Start-ups

PBIT official says engaged in talks with London, US officials to boost opportunities for local ventures

The programme would engage overseas Pakistanis from developed nations to empower young technology entrepreneurs

SECP will amend the Companies Act with an objective to facilitate start-ups

Turning a technological solution into big business requires funding

The lab will provide start-ups with the infrastructure and access they require

Pushes access to finance to the sixth place among factors behind the success

Speakers discuss challenges, opportunities for potential start-ups

Report highlights taxation, online payments, intellectual property rights, investor regulations as barriers to growth

Country will have to improve entrepreneurial ecosystem in many dimensions.

Start-up aims to become the first private company to launch an unmanned craft to the moon

A list of some of the industry's main lingo

Coin sales have already eclipsed funds blockchain firms received from venture capital

21 out of 120 companies made it to the final round due to the economic and social viability of their ideas

CreditFix was launched in part by DFS Lab, a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-backed accelerator

With one centre already established in Islamabad, others in Karachi, Peshawar and Lahore are under development

Jawbone's fall provides an example of how Silicon Valley is funding companies that have no future

Stripe's technology enables merchants in 25 countries to accept payments online

The payment card allows users to retroactively choose a different credit or debit card for a purchase

Founder says idea is to train young minds and divert attention from job-seeking mentality

The company has operations in around 100 Chinese cities and has raised over $900 million since October

Visa programme will allow start-ups founders, employees and investors to obtain a residence permit

Tablets and smartphones are replacing the notebook and pen

France's startup scene has been gaining traction with expectations high for business-friendly government under Macron

With the latest injection the firm has raised over $900 million since October

The start-up seeks to help established financial institutions improve their technology across wide range of functions

Much educated, urbanite millennials have distinct views on career choice, mate selection and patriotism

34 artificial intelligence startups acquired in the first quarter of 2017

Beijing plans to limit total number of shared bikes

The fund will help Riyadh obtain access to foreign technology

Improbable raised $502 million from Japan's SoftBank

We also need to evolve as organisations

Bang founded Netmarble in 2000 which is now worth $11.8 billion

Qasar Younis was made the incubator’s first COO in 2015

The annual competition invites innovative ideas from all over country in the field of financial technology space

Both sides aim to improve current financial outlook for prospective businesses

The startup is out to prove the universal basic income (UBI) idea is workable

Financial institutions could lose much of their revenues to fintechs over the next three to five years

The lab team will help deploy technology in artificial intelligence, cloud and cyber security

Bento aims to transform the way victims of strokes and accidents physically recover

The new car is likely to compete in the premium segment with vehicles from Tesla

Collaboration between startups and academe can create tremendous opportunities for both parties

Here are some of the likely tech IPO candidates

Lumos will go on to present its product at Silicon Valley’s HardwareCon next month

The fintech startup democratizes access to gold purchases

The healthtech startup’s products are available in 26 countries

The venture will employ leading engineers and roboticists to develop a virtual driver system

GharPar provides on-demand beauticians in Pakistan with the goal of improving the lives of marginalized communities

India now has the highest number of start-ups in the world after the United States and Britain

Startup Starship is launching a pilot project of robotic deliveries in early February

Smart Devices is among the first Pakistani startups to employ IoT systems