Busting myths: is Pakistan replete with tech talent? In 2014, Pakistan came third – perhaps for the first time ever, in a global football event – the Street Child... Updated 17 Nov, 2023 11:59pm
Editorials Boosting ICT exports EDITORIAL: For Pakistan to come out of its recurrent balance of payment rut, exports are required to grow at a fast... Published 11 Nov, 2023 06:30am
Markets Wall St rallies over 1pc on bets of peak US interest rates NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main stock indexes rallied on Thursday on hopes that the US Federal Reserve had reached ... Published 03 Nov, 2023 06:11am
Business & Finance PayPal gets crypto green light in UK as sets up post-Brexit base LONDON: PayPal has been registered to offer cryptoasset activities in Britain, the Financial Conduct Authority said... Published 02 Nov, 2023 03:15am
Business & Finance Minister highlights govt’s steps towards IT exports ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications Dr Umar Saif while... Published 26 Oct, 2023 06:08am
Pakistan Pakistan to hear ‘good news’ regarding PayPal, Stripe payment gateways soon: Dr Saif Dr Umar Saif, Pakistan’s caretaker federal minister for IT and Telecommunications, said on Wednesday that the... Updated 26 Oct, 2023 12:17am
Print Many IT cos parking USD outside country: minister ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication, Dr Umar Saif, said that the... Updated 27 Sep, 2023 10:41am
Print Kakar gives go-ahead to plan aimed at bringing PayPal, Starlink to Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Wednesday approved the Ministry of Information Technology... Updated 07 Sep, 2023 09:19am
Business & Finance $10bn IT export target: govt unveils its roadmap KARACHI: Caretaker Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Dr Umar Saif Thursday unveiled the roadmap for... Published 01 Sep, 2023 05:41am
Technology Umar Saif expresses wish to bring PayPal, stripe payment gateways to Pakistan If the authorities facilitate us, I can increase the IT industry's size from $2.6 billion to $3.5 billion in a couple of months, says caretaker IT minister Updated 31 Aug, 2023 05:37pm
Markets PayPal to halt UK crypto sales until 2024 LONDON: Payments giant PayPal will stop allowing UK customers to buy cryptocurrencies through its platform from... Published 17 Aug, 2023 12:27pm
Business & Finance KKR to buy up to $44bn of PayPal’s buy now, pay later loans in Europe BENGALURU: Private equity firm KKR has agreed to purchase a substantial portion, or up to 40 billion euros ($43.71... Published 26 Jun, 2023 06:38am
Markets Wall St falls ahead of key inflation data NEW YORK: US stock indexes fell on Tuesday as investors turned cautious ahead of a key inflation reading this week,... Published 10 May, 2023 06:03am
Technology PayPal tells Australia it supports buy-now-pay-later regulation SYDNEY: Payments giant PayPal Holdings Inc wants buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) loans subjected to consumer protection... Published 16 Feb, 2023 12:13pm
Business & Finance Payments firm PayPal to lay off 7% of its workforce to cut costs PayPal Holdings Inc said on Tuesday it is planning to cut 7% of its workforce, or about 2,000 employees, the latest... Published 01 Feb, 2023 02:00am
Markets Wall Street rises on tech, earnings boost as recession fears ease NEW YORK: Wall Street’s major indexes surged on Wednesday, with gains in big technology companies lifting the... Published 04 Aug, 2022 05:43am
Technology Crypto-curious corporations struggle to find right recipe PARIS: Four years ago, fried-chicken chain KFC tweeted from its Canadian account that it would accept bitcoin as... Published 10 Apr, 2022 11:19am
Business & Finance Cryptocurrencies in Pakistan: looking for a balance KARACHI: As cryptocurrencies become increasingly popular among both retail and institutional investors around the... Updated 08 Mar, 2022 09:53am
Business & Finance PayPal shuts down its services in Russia citing Ukraine aggression Payments company PayPal Holdings Inc shut down its services early on Saturday in Russia, citing "the current... Updated 06 Mar, 2022 02:08pm
Business & Finance PayPal not coming to Pakistan ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication officially announced on Tuesday that PayPal... Updated 16 Feb, 2022 09:55am
Business & Finance US consumer protection agency investigates 'buy now, pay later' plans NEW YORK: The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced Thursday it has opened an investigation into the... Published 17 Dec, 2021 10:35am
Technology PayPal profit beats estimates, US Venmo users can pay on Amazon from next year PayPal Holdings Inc beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit and said US users of its peer-to-peer payment... Published 09 Nov, 2021 10:32am
Markets Tesla, PayPal lift S&P 500 and Nasdaq ahead of Big Tech earnings NEW YORK: US stock indexes edged higher in choppy trade on Monday, led by gains in Tesla and PayPal shares, while... Published 26 Oct, 2021 04:39am
Business & Finance PayPal says it is not pursuing Pinterest acquisition PayPal Inc is not pursuing an acquisition of Pinterest Inc at this time, the payments company said late on Sunday,... Published 25 Oct, 2021 06:08pm
Business & Finance Paypal in $45bn bid for Pinterest NEW YORK: PayPal Holdings Inc has made an offer to buy digital pinboard site Pinterest Inc for $45 billion, people... Published 21 Oct, 2021 04:38am
Markets Wall Street ends lower, weighed down by Big Tech Wall Street ended lower on Wednesday, spooked by worries that the Delta coronavirus variant could blunt the ... Updated 09 Sep, 2021 02:02am
Technology PayPal to buy up Paidy, Japanse 'buy now pay later' firm for $2.7bn Created in 2008 in Tokyo, Paidy allows online merchants to offer payment on credit and in installments to their customers Published 08 Sep, 2021 09:53am
Business & Finance PayPal to let UK users buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency LONDON: PayPal on Monday said it will this week begin to allow users in Britain to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency... Published 30 Aug, 2021 06:33am
Business & Finance Bitcoin price rises past $50,000, rebound slows LONDON/CHICAGO: Bitcoin's price surged past $50,000 on Monday for the first time since May, although its rebound ... Published 24 Aug, 2021 05:02am
Technology PayPal to let UK users buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency The expansion into the hot digital money trend follows similar moves by the payments giant in the United States earlier this year Published 23 Aug, 2021 11:01am