The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) issued its Annual Report for 2021 today, which provides an insight into the CBUAE’s measures and initiatives to support the national economy and to ensure the financial sector’s resilience aimed at building the UAE’s financial system future. Through the annual report, the CBUAE expressed its pride […]
Three multidisciplinary teams of young changemakers, comprising mostly of Emirati students and youth, have been named winners of a three-day hackathon organised by the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa) and the UAE’s Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA), in partnership with the Sharjah Youth Council. The ‘Pioneers of the Future’ hackathon, which received over 500 […]
Canadian University Dubai (CUD) Professor of Entrepreneurship, Dr. Naveed Yasin, has released a new book that aims to help bridge the gap between research and practice in the field of entrepreneurship education. The publication considers the impact of Covid-19 and digital models of teaching and learning, with the new opportunities provided during this period of […]
Access Abu Dhabi and the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) have partnered with Web3 identity platform and NFT domain name provider Unstoppable Domains to provide free crypto domains to all women residing in the UAE capital. The giveaway aims to provide opportunities for more women to learn about and ultimately participate in Web3, a space where only […]
At Augmented World Expo (AWE), RealWear, the world’s leading provider of assisted reality solutions for frontline industrial workers, today announced that it closed its Series C for $23.5M. Led by Foundry Group, the new raise enables RealWear to shift and expand from a hardware-centric to a platform-centric company, creating even deeper connections to, and value for, […]
AppSealing, a global mobile app security leader, announced today that it has been selected as a vendor of choice by FlexxPay, a leading payments digital solution to employers, to enhance the security of its mobile applications. FlexxPay, a Dubai & Riyadh based fintech startup focuses on providing a variety of FinTech solutions for corporations to […]
Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering services and solutions, inaugurated an Innovation and Technology Development Center, in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, that will cater to the Telecom, Oil and Gas, BFSI (Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance), Energy & Utilities and Public Sector by leveraging Artificial Intelligence, Big Data & […]
Dubai International Chamber, one of three Chambers operating under Dubai Chambers, has announced plans to open a representative office in Tel Aviv, which will aim to facilitate trade and investment between business communities in Dubai and Israel. The announcement came during a meeting held recently at the Chamber’s headquarters, attended by H.E. Hamad Buamim, President […]
Aiming to make wholesale buying convenient, secure, and transparent, SAFQAT- an online B2B marketplace- will soon debut in the UAE market. Replacing traditional one-on-one interactions, SAFQAT provides a streamlined one-to-many model that reinforces the supplier-buyer connection. The platform aims for suppliers to reach restaurants, caterers, supermarkets, and grocery stores with a simple click making this […]
By instituting the right policies and by developing tech champions, GCC countries can reach the level of advanced digital economies, adding US$255 billion to regional GDP by 2030, including $119 billion in Saudi Arabia alone, according to the latest report by Strategy& Middle East, part of the PwC network. The digital economy of the GCC […]
