Abdul Rahim Ahmad Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) conducted an online survey to obtain feedback about its services delivery and to seek out suggestions from its stakeholders. Though an overwhelming majority shared their satisfaction with SECP’s services, a number of people suggested swift deployment of digital technology for ease of
This is third consecutive year when Pakistan has improved its position on World Bank Ease of Doing Business Index. As per World Bank's latest rankings on ease of doing business for 2020, released on October 24th, Pakistan has improved its position by 28 points from 136 to 108 which is an unprecedented improvement in
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has held second Design Thinking Workshop on LEAP in Karachi. Leading Efficiency through Automation Prowess (LEAP) is the SECP's project for end-to-end process automation and digital transformation, said a press release received here on Friday. The primary focus of this initiative was to facilitate ease of
Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Chairman Farrukh Sabzwari Wednesday said the commission is embarking on digital transformation, end-to-end process automation and enabling user environment for all its regulatees. He was speaking at digital transformation workshop, organized jointly by the SECP and SAP here, a SECP press release said. Sabzwari said the SECP's
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) will amend Companies Act to support startups, providing an empowering environment for young innovative entrepreneurs to succeed in their ventures, an official said on Thursday. The SECP is taking various initiatives to create an enabling regulatory framework for facilitating startups in Pakistan. These measures will attract
Is your product what the investor is looking for? Can you take the 10x pressure? There is a lot you need to know before you go in to ask for an investment. Here is what Rabeel Warraich has to say abut the misconceptions of startups about investment and the 3 trends you’re seeing emerging in
KPK has some amazing ideas when it comes to technology and innovation. Where there are ideas and talent, there is an essential need for enablers to nurture and polish that talent. That is exactly what National Incubation Center Peshawar does. While having a detailed conversation with the project director of NIC Peshawar, here are some of
We talked to Sadaffe Abid on championing women empowerment and how “She Loves Tech” have been playing an important role in achieving that in Pakistan and here is what she had to say. Given your working experience, how would you say it enables you in spearheading a large-scale competition like ‘She Loves Tech’? Read
Owais Zaidi is the man behind the first Pakistani VC funded company in 2000 called 2B Technologies in call center and CRM space; he has managed the first third party Payment network in Pakistan covering over 15,000 merchants and running Visa/MasterCard/Private Label programs. He has also run the first managed loyalty platform with market
