MNT-Halan, Egypt’s fintech player, announced the acquisition of Talabeyah — a B2B ecommerce platform that provides next-day delivery of FMCG supplies directly to small merchants, retailers, and soon consumers. MNT-Halan CEO Mounir Nakhla said: “the acquisition of Talabeyah is another step in our strategy of building a comprehensive digital ecosystem and is a perfect fit […]
Mastercard unveiled its first ever music album titled Priceless at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity. The album, available first on Spotify and then other streaming platforms, features 10 songs by 10 artists from around the globe. Each song incorporates the recognisable melody of Mastercard’s brand sound. To enhance its commitment to music fans and […]
talabat, the region’s local tech platform, recently announced the launch of tExpress in Jordan, an on-demand last-mile delivery service made possible by the company’s technological expertise and infrastructure. The new service will be made available to all businesses across the Kingdom. tExpress uses talabat’s tech, to build bridges between all members of the ecosystem and […]
NICE announced the launch of NICE Robotic Process Automation (RPA) version 7.7, extending the capabilities of NEVA (NICE Employee Virtual Attendant) for a more frictionless user experience. Three key innovative capabilities in the latest release include embedded on-screen web callouts for more seamless real-time agent guidance, an AI-powered business insights dashboard for accelerated and efficient […]
Shopify has announced a new piece of software for its platform specifically for B2B merchants. The new platform is available to Shopify Plus merchants directly in the Shopify admin, which is the same back office used to manage DTC stores. This will make it easier for merchants to access Shopify’s powerful customisation features and manage […]
Shopify has partnered with social media platform Twitter to launch Twitter Shopping as a social commerce strategy. The Canadian ecommerce giant has become Twitter’s first commerce partner as they launch the Twitter Shopping capability. Twitter Shopping will be broken down into two modules; Shop Spotlight and Twitter Shops. Spotlight will allow merchants to showcase up […]
Qualtrics and ServiceNow announced a new app to help improve employee and customer service experiences. Available now in the ServiceNow Store, the new Qualtrics Embedded Insights gives IT and customer service agents a unified view of employee and customer experience and operational data, enabling them to make more informed decisions and take immediate action to […]
Microsoft has expanded its operations in Qatar with the opening of a new Lusail City facility. It is the company’s fourth and largest in the country, part of a significant investment in Qatar which includes the soon to be launched Microsoft Cloud Datacenter Region. The launch of the new offices reinforces Microsoft’s commitment to establish […]
Careem, the region’s multi-service platform, announces the acquisition of MUNCH:ON in the UAE. Founded in 2016 by Mohammad Al Zaben, Dana Baki, and Awn Ali, MUNCH:ON is a subscription-based food delivery platform which connects customers to meals at a discount by tapping into an underutilised kitchen capacity and using scheduling, bundling and routing software. The […]
Jotform, an online forms solutions provider, and Loom, a video messaging and collaboration tools provider, have joined forces to streamline asynchronous communication and provide visual information with two Loom widgets on the Jotform platform. Both widgets, Loom Video Embed and Loom Video Recorder, enhance visual communication by adding a personal feel to Jotform’s form-filling process. […]
