Sarmayacar secures $15 million from Green Climate Fund to boost Pakistan’s Climate Tech startups
Sarmayacar, Pakistan’s venture capital firm, has secured a $15 million anchor commitment from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to tackle climate change through technology.
Neem Paymenow launches Shariah-compliant early wage access in Pakistan to provide financial relief
Neem Paymenow offers salaried workers in Pakistan a way to access up to 40% of their wages early, helping to ease financial stress
Google partners with Kairos Power for 500 MW Nuclear Energy project to power AI data centers
Google has signed a first-of-its-kind deal with Kairos Power to build seven small modular nuclear reactors to power its data centers
COP28 goals at risk: US$1.5 trillion investment needed to meet renewable energy targets by 2030
Despite an increase in renewable energy deployment, global efforts to triple renewable capacity by 2030 are significantly lagging
Oman’s climate tech startup that turns carbon into solid rock secures $37 million funding
Oman-based climate tech startup 44.01 has closed a $37 million Series A funding round to propel its innovative carbon capture and storage technology.
Turkish fintech giant Papara acquires SadaPay – What’s next for Pakistan’s fintech sector?
Turkey's leading fintech Papara acquires SadaPay, a leading player in Pakistan's fintech space.
China creates $47.5 billion chip fund to boost AI and semiconductor industry
China has set up $47.5 billion chip fund to bolster its semiconductor industry
JazzCash and du Pay join forces to simplify money transfers from UAE to Pakistan
JazzCash and du Pay join forces to simplify money transfers from UAE to Pakistan. This marks the first-ever collaboration between a Pakistani fintech entity and UAE's du
Europe launches AI one-stop shop for EU startups offering access to supercomputers to train AI models
European AI startups will now have access to the EU’s supercomputers and other AI-enabling services to conduct research and train new models as part of the newly-launched AI one-stop shop
China’s Betavolt unveils nuclear battery that could keep phones running for 50 years without charging
Chinese tech company Betavolt has developed a groundbreaking miniature nuclear battery that it says can keep working for up to 50 years.