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Abu Dhabi’s Yahsat and EDGE partner for satcom solutions

As part of the agreement signed at the World Defense Show in Riyadh, Yahsat will enable comms-on-the-move solutions for military vehicles

FOO, NymCard partner to bring end-to-end payment solutions for innovators in MENA

With the signing of this partnership agreement, both the companies aim to play a key role in supporting the growth of the fintech ecosystem in the region

Why automotive apps are the future of car rentals

In an exclusive interview, Soham Shah, CEO at Selfdrive shares how apps are dominating the automotive space, allowing customers mobility at fingertips

Buy-now-pay-later provider tabby secures $54m in funding

The investment will support tabby’s international expansion plans

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Sophia, the first intelligent humanoid robot, to debut in Dubai

Saudi Arabia granted her citizenship in October 2017

The way forward for cryptocurrencies

The UAE has been one of the most welcoming regions to establish cryptocurrency trading agencies and other cryptocurrency verticals

How much crypto should be in your investment portfolio?

Investors may have more visibility around cryptocurrencies in the years ahead, notes Bloomberg Opinion columnist Nir Kaissar

Saudi tech firm Master Works clinches $40m investment deal

The company, which has its headquarters in Riyadh and a presence in Egypt, UAE, Jordan and India, has served more than 140 clients in Saudi Arabia

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Steven Bartlett delivers key entrepreneurial and social media insights at event in Dubai

He is represented in the Middle East by Motivate Talent, which is a part of the Dubai-headquartered Motivate Media Group

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Abu Dhabi University launches new e-learning centre to upskill faculty, design courses

ADU aims to offer over 20 programmes and 50 online courses for students by the 2025-2026 academic year

The growth of the fintech sector in the Middle East

Moving towards more homogenised regional frameworks can catalyse a wave of new fintechs to scale globally, opines Oliver Obitayo, CEO of IDnow Middle East 

Here’s how UAE banks can protect real-time payments from fraud

Jeremy Wilmot, chief product officer at ACI Worldwide tells Gulf Business how the company is preparing to help UAE banks connect to the nation’s central real-time payments infrastructure

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Here are the top mobile marketing trends for 2022

Consumer engagement and hyper-personalisation are expected to remain key factors in a changing digital world

Bitcoin tops $44,000 in tentative comeback as portfolio hedge

Adam Farthing, chief risk officer for Japan at crypto trading firm B2C2, said Bitcoin could “de-link from risk”

Oracle hires Nick Redshaw as senior vice president for Middle East and Africa

Redshaw has over 35 years’ experience in the IT industry having worked in sales and executive roles across the globe

How Kyndryl is helping organisations create a seamless hybrid workplace

Vickram Nagi, managing director at Kyndryl Middle East, Africa and Turkey shares they use a holistic, measurable, and data-driven approach to help customers simplify workflows

New artificial intelligence and coding licence launched in Dubai

The licence offered by Dubai International Financial Centre can also serve as a gateway to obtaining UAE Golden Visas

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Mobile World Congress 2022: OPPO showcases Find X5 Series and next-gen flash charge technology

The 240W SuperVOOC can charge a 4,500mAh battery to 100 per cent in about nine minutes

Sheikh Mohammed inaugurates The Digital School at Expo 2020 Dubai

Over 20,000 students will be registered in the first year, with the goal of increasing the number of students to one million in the next five years

How UAE is fast becoming an ideal hotspot for blockchain startups

The country offers a business-friendly environment for crypto and blockchain-based businesses

Trimble Solutions’ Paul Wallett on the role of construction technology in building the Museum of the Future

In an exclusive interview with Gulf Business, Wallett, the regional director of Trimble Solutions – Middle East and India, tell us how his company’s tech solutions have contributed to building complex structures in the region

Here’s how cybercriminals are using cryptocurrency as a scamming tool

Cryptocurrency organisations have varying cybersecurity requirements, and they must secure their customers’ data at all costs, opines Maher Yamout, senior security researcher at Kaspersky

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Gartner: 25% of people will spend an hour a day in the Metaverse by 2026

Gartner defines a metaverse as a collective virtual shared space, created by the convergence of virtually enhanced physical and digital reality

Here are the tech trends that will disrupt the Middle East’s automotive industry

Marco Fioravanti, region VP – Product Planning – Africa, Middle East, India, Europe and Oceania at Nissan Motor Co., explains how it looks forward to supporting vehicles become autonomous and electrified

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Microsoft targets 5G wireless networks to make its cloud faster

Microsoft is updating its Azure for operators products and strategy on Monday at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

Amazon Payment Services announces new programme for MENA startups

Startups Go Online will offer free and discounted services, tools and resources to companies to help streamline and accelerate their business expansion

Here’s what digitising the real estate space entails

Technological innovations in digital assets, blockchain, and NFTs are expected to transform the real estate asset, making it more liquid, accessible and digital

Safe Security’s Saket Modi on how firms can predict cyberattacks

In an exclusive interview, Modi claims that his company can predict breaches to help the cybersecurity teams stay a step ahead of malicious attackers

The Global Blockchain Business Council appoints Ola Lind as the UAE Ambassador

Lind joins 179 ambassadors from 86 jurisdictions in six continents that make up a select group of leaders in technology, government, and academia

How open banking is transforming the regional financial services

Tarabut Gateway’s 2022 MENA Open Banking Spotlight explores how regulation, implementation and adoption are enabling a new era of financial services across the region