Snapchat’s adding another new monetisation opportunity for Snap creators, with mid-roll ads for Snap Star Stories, providing a directly attributable revenue pathway for the app’s biggest stars. “We’re committed to meaningfully rewarding our community for their creativity, and continuing to support creators as they grow their audience and build their business on Snapchat. Over the […]
Mavenir, a network software provider, has launched the Intelligent IoT Platform (IIoTP), which applies artificial intelligence (AI) to data streams from IoT sensors. Maveni’s IIoTP can be deployed independently or with the Mavenir’s Intelligent Video Application (IVA) and other AI applications, on any cloud or on-premises hardware. It integrates with a variety of sensors, including […]
Moneythor, a digital banking solution provider has been selected by SAIB to implement personal financial management (PFM) tools that will provide the bank’s customers with more holistic experiences and enable them to have a better understanding of their personal finances. The Moneythor solution is powered by real-time data, machine learning and behavioural science techniques to […]
Fraugster, a German-Israeli payment intelligence company, has partnered with marketplace payout specialist, Payaut to provide fraud prevention services to marketplaces. This collaboration allows marketplaces to have easy access to a range of fraud prevention, compliance and revenue uplift solutions. In 2020, marketplaces accounted for 62 per cent of global online consumer sales, according to Digital […]
Evergent, the customer management and monetisation innovator providing flexible monetisation tools for direct-to-consumer and B2B businesses, announced a partnership with MBC GROUP’S streaming service Shahid, the VOD and SVOD streaming platform in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region. Through the agreement, Shahid will use Evergent’s comprehensive suite of customer management and monetisation tools […]
Etisalat Group has partnered with banking giant First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) and UAE conglomerates ADQ and Alpha Dhabi Holding to launch a new digital bank called “Wio”, the telecom operator. Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, the financial services platform is envisioned to deliver “next generation” banking services that are “secure, transparent and convenient,” the company […]
RedBox, a logistics solution provider company offering smart lockers announced its SAR 11.5m seed funding round led by Vision Ventures. The round also included participation by RAF Investments and prominent angel investors. RedBox eases last-mile delivery to eCommerce shops through its network of over 170 smart lockers around Saudi Arabia. RedBox was founded in 2019 […]
Dubai-based 15-min grocery delivery service YallaMarket raises $2.2 million in bridge round with the participation of Doha Tech Angels, Flyer One Ventures and AngelsDeck. The bridge round is coming after the closing of the first $2.3 million pre-seed round by Wamda and Dubai Angel Investors in November 2021. With the new funding, YallaMarket financing has […]
A unit of Saudi retailer BinDawood has signed an initial agreement to acquire a 62 per cent stake in eCommerce platform operator International Applications Trading Co.(IATC) Future Tech Retail, which is fully owned by BinDawood Holding, signed the deal with Amwaj Real Estate Co. and First Commercial Application Co. The potential acquisition comes in a […]
Calix has integrated its Support Cloud with the iVUE trouble management solution from National Information Solutions Cooperative (NISC). The Support Cloud/NISC integration gives customer support representatives at broadband service providers (BSPs) faster access to the information they need to resolve subscriber issues. As an integral part of the NISC Enterprise System, its trouble management solution […]
