Pakistan is an emerging market for fintech, with increasing facilitation for digital payments, widespread internet and smartphone penetration, consumer preferences for social media and booming online commerce. Also, the State Bank of
Pakistan provides sound regulations, which act as a platform for fintech growth. While regulations are necessary, they might also become a threat for an industry still in its infancy.
During the discussion, Dr Zain Farooq, the founder of Mytm will share the market challenges and opportunities of fintech industry in Pakistan moreover he will also share the the story how he raised $6.9 Million in the pandemic crisis. He will also share the founders perspective of reaching out investors and how it can be closed in an effective way.
If you are a college student and wanted to start your startups then it's a MUST event to attend.
This event is organized with the support from Transforming Hub (aims to nurture the ecosystem through academia and corporate innovation), PopCorn Studio (Pakistan's largest Co-working space).
For any queries kindly send us an email: lhrstartupgrind@gmail.com
NOTE: Registrations will close on 17th September 2022 at 6pm.
MyTm
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Now a strong marketing professional, Dr. Zain Farooq is an oncologist by profession with 8 years of practice with WHO in China, Japan, and Thailand as well as in Pakistan. He has also worked as a general manager at Felpa Group, now known as Felpa Global Consultants (FGC), co-founded in 2015. Subsequently founded MyTM along with one tech Co-Founder in Pakistan.
Worked closely in coordinat…
Now a strong marketing professional, Dr. Zain Farooq is an oncologist by profession with 8 years of practice with WHO in China, Japan, and Thailand as well as in Pakistan. He has also worked as a general manager at Felpa Group, now known as Felpa Global Consultants (FGC), co-founded in 2015. Subsequently founded MyTM along with one tech Co-Founder in Pakistan.
Worked closely in coordination with the Human resource bureau at the district and municipal level at International Entrepreneurs Corridor; the first of its kind in China, established in December 2015 and recognized by the Dalian municipal government and the Pakistani embassy in China in March 2019. He is also the co-founder of IEC and helped to establish over a dozen companies belonging to entrepreneurs from five different countries in China. He has been a mentor to multiple international businesses and financial and marketing students from America, the UK, France, Senegal, Thailand, Australia, South Africa, and numerous Pakistani founders at Founder Institute Pakistan chapter and NIC Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, and Karachi. A pure entrepreneur at heart.
Working on software projects related to social networks and third-party Payment gateways. Zain Founded MyTM in August 2015 and since then has struggled to make his dream into a reality. Two main concepts of this project are youth empowerment and economic alleviation of the Pakistani Nation. MyTM was registered in 2018 and in March 2019 this project got its first round of investment from Rentracks (Japan). With a vision to bring the corporate sector to the public, MyTM aims to identify the potential of the IT and e-commerce industry of Pakistan with Fintech technologies and owns the mission of creating 50000+ jobs in Pakistan by the year 2029.
Zain Farooq led MyTM to win at GITEX 2021 as the Best Creative Economy Startup of the world (SInce 2015-First Award at Gitex for Pakistan) and also led MyTM as a Runner-up in the Fintech Category at the Extreme Tech Challenge 2021, pitching to Bill Gates on June 14th, 2022. MyTM is launching the Branchless banking services in Q4 2022 with merchants (MyTM Dukaan App) in 18 cities along with a MyTM Consumer App. MyTM enables a user and a merchant to conduct Branchless Banking Services as well as mobile top-ups and mass transit e-ticketing; all in one App. The banking partners are NRSP bank, Bank Alfalah, and JS bank along with MyTM Travels and DoSafar as ticketing partners.
Startup Grind Lahore
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Iftikhar Hussain is an ecosystem builder, consultant, and entrepreneur. He has closely worked with private and public institutions promoting the use of social media to further causes like entrepreneurship, gender rights, women's economic empowerment, and violence against women.
He was the Founder/ VP Business & Strategy at TEC, which is a leading conference management firm in Pakistan, launched DIGIMARK, Pakistan's most premium conference on Digital, and founder of DIGITALK, a monthly digital forum to strengthen the digital ecosystem in Pakistan.
