Jazz, Pakistan’s leading digital operator, has partnered with Ericsson to boost digital skills for their entrepreneurial community in Pakistan through the Ericsson Educate program with an aim to accelerate local innovation. This year long partnership comes under Jazz xlr8, Pakistan’s premier accelerator program for startups, and aims to solidify Ericsson and Jazz’s mission to enhance […]

Siemens has appointed Hakan Ozdemir as Chief Executive Officer in Qatar, effective October 1, 2022. Ozdemir replaces Helmut von Struve, who led the business in Qatar for a year and remains the CEO of Siemens in the Middle East.    Ozdemir joined Siemens in 2014 as the director of strategy and business development in Turkey, […]

As the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) continues to make strides to become a global logistics hub, the focus at this year’s Seamless KSA 2022 will primarily be on how disruptive technologies like AI, ML, and Predictive Intelligence, Automation and Big Analytics are empowering business across industries to balance sustainability, cost and customer experience. At […]

The MEA Smart Cities market is set to double by this year. The UAE is one of the frontrunners in the race as it speeds towards achieving its Smart City status by fulfilling the goals highlighted in the Dubai 2040 Plan and the Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030. Shipsy, a leading global smart logistics management […]

  BMO has expanded its line-up of Mastercard credit cards available to Canadian business owners with the introduction of the BMO World Elite Business Mastercard and BMO AIR MILES World Elite Business Mastercard. “Canadian business owners have worked hard to build their businesses, and these new cards allow them to benefit from business purchases – either through BMO Rewards or […]

Ping Identity has enhanced its PingOne Cloud Platform with new online fraud detection and other intelligent capabilities that strengthen enterprise cloud security while improving the overall user experience. Ping’s comprehensive end-to-end platform services now allow enterprises to take advantage of the industry trend of converging technologies for online fraud detection, identity proofing, and authentication all […]

Barclaycard Payments has extended its relationship with SAP by integrating its Smartpay gateway into SAP’s Upscale commerce platform. Business signed up to SAP Upscale Commerce will be able to access Barclaycard Smartpay and take advantage of benefits including a frictionless customer experience and bolstered fraud defences. SAP Upscale Commerce is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) commerce solution […]

Safaricom and the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) launched the NHIF mini-app within the M-PESA Super App. The NHIF mini-app will provide all NHIF services through the Super App, empowering customers to access services wherever they may be without visiting NHIF offices or downloading a separate app. Payment and account reconciliation services are already live […]

Paddle, the global revenue platform for software companies, has announced the first alternative In-App Purchasing (IAP) system for iOS developers. Paddle’s new offering is a direct response to the recent ruling in the Apple vs Epic lawsuit. Developers can register their interest in Paddle In-App Purchase from today, with the new service going live on 7th December 2021, […]

U.S. Bank has announced that its cryptocurrency custody services are now live and available to their Global Fund Services clients. The services are intended for institutional investment managers with private funds in the U.S. or Cayman Islands who would like a safekeeping solution for Bitcoin – with additional coin support coming soon. NYDIG, a leading […]