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SmithGeiger Group’s Elevate division, which specialises in advertising and marketing-related consumer research, and Futuri, a provider of AI-driven audience engagement and sales intelligence solutions for broadcasters, announced the launch of TopLine-Pivot. Specifically designed for the needs of television and digital video sales executives, TopLine-Pivot incorporates world-class offerings from these industry leaders to deliver custom, localised […]

Rierino, the commerce technology company headquartered in Istanbul, launched its API-first headless platform targeting online retailers with big growth ambitions. The platform offers key functionalities as micro-composable components from product information to pricing, recommendations, search, sort and cart management. The low/no-code interface empowers business as well as technology users to easily configure their requirements. Developed […]

The National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has added e-wallets to the range of services included within its ‘My NTRA’ app. Using their ID numbers, users can identify e-wallets registered with their name across the networks of the four mobile operators in Egypt’s market and across banks as well. Users may also cancel such wallets via […]

Mastercard on Monday announced the launch of an enhanced identity solution designed to improve the online shopping experience and tackle digital fraud in a new collaboration with Microsoft Corp. More than ever, delivering a frictionless shopping experience is critical as retailers look to shift window shopping and price comparison visits to confirmed sales. And while […]

Merge API, a company offering application programming interfaces for customer-facing B2B integrations, released its Unified CRM API, its fifth category overall. “We’ve seen a clear need from our customers and the wider market to provide easier integrations with CRM APIs,” said Shensi Ding, co-founder of Merge. “The markets across sales, marketing, and business intelligence tools […]

Assembly, a global eCommerce software platform powering products including Helium 10, Pacvue and Refersion, announced the acquisition of PipeCandy, a vertical DaaS company and market intelligence platform that tracks insights on 5.4 million online retailers. Ben Collier, Head of Product at Assembly, said: “External data provides perspective that companies simply don’t have access to internally. […]

Amazon Payment Services, a payment service provider operating across the MENA region, has announced the appointment of Mona Alsemayen as the Country Head, Strategy and Growth for Amazon Payment Services in Saudi Arabia. Peter George, Managing Director of Amazon Payment Services, said: “We are excited to welcome Mona into our team. In this critical role, […]

Tinuiti, an independent performance marketing firm across Streaming TV and the Triopoly of Google, Meta, Amazon, announced an agreement with Snap Inc. to become a strategic partner in the company’s growing work with independent agencies. Tinuiti will gain early and increased access to Snap Inc. tools, teams, and resources for clients including: early access and […]

Saudi-based start-up Retailo, a business-to-business (B2B) platform for retail supply chains, has acquired Dubai’s eCommerce marketplace DXBUY for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition, which follows a Series A investment round early this year that raised $36 million, is part of the company’s growth strategy in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan (MENAP) region. DXBUY’s […]

Oman’s eCommerce marketplace, Ezaars.com has entered a data migration association with digital platform, Nabay.com. With this amalgamation, all the merchants on Ezaars.com will move to Nabay.com, thereby creating a larger collection of products and brands to choose from. Ezaars.com will cease operations on the current platform later this month. Ezaars.com, a venture by online brand […]