PTCL Group, a subsidiary of e& (formerly known as Etisalat Group), engaged IBM for Business Transformation through RISE with SAP on Amazon Web Services and partnered with Nokia to explore innovative ICT solutions for government, cities, industries, and businesses. The announcements were made at two signing ceremonies held at GITEX Global 2022 in Dubai, UAE, […]
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Virtuzone and Wio Bank partner to drive digital innovation and give SMEs the ability to open a fully digital business bank account
Virtuzone, the UAE’s leading Company Formation Specialists and corporate services provider, has joined forces with Wio Bank, the region’s first platform bank, to revolutionise the banking process for its clients through the next-generation digital banking solution, Wio Business. Paul Bryson, Group Commercial Director at Virtuzone, signed the MoU with Prateek Vahie, Chief Commercial Officer at […]
Kubiya Raises $6M in Seed Funding to Accelerate the Growth of its Unparalleled Conversational AI Virtual Assistant for DevOps
Kubiya, the leading Conversational AI solution for DevOps teams, today announced that it has raised a $6M Seed round led by Hyperwise Ventures alongside investors Pierre Lamond, Giora Yaron, and others. The round enables Kubiya to expand its go-to-market strategy, further extend its offering and ultimately redefine DevOps processes in businesses of all sizes. Facilitating self-service capabilities across businesses’ functions relieves […]
Fineqia Supports Art&Co. Charity Auction in Partnership with NFT4Refugees in Dubai
Fineqia International Inc. (the “Company” or “Fineqia”) (CSE: FNQ) (OTC: FNQQF) (Frankfurt: FNQA) is proud to support Art&Co.’s latest in-person and online exhibition in partnership with NFT4Refugees showcasing innovative quantum NFTs to be auctioned for humanitarian causes at Waldorf Astoria hotel in Dubai on Thursday, October 20, 2022, as well as online at www.artandco.net, from 17:00 Dubai time. The online auction will comprise 10 NFTs […]
valU acquires stake in social payment startup Kiwe
valU, MENA’s leading Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) lifestyle-enabling fintech platform, announced today its acquisition of a minority stake in local fintech start-up, Kiwe, the first youth social payment app that facilitates onboarding the unbanked segment in Egypt. Currently, EFG Hermes Finance, EFG EV Fintech, dFin Holding, and Marakez are among the firm’s existing shareholders. Kiwe’s […]
WUWM Abu Dhabi 2022 opens with the participation of international network of experts and leading companies
High-level stakeholders from across the global fresh food industry, including more than 500 public and private sector leaders and experts from around the world, have arrived in Abu Dhabi for the World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) Conference 2022, which is being held in the Middle East for the first time. The World Union […]
Eurovets’ continues to add cutting-edge solutions to improve the veterinary segment
Animal diseases and health challenges are constantly evolving. Scientific advances and emerging technologies, from artificial intelligence to stem cell therapy and new generations of vaccines, have provided greater opportunities to predict, prevent, diagnose, and treat animal illness more quickly, accurately and safely. Eurovets a leading distributor of veterinary products / services continue to break new […]
New study reveals shopping trends in UAE and the wider MENA leading to Black Friday
Google released a new study conducted by Ipsos that highlights key shopping habits of consumers in the UAE and Saudi Arabia ahead of this year’s Black Friday shopping season (October to December). The study findings along with internal insights by Google were shared with advertisers and industry experts at Google’s superstore pop-up event held in […]
Zid – retail enablement company – raises $50mln in Series B funding
Saudi-based Retail enablement company, Zid (http://zid.sa), has successfully raised $50 million (~188 million SAR) in a Series B funding led by IMPACT46 with participaction from new investors: Aramco venture capital arm (Waed Ventures) and Endeavour Catalyst. Previous investors: Global Ventures, Elm Company, Arzan and MSA also participated. This is the third round of investment Zid […]
Kenzz – Egypt’s mass ecommerce solution – raises $3.5mln in seed fund raise
Kenzz, the mass e-commerce solution bringing reliable online shopping to the mass market in Egypt and MENA, announces it has completed a US$3.5 million seed fund raise. The funding round was led by Outliers Venture Capital – a venture capital fund backing early-stage outlier founders in the US & MENA; HOF Capital – the global […]