Category: IT news

Karachi (Muhammad Yasir) VINNCORP, a digital tech startup, has secured its first around of funding from HRSG, a leading people and business solutions firm. The six figure initial investment of US dollars 100000 from HRSG will help enhance VINNCORP’s reach both locally and globally.

Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Khurram Gulistan founder and CEO VINNCORP said “We are confident that this investment will help in refining VINNCORP’s product portfolio further, in addition to expanding our service provision beyond our current capacity.” Joining him the Co-founder and COO VINNCORP Mr. Khurram Kalimi an IBA alumni, added: “This has come at a time when uncertainty is high because of the prevailing pandemic and we are glad that we will also be able to create employment opportunities in the tech industry.”

Pakistan has more than 76 million internet users and more than 37 million active social media accounts offering tremendous opportunities of growth in the digital economy. The growth of VINNCORP will help create new jobs for local professionals and will also contribute positivity to the Pakistani economy.

Mr. Hasan Azhar, Group CEO, HRSG, the venture capitalist, said: “The passion of its founders and their commitment to delivering problem solving innovation is what attracted HRSG to VinnCorp. VinnCorp is a digital transformation startup, focused on unconventional, class leading solutions. Their philosophy of helping clients solve the impossible and their relentless commitment to building a diverse organization with the brightest minds is a recipe for excellence and has positioned VinnCorp for tremendous success in the years ahead. HRSG is proud to be a small part of this journey with VinnCorp, and is very excited about the future.”

VINNCORP, established in November 2017 by two former batch mates of FAST Karachi, with a background experience in leading companies like Microsoft HQ, Salesforce HQ, VMware and Oracle, Their aim is to provide hi tech products and services to clients dealing in B2B and B2C around the globe. Among the notable products is Brand Equity, a machine learning based social listening system which has filled the market gap that existed for such a facility in the industry. VINNCORP’s other products include Prent, a property management solution, SOCOL Chat, a secure group video chat platform, and Socol; which is the awards winning political campaign management platform that has been facilitating politicians in managing their voter relationship.

Karachi (Muhammad Yasir) Daraz partners with Extreme Commerce Pakistan’s first EdTech for e-commerce and digital trade. The partnership will help Daraz sellers to expand their enterprise further and improve their online selling skills.

Extreme Commerce’s vision is to make Pakistan a global e-commerce back-office hub which aims at developing a national ecosystem through inspiring and empowering entrepreneurs. Being Pakistan’s largest e-commerce knowledge sharing and capacity building platform, it has a community of around half a million nationwide. Whereas, Daraz believes in enabling locals to do business anywhere in this digital era and has a community of 70,000 sellers nationwide.  

Omair Baksh, Head of Marketing at Daraz said, “Adaptability to e-commerce has increased in the past few months and an increased number of sellers are moving towards online selling to make a stable living for themselves. We take complete responsibility to train the seller community and equip them with the right skills for their business growth. Daraz has always focused on seller education as a core and with this partnership we are taking an additional step to create value for our sellers and buyers along with improving customer experience. 

With this partnership Daraz along with Extreme Commerce will be introducing customised courses designed for Daraz sellers that will focus on specialized training on digital trade, data analysis and other innovative solutions for business growth in ecommerce. One of Daraz’s key initiatives previously has been Daraz University that has educated 100,000+ sellers to improve their performance and manage to grow their online stores on the platform.  Their aim is to introduce a maximum number of localized courses and tutorials based on most relevant seller queries and also provide official certifications to sellers who complete the given courses.

Hameer Ali, GM Business and Operations at Extreme Commerce said, “The time, right now, is crucial for fellow Pakistanis to focus on becoming a part of the growing local and global E-Commerce industry. This venture is focused extensively to harbour a wealth of entrepreneurial opportunities for our youth and simultaneously introduce them to the opportunity of having multiple income streams. We aim at equipping our people with the right knowledge base and skill set required to perform better on Daraz, helping them excel in their careers and entrepreneurial pathways.”

