State of the digital economy
The volume of interbank fund transfers reached 70.77m in July-October, soaring by a staggering 309.6pc from just 17m a year ago
Mutaher Khan
SBP and moral currency
The central bank is now issuing instructions as to what online content platforms are kosher for Pakistanis
Provinces look to Punjab model for digitisation
At the heart of it all is the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB).
Another startup gets approval from SBP to operate as electronic money institution
TAG will be commencing pilot operations under the regulation of SBP over the next few months before its commercial launch.
Unlikely survivor of Covid-19
Occupancy rates have now returned to the pre-pandemic levels in co-working facilities
in the three major cities
Digitising payments: many a slip twixt cup and lip
Is the growth of PoS cannibalised by banks’ own competing product lines like mobile wallets, internet banking or QR?
To cloud or not to cloud?
The cloud industry is not too excited about the SBP’s latest announcement.
TECH TALK: A software to track social media presence
The Brand Equity portal offers a bunch of social listening tools.
All in a day’s remote work
With the blurring of the line between home and office, many employees have complained about increased workload.
A software to keep you on top of cloud security needs
It is obvious by now that investments in technology infrastructure and teams aren’t being complemented by security concerns.
TECH TALK: A collaboration tool to make remote work easier
As the pandemic pushed remote work from the niches of a handful of hipster...
Restaurants strike back
The issue of vendor delivery services is at the centre of the restaurants’ fight with Foodpanda.
TECH TALK: Digitising O/A level past papers one topic at a time
Anthive.co has so far digitised 16 subjects — popular locally and spanning over 12 years.
Why corporate credit cards are hard to come by
‘Even the executives from big organisations have to pay travelling expenses from their own accounts and get reimbursed later’.
TECH TALK: A platform to integrate B2B softwares
There has been a recalibration towards SaaS companies which are increasingly seen as a bastion of stability, healthy financials.
Startup funding takes a dip
The average ticket size of disclosed deals dipped 14pc year-on-year to $0.6m in Jan-June.
TECH TALK: A startup to help you ace digital marketing
BrandOverflow.com is a startup operating out of Karachi that offers tools to up your SEO game.
A startup sorting out your email marketing
Throughout its five-year history, the venture has been bootstrapped.
Entrusting data to control freaks
Given the tech sector’s ability to scale and evolve rapidly, the potential for abuse is huge.
TECH TALK: Startup digitising repair works
The market is lucrative enough for a number of players to focus on this niche.