Iftikhar holds a graduate degree in Computer Sciences from University of Central Punjab. He is an IVLP (International Visitor Leadership Program) Alumnus, which is US Department of State’s premier professional exchange program on the theme Social Media Activism. Mr. Hussain is a certified trainer as well as a facilitator from British Council. His signature program "Turning Contacts into References” is one of the most vibrant sessions in universities and incubators throughout the country.
He is the founder of Transforming Hub aiming to bridge the industry-academia gap in a unique way through industry problems paving the way for entrepreneurship. Iftikhar has 14 years of work experience and worked with Ufone, UBL, CodeWeek Magazine, Punjab Commission on the Status of Women, Women Development Department & Niu Media Productions.
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Iftikhar Hussain is an ecosystem builder, consultant, and entrepreneur. He has closely worked with private and public institutions promoting the use of social media to further causes like entrepreneurship, gender rights, women's economic empowerment, and violence against women.
He was the Founder/ VP Business & Strategy at TEC, which is a leading conference management firm in Pakistan, launched DIGIMARK, Pakistan's most premium conference on Digital, and founder of DIGITALK, a monthly digital forum to strengthen the digital ecosystem in Pakistan.
Iftikhar holds a graduate degree in Computer Sciences from University of Central Punjab. He is an IVLP (International Visitor Leadership Program) Alumnus, which is US Department of State’s premier professional exchange program on the theme Social Media Activism. Mr. Hussain is a certified trainer as well as a facilitator from British Council. His signature program "Turning Contacts into References” is one of the most vibrant sessions in universities and incubators throughout the country.
He is the founder of Transforming Hub aiming to bridge the industry-academia gap in a unique way through industry problems paving the way for entrepreneurship. Iftikhar has 14 years of work experience and worked with Ufone, UBL, CodeWeek Magazine, Punjab Commission on the Status of Women, Women Development Department & Niu Media Productions.
Mahrukh Qadeer is the founder and CEO of communal workspace, Co-Wired. Qadeer started her multifaceted professional career after receiving an M.S. in Computer Science. Having 12+ years of experience working for several multi-national organizations and social gaming giants like DeNA, she developed expertise in designing mobile applications and app monetization frameworks for smart devices. Qadeer is also a visiting faculty member of a national university. She works as a consultant to a number of organizations as well as engages in a myriad of public speaking opportunities including Global Entrepreneurship Week 2016, Berlin where she was invited as a speaker and also moderated a panel discussion.
Previously, she has served as CEO at Mahir Online that connects people with local eateries. This versatile experience led her to start Co-Wired in April, 2017. The ideology of Co-Wired lies in its slogan – Create, Communicate, Collaborate. She laid down the foundation of Co-Wired on philosophy of supporting the entrepreneurial ecosystem by conducting training programs and connecting its members to resources, support networks, and mentors. This co-working space acts as starting point for entrepreneurs to lay the first brick of their idea. Currently, a number of startups, multinational offshore companies and other corporates are also utilizing Co-Wired as a workspace along with other small-scale businesses. The flexible packages complemented by state-of-the-art working facilities cater to all types of requirements. For example, Mompreneur package is designed specifically for working mothers of school going kids, looking to work in dynamic environment to maintain discipline in their workflow.
Co-Wired also led into unprecedented collaborations of businesses leading to better work opportunities. Several focused workshops and vocational trainings are conducted on topics like Growth Hacking, Website development, Videography, Design Thinking and Social Media Marketing Certification. Hosting entrepreneurship-related discussion sessions is also a regular practice at Co-Wired where various professions like healthcare, finance, music and media are discussed in the context of technology and consumer behavior.
She is a Facilitator for British Council's DICE Fellowship Program. DICE is a pilot program that takes a holistic approach to address entrenched issues of economic and social exclusion. DICE takes an 'ecosystem' approach to nurture economic inclusion, with a focus on women and girls, young people, disabled people and other often excluded groups. DICE is delivered by an interdisciplinary and inspired group of colleagues and change-makers in Pakistan, Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, South Africa and UK.
An enthusiastic Marketing Professional with a demonstrated history of working in the events services industry. Skilled in Organisational Management, Advertising Research, Market Research, Networking, and Data Analytics. Currently enrolled in Lahore University of Management Sciences, working with numerous organisations in terms of social media marketing and product development
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