The Abu Dhabi Businesswomen Council held its first meeting in 2022, which was led by the Chairwoman of the Council Her Excellency Asma Al Fahim. The meeting addressed the Council’s strategic objectives and creative initiatives for the upcoming period to enhance women’s contribution to the sustainable economic development in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The […]
Creators are driving a revolution in digital commerce and culture – producing content that entertains, engages, and educates online communities in powerful new ways. To serve this growing category of small business, Visa (NYSE: V) today announced the launch of the Visa Ready Creator Commerce program. The global initiative will help creator-centric platforms, such as social-commerce and […]
VUZ, the leading immersive social app, that allows users to stream and experience a new level of immersive realism in XR and other digital experiences, raises $20 million in series B funding led by international investors including Caruso Ventures, Vision Ventures VC Fund, and strategic investors such as e& capital, investment pillar of e& (formerly known as Etisalat Group), […]
Isthara, India’s premium co-living brand and Smart Food Court pioneer, has raised fresh funding of $10 million led by Dubai-based Eagle Investments. The current funding round brings Isthara’s total fund-raise to about $21 million. Isthara, which currently operates in the co-living and institutional smart food court space, will deploy the new funds to foray into the B2C retail food court space […]
The Government of Sharjah has concluded today its successful participation at GITEX Global 2022. The pavilion was located in the Arena Hall at Dubai World Trade Centre, and its design embodied the slogan, ‘Together, Integrating People and Technology’. More than 40 VIPs visited Sharjah Government’s Pavilion and praised the emirate’s initiatives to enhance human integration […]
Celebverse, a leading virtual real estate offering exposure to the burgeoning industry via Metaverse, is now live. It is the world’s first and only virtual world dedicated to ‘Adam & EU’, an original human couple and parents of the human race. With its help, one can acquire virtual property / NFTs and take advantage of […]
The Authority for Social Contributions (Ma’an) showcased a diverse array of digital platforms designed to support the social sector in Abu Dhabi as part of the Authority’s emphatic participation at GITEX Global 2022. Ma’an partook part in the premier technology event through the pavilion of the Abu Dhabi Government, and the platforms and initiatives under […]
Global Software Solutions (GSS) a leading enterprise solution provider in the banking and financial services space has partnered with Codebase Technologies, one of the world’s fastest-growing API banking fintechs. With GSS joining Codebase Technologies’ Channel Partner Network the two organizations will provide the region with a holistic digital banking offering coupled with leading-edge payment capabilities. Tamer Al […]
Raiven Capital, a global early-stage tech venture fund, today announced its exit from fintech company Whizmo, a mobile money start-up that provides B2B and B2C financial services for customers and merchants in emerging economies. “Raiven Capital invested in Whizmo in 2020 and exited the company this summer at a significant multiple to a private equity […]
In September 2022, the total transaction volumes in Dubai’s residential market reached 7,273, a 33.4% rise compared to the preceding year. Over this period, off-plan and secondary market sales increased by 51.4% and 17.3% respectively. In the year to September 2022, the total volume of transactions reached 62,396, the highest level recorded since 2009, over […]
