Zoomcar, the largest car-sharing marketplace covering emerging markets, announced entering into a definitive agreement to merge with Innovative International Acquisition Corp, under which the company will be listed on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange, with its name changed to Zoom Car Holdings. The official merger is set to be finalized by the second quarter of 2023. […]
Continuing its mission to uphold and implement gender equitable principles, the NAMA Women Advancement (NAMA) introduced fresh momentum to conversations geared towards boosting the private sector’s inclusion of women in the workplace during its second ‘Connect with Irtiqa’ roundtable held under its Irtiqa initiative, on November 3, at the House of Wisdom in Sharjah. Titled […]
DIFC FinTech Hive, the first and largest financial technology accelerator in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, today announced that it will host its annual flagship Investor Day event in the metaverse for the first time. Investor Day serves as the graduation platform for DIFC FinTech Hive’s programmes with an opportunity for […]
Dsquares, the leading provider of loyalty programs and rewards solutions in the Middle East and Africa, is expanding its scope of offerings by adding gamification to its wide range of services and products during Saudi Arabia’s largest payments, fintech and retail innovation event, Seamless. The two-day event incorporates gamification, one of the company’s newest platforms, […]
Etisalat, which evolved as e&, has been named the most valuable UAE brand of the year 2022, topping the list across all categories in the UAE by Kantar BrandZ, the world’s leading marketing data and analytics company. Kantar’s annual local and global brand valuation rankings combine and analyse financial data with in-depth research into consumer […]
Switzerland, Singapore and Denmark are the most talent competitive countries, according to the Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) 2022. Switzerland and Singapore firmly retain their leading position while Denmark makes it into the top 3. United States ranks 4th, and many European economies continue to dominate – Sweden (5th), Netherlands (6th), Norway (7th), Finland (8th) and the United […]
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation (MBRCGI) in collaboration with Cambridge University has launched the sixth cohort of the Public Sector Innovation Diploma program. The program includes the participation of 60 Emirati public sector innovators coming from federal and local government backgrounds, chosen out of 200 applicants for the program, which aims to […]
MT Tower, a metaverse project aiming to bridge the gap between current Web2 social media platforms and the Web3 metaverse space, closed its final seed round, having raised $3 million. The team also raised $400,000 in the first seed round and $600,000 in the second, bringing MT Towers’ total raise to $4 million. The project […]
Since diplomatic relations were established 30 years ago between the Republic of Lithuania and the United Arab Emirates, both countries have grown and deepened their connection and relationship, with much more potential to prosper the partnership and friendship for the next 30 years. Ambassador of Lithuania Ramunas Davidonis highlights that Lithuania and the UAE display […]
Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions globally, highlights the cyber threats that come with electric vehicle (EV) charging points and warns they may delay the wider adoption of EVs. Governments around the world are pushing the move to greener technologies to combat climate change and reduce their reliance […]
