The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has unveiled that the Riayati programme for the exchange of healthcare information, continues its plan to connect government and private hospitals and more than 2,500 other healthcare facilities including clinics, diagnostic centres, dialysis centres and pharmacies. The platform will also integrate with Nabidh, Malaffi, the current centralised […]
MENA’s consumer digital economy is set to double in the coming three years to reach $100 billion, according to a new report by RedSeer. The strategy consulting firm has been tracking the development of the consumer digital economy for years, leveraging this know-how to find that while the Middle East and North Africa’s market is […]
Businesses are missing out on a significant opportunity to fix internal processes and address the root causes of customer experience issues in the wake of the pandemic, research from enterprise software specialist IFS has revealed. The global study, which surveyed 1,700+ executives and 12,000+ consumers, uncovered that despite the majority of companies (66 per cent) […]
The Luxury Closet, the leading GCC online luxury resale marketplace, announced it has secured a $14 million equity capital raise in a round led by GMP Investments, with participation from regional and international investors including HB Investments, Nazer Group, MEVP, and MLM Investment Company. The capital raised will accelerate The Luxury Closet’s already robust global […]
Yahoo Japan Corporation, a subsidiary of Z Holdings Corporation, announces that it has entered into an agreement (the “Master Agreement”) regarding the Yahoo! Japan License Agreement (the “Existing License Agreement”). Yahoo Japan is currently the country’s most trafficked news website and it was under temporary ownership of Z Holdings. Yahoo Japan paid a regular royalty […]
Logistics and supply chain management integrator Locad has raised $4.9 million (Rs 36.5 crore) as part of a seed-funding round led by Sequoia Capital India’s Surge programme. “With this funding, Locad is set to strengthen the logistics infrastructures in the Philippines and in Southeast Asia and provide businesses with top-of-class service in e-commerce fulfilment,” Locad […]
Deloitte has launched a first-of-its-kind eCommerce bootcamp program to upskill Saudi youth’s digital capabilities and enable them to connect, grow, and learn about the latest trends in the eCommerce landscape. Deloitte has teamed up with AWS and SAP to launch a new eCommerce program for Saudi youths, with the aim of grooming them for a […]
Ascend Advisers has created a platform to leverage artificial intelligence and social media for lead generation. Called AscendAI, the platform infuses AI into the combination of the world’s #1 contact platform (LinkedIn) with the list building and segmentation engine of LinkedIn Sales Navigator. The Platform fills a void in today’s remote digital work world to […]
Virgin Mobile has selected Merkle as its performance agency in the United Arab Emirates. With millions of users in the Middle East, Virgin Mobile (a subsidiary of Richard Branson founded Virgin) is one of the largest telecom players in the region. Virgin Mobile delivers mobile telecom services to consumers across the region through two brands: […]
Shipsy has established a regional headquarter in Dubai after successfully complying with the regulations prescribed by the DMCCA (Dubai Multi Commodities Center Authority). The move will strengthen the SaaS technology provider’s role in the GCC countries, helping businesses automate and avert COVID-induced logistical management challenges in the region. More than 50 big-league clients are already […]
