Netherlands-headquartered Xebia has had a presence in the region since opening a Dubai office in 2016. But this year, it has announced ambitious growth plans, backed by an ever-growing client roster. From just one local client and 14 staff in 2016, the company has experienced tremendous growth in the last six years within the Middle […]
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Freshworks CRM for E-Commerce to Help Millions of Shopify Businesses Create More Delightful Customer Experiences
Freshworks Inc. (NASDAQ: FRSH), a software company empowering the people who power business, today announced Freshworks CRM for e-commerce is now available in the Shopify App Store. The solution integrates directly with Shopify to provide its millions of merchants with a unified CRM that enables live conversational support, marketing and sales where and when consumers […]
UAE’s Web3 leader BEDU hosts a Ramadan NFT Majlis with Arts DAO to launch its exclusive membership Keypass NFT
BEDU, Dubai’s foremost pioneer in Web3 technologies and solutions, today hosted its first Ramadan NFT Majlis with ARTS DAO. Held at the Foundry, Downtown, Dubai, the event brought together over 100 prominent players from the NFT community to discuss the latest trends in the Metaverse, NFT, and Web3 space. During the event, BEDU also announced […]
Top crypto platform Bybit launches options trading
Bybit, one of the world’s fastest growing cryptocurrency exchanges, has announced its expansion into crypto options trading, adding to its existing product line of perpetual futures contracts and expiration futures contracts. Bybit’s new options trading offering is based on user feedback, representing an important step in developing another powerful tool for Bybit users. Upon launch, […]
Actyv.ai launches ‘coming soon’ campaign in MENA
Actyv.ai, an AI-powered Enterprise SaaS platform has rolled out its first-ever ad campaign featuring the icon of Indian cricket, Sunil Gavaskar, to coincide with the ongoing Cricket season. It is a series of short ads that showcase how businesses can benefit from access to faster and easier credit through Actyv.ai’s B2B Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) […]
Expo 2020 Dubai catalyses significant economic boost with awards of AED 6.8bln of contracts to SMEs
Expo 2020 Dubai awarded AED 6.8 billion of contracts to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), providing a significant contribution to a vital sector of Dubai’s vibrant economy and exceeding a commitment made in 2016 to award at least 20 per cent of all direct and indirect spend to SMEs. The figure represents more than a […]
GCC countries must harness digitization to become global logistics superpowers
GCC countries can become titans of the global logistics industry by creating a digital-first mindset, helping the region move from digital technology adopters on the global stage to disrupters, according to the latest report by Strategy& Middle East, part of the PwC network. The UAE currently ranks 11th on the index, the highest among GCC […]
Home ownership drive spurs growth of KSA residential sector in Q1 2022
Saudi Arabia’s residential sector saw an acceleration in the number of units completed in Q1 2022, helped by the government’s continued efforts to deliver housing which meets the needs and aspirations of its citizens. The first quarter of the year saw the completion of 4,000 and 2,000 units in Riyadh and Jeddah respectively, partly driven […]
Arthur D. Little appoints Ryan Alnesayan to become first Saudi national Partner at the firm
Further strengthening its regional footprint in Saudi Arabia, Arthur D. Little (ADL), the world’s first management consulting firm, has promoted Ryan Alnesayan to the position of Partner. The landmark promotion sees Ryan become the first Saudi national to make Partner at the firm, with affiliation to the Global Strategy and Organization Practice. This latest announcement […]
Mo’asher tracks the highest number of real estate transactions ever recorded in a single quarter since 2010
According to the Mo’asher, Dubai’s official sales and rental performance index that was launched by Dubai Land Department (DLD) in cooperation with Property Finder, Dubai’s real estate market records a total of 25,972 real estate transactions in Q1 2022, marking it the highest number of real estate transactions since 2010 registered in a single quarter […]