The business registration and licensing (BRL) sector in the Dubai department of economic development (DED or Dubai Economy) and US e-commerce giant Amazon recently launched a new programme to support DED Trader license holders by providing interactive e-learning content to help them thrive in the digital economy and grow their businesses online. DED Trader is […]
Gupshup has announced that it had raised $100 million from investment firm Tiger Global Management, valuing the messaging services provider at $1.4 billion. The company, which had its last funding round about a decade ago, said it saw greater investor demand than anticipated and would raise additional funds as it looks to scale up its […]
By 2025, four-fifths of all business-to-business (B2B) sales interactions between suppliers and professional buyers will take place in digital channels, according to a new whitepaper recently released by DHL Express, which predicts strong growth for the B2B e-commerce market in the coming years. The study was titled ‘The Ultimate B2B E-commerce Guide: Tradition is out. […]
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) has announced a new collaboration with IBM to fast track its transition into a modern, digitally-led Islamic bank, using IBM’s hybrid cloud solutions based on Red Hat OpenShift. The partnership will help enhance ADIB’s digital infrastructure, modernise operations and automate processes, enabling its employees to focus on serving customers better, […]
Apple’s new App Tracking Transparency (ATT) feature hasn’t been publicly released yet, but a Chinese state-backed ad technology wants to circumvent it. ATT is due to be rolled out alongside iOS 14.5 sometime this year. The feature, which has drawn both praise and criticism, will allow users to control whether their data can be shared […]
Riyadh-based fintech firm Lendo has raised $7.2 million to develop new technologies and financial products, as it plans to triple its revenue this year. Launched last year Lendo offers instant invoice financing to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through its Shariah-compliant lending platform. The offering helps SMEs manage their immediate cash flow. Invoice financing is […]
Uber’s long-term partnership with Mastercard continues to grow with a new strategic initiative focusing on digital payments and advancing financial inclusions which will be facilitated by Mastercard across the Middle East and Africa (MEA). As a regional first, the partnership with Mastercard will enable Uber to drive digitisation across their business operations, leveraging Mastercard’s single […]
UAE’s publicly listed financial services firm Shuaa Capital is looking to boost its results following a merger deal and listing of Angham, a homegrown Arab music streaming platform, on Nasdaq. Abu Dhabi-based Anghami, which means ‘my tunes’ in Arabic, entered into a definitive merger agreement with Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc, a publicly traded special […]
ADLINK Technology Inc., a global leader in edge computing, joins the Senseye-Ready ecosystem to offer predictive maintenance solutions supported by the Senseye ROI Lock guarantee. Manufacturing, maintenance and operations managers can now implement predictive maintenance with complete confidence that they will get a minimum 100 per cent return on their software investment. Through the Senseye […]
Bidgely in partnership with Electric Ireland announced the introduction of an AI-powered customer engagement solution delivered via email and web portal that creates new customer value from smart meter data. With the roll-out of approximately 2.4M smart metres in Ireland over the next three years, the customer-centric programme will provide appliance-level consumption insights based on […]
