani Artists to Look Out For

Social media first gained popularity for its ability to connect people, especially those constrained by geographical limits. It played an integral role in exemplifying and realizing […]

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