The success of any ecommerce business is highly dependent on customer experience that can be improved by folds through education and awareness amongst the seller base. A key battle for the ecommerce industry in Pakistan has stood to be customer trust which can be improved with ecommerce education, performance-based trainings and knowledge sharing by experienced mentors from both the organizations.

The representatives from Daraz and Extreme Commerce believe in revolutionizing the industry and digitizing the ecosystem through empowering the local seller community through their continuous efforts.

Facebook has released an official update about the largest worldwide campaign they have been running to promote authoritative information about COVID-19 vaccines. Under this campaign, they are:

• Helping people find where and when they can get vaccinated.
• Giving $120 million in ad credits to help health ministries, NGOs and UN agencies reach billions of people around the world with COVID-19 vaccine and preventive health information.
• Expanding efforts to remove false claims on Facebook and Instagram about COVID-19 and vaccines.
• Providing data to inform effective vaccine delivery and educational efforts to build trust in COVID-19 vaccines.

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Building on the partnership announced in Pakistan in 2020, SadaPay and Mastercard are issuing the Middle East & Africa (MEA) region’s first numberless and contactless enabled card, allowing users to transact in simpler, faster and more secure way. This announcement further strengthens Mastercard’s commitment to promoting financial inclusion in emerging markets and encouraging the adoption of secure digital payment methods.

As Pakistan’s first numberless card, the new offering has been designed to provide SadaPay users with a safe and simple way to transact both online and offline. The physical version of the card is completely numberless, both front and back, thus providing ultimate protection from the prospect of theft of personal and financial information for additional peace of mind. Despite being a numberless card, cardholders can still use it easily to make e-commerce payments as their card details are safely stored within the SadaPay app. 

The launch of the numberless card is the first implementation of Mastercard’s Digital First program in Pakistan and the wider MEA region. This innovative technology will set the stage for a more advanced digital payment landscape in the country offering cardholders with contactless and safer ways to transact.

“Our focus is to deliver a safe and secure digital experience to all cardholders. Mastercard is a trusted partner that enables issuers and merchants to leverage technologies such as the numberless cards to ensure safety of e-commerce and over-the-counter transactions in order to protect consumers and merchants against fraud. We are truly excited to be launching the first numberless card in Pakistan and the MEA region in partnership with SadaPay. We continue to partner with digital players across the region to launch exciting digital solutions and share innovations to advance financial inclusion, bringing us closer to a world beyond cash,” said Ngozi Megwa, Senior Vice President, Digital Partnerships MEA, Mastercard.

“SadaPay takes the security of its customers very seriously and it is in that spirit that we have brought an innovative regime like numberless cards to Pakistan. Our users will now be able to make online and offline digital payments in the most secure way possible. We are also working to bring even more innovative ideas to the market all in the pursuit of customer delight. This is just the start and we’re glad to be working with Mastercard to really explore the true potential of a financially included Pakistan,” said Brandon Timinsky, Founder and CEO of SadaPay.

Banks and financial services can develop a state-of-the-art, fully digital product through the Mastercard Digital First program. The new offering makes payments and banking instantly available to consumers through the mobile banking app including services such as instant issuing, card controls and access to a wide array of features and benefits with additional bank support delivered via chat. SadaPay will issue virtual cards with every account that is instantly available when customers sign up. The physical teal and peach card is optional, which is free and delivered at no cost to the user.

More than 150,000 people have already signed up for early access and are eagerly waiting for their accounts. Anyone with a valid Pakistani ID card can join the waitlist for the numberless card by signing up via www.sadapay.pk/waitlist

SadaPay is now operational and in its pilot phase under supervision of the regulator. The public rollout will begin once the pilot is completed.

SadaPay Card Features

–           Advanced card controls: Lock your card on the fly or get notified the instant you’re charged. With SadaPay, users can control their transactions on their terms, on their phones.

            –           Save on banking fees: SadaPay card users enjoy 3 free withdrawals at any ATM in the country, free local bank transfers under Rs. 10,000 and no annual charges

            –           Secure by design: SadaPay communications are encrypted on multiple levels, the physical card is numberless and there are advanced anti-fraud protocols in place to keep user accounts safe at all times.

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