Category: IT news
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Pakistani Startup Tez Financial Services Gets $1.1 Million in Seed Funding Led by Omidyar Network
Other investors include Accion Venture Lab and Planet N Islamabad (Muhammad Yasir) – Tez Financial Services, the first fully digital Non-Bank Microfinance Company (NBMFC) focused on serving the unbanked and underbanked in Pakistan, today announced that it has raised USD$1.1 million in a seed round led by Omidyar Network, the impact investment firm established by…
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Jazz digital conference launches breakthrough policy report
Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Following the full-day digital policy conference called Accelerate to a Digital State, Jazz, Pakistan’s largest digital telecommunication company, released a sector report on a digital policy framework for the Government of Pakistan. This sector report laid out in-depth transformational recommendations on agriculture, health and education. Over the past decade, new technologies have…
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Facebook partners with Idea Coreron Ka to support community building in Pakistan
Six Facebook community leaders to be featured in new season of Idea Coreron Ka A grant of up to USD$20,000 will be awarded to each community leader Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Facebook today announced its partnership with Idea Coreron Ka, a reality show that gives entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their ideas to potential investors. The…
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Facebook Expands Its #SheMeansBusiness Program to Help Women Build Businesses in Pakistan
Partners with Universal Service Fund in Islamabad, Punjab IT Board in Lahore Delivers digital skills training focused on small businesses and online safety USF partnership will cover 80 cities and aims to reach more than 8,000 women across the country Partnership with PITB’s Herself initiative will reach 150 trainers and 12000 women trainees across Punjab…
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PTCL enters into Enterprise Class Infrastructure Solutions Provider Agreement with Dell EMC
Islamabad (Muhammad Yasir) Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) has entered into an Enterprise Class Infrastructure Solutions Provider agreement with Dell EMC to enhance IT transformation process of businesses across Pakistan. Under this partnership, PTCL will provide Dell EMC infrastructure solution and services to companies and businesses nationwide. These solutions will help organizations in their business…
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Systems Limited recognized as 2018 Microsoft Country Partner of the Year for Pakistan
Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Systems Limited proudly announced it has won the 2018 Microsoft Country Partner of the Year Award for Pakistan. The company was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology. “We are extremely honored to receive this accolade…
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Google launches new search experience for job seekers in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Google has unveiled a new search experience making it easier for job seekers in the region to find employment opportunities from popular job listing websites, online classifieds and companies. The new feature is built directly into Google Search to provide a comprehensive listing of jobs across the web. At launch, job search…
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Pakistan’s Marham among the startups that will take the stage at Google’s Demo Day Asia next month
Day Asia next month Karachi (Muhammad Yasir) After Google’s open call for startups to apply to pitch top investors at Demo Day Asia — taking place this September in Shanghai — we received hundreds of submissions. They came from founders in different countries across Asia-Pacific, in industries as diverse as agriculture, entertainment and healthcare. It…
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IGNITE DigiSkills Programme Stride to Digital Transformation in Pakistan
We are living in a digital world. As technology advance and consumers are becoming more switched on than ever before, it’s never been more important to understand how to harness the power of digital technologies to help improve your career prospects, boost brand awareness, and branch out to your target audience in a way that…
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LUMS Students get an Insight on Zong 4G’s Evolution
Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Zong 4G continues to embark on its journey to create awareness pertinent 4G and evolution towards 5G. Thus, it conducted an awareness session in one of the most prestigious educational institution Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). Cognizant to its aim to revolutionize the digital landscape in Pakistan, the activity was rooted…