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Pakistani-founded fintech startup Metric secures seven-figure seed funding for Gulf and Asia expansion

Metric launches innovative financial AI tool, max, to empower businesses across the Gulf and Asia

Published 18 Apr, 2025 10:05am

Technology

Elevate raises $5m to offer dollar accounts in emerging markets like Pakistan

Looks to register over 500,000 Pakistani freelancers

Published 06 Jun, 2024 11:43pm

Technology

Pakistani fintech startup Trukkr raises $6.4m, gets lending licence

Seed funding round was led by US based Accion Venture Lab and London based Sturgeon Capital

Published 07 Mar, 2023 03:08pm

Business & Economy

Pakistani fintech AdalFi raises $7.5m to tackle lending challenges

Only 30% of adults in Pakistan have access to formal banking services

Updated 16 Feb, 2023 05:17pm

Pakistan

Pakistan's fintech NayaPay lands $13mn in early-stage funding

Another feather was added to Pakistan’s budding startup sector after NayaPay, a local fintech platform, managed to...

Published 24 Feb, 2022 06:02pm

Must Read

Move over 'tech bros': Women entrepreneurs join Africa's fintech boom

By Nita Bhalla NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When financial analyst Oluwatosin Olaseinde moved back home ...

Published 23 Feb, 2022 01:28pm

Science

Apple to turn iPhones into payment terminals in fintech push

The feature will use near field communications (NFC) technology for making all kinds of payments

Published 09 Feb, 2022 12:01am

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Islamabad-based fintech to enter US market

It is bringing its one-click checkout product to the US and regional markets, according to QisstPays co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Jordan Olivas

Published 08 Feb, 2022 02:04pm

Opinion

Digital currency can make the financial system safer - I

By Dr Jamil Khan Traditionally, banking industry has been very slow in adopting changes and embracing technology in...

Published 02 Dec, 2021 10:27am

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Gender-inclusive fintech raises $3m to empower Pakistani women

Halima Iqbal, a former investment banker, and Farwah Tapal, a design strategist, founded Oraan in 2018

Updated 27 Sep, 2021 04:36pm