Yazle partners with Choithrams

Yazle Media announced today that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Choithrams. Yazle’s exclusive partnership with Choithrams allows their clients to reach over a million shoppers with digital screens across 10 locations around Dubai, which allows for higher brand retention and recognition via in-store advertising. This fully programmatic solution allows brands to connect […]

Smartpay officially launches the first all-in-one e-commerce payment solution and BNPL service that is completely free for consumers

Smartpay K.K. today announced the launch of its new “Buy Now Pay Later” (BNPL) service, which combines an all-in-one payment experience and interest free payment solution, designed to solve Japanese consumer payment issues and improve merchant conversion rates. Built out of a passion for enabling Japanese merchants to succeed in e-commerce, Smartpay aims to remove […]

Fear of stigma stopping UAE employees from taking full advantage of employer provided health & well-being benefits

A new survey conducted by Aetna International — which polled over 1000 workers in the UAE — has revealed that many employees are reluctant to use health and well-being benefits offered by their employers, for fear of being judged and worries about how management will react if they find out. When respondents were asked what […]

KFUPM Entrepreneurship Institute ranked top performing Incubator in KSA

TheKing Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Entrepreneurship Institute (KFUPM-EI) has been ranked as the top performing licenced business incubator in Saudi Arabia, according to a recent report published by the Small & Medium Enterprise General Agency, Monshaat. The ranking follows a wide-ranging assessment of 60 entrepreneurship platforms, benchmarked against international standards in relation to […]

Refinitiv releases findings of 2021 Islamic Finance Development Indicator

 Islamic finance industry is projected to reach $4.94 trillion in 2025 according to the Islamic Finance Development Indicator (IFDI) 2021released today by Refinitiv, a London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) business. The report highlighted new trends this year, including the expansion of the fintech industry and digital banks led by Malaysia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and […]

Yalla Group Announces Appointment of Independent Director

Yalla Group Limited (“Yalla” or the “Company”) (NYSE: YALA), the leading voice-centric social networking and entertainment platform in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), today announced that Mr. Saeed Al Hamli, former Chief Executive Officer of Etisalat Egypt, has been appointed as an independent director to the board of directors (the “Board”), effective November 7th, 2021. Mr. Al Hamli will […]

Yellow.ai Launches INBOX – an Omnichannel Agent Assist Platform to Elevate Customer and Agent Experience

Yellow.ai, the world’s leading customer experience (CX) automation platform, trusted by 1000+ enterprises globally, today announced the launch of a new solution – the ‘INBOX’ – a unified omnichannel customer support helpdesk for agents to seamlessly manage customer queries across 35+ conversational channels. With an intuitive UX, INBOX enables agents to handle requests from a […]