Reboot01 in partnership with 01Talent, an internationally renowned IT education program provider, launches a revolutionary coding institute, in the capital of Bahrain. Supported by Tamkeen, Reboot01 mission is to bring a life-changing training that will open the door to great Tech jobs. No degree or background requirement is needed. After passing the equal opportunity selection […]

Hash Blockchain Limited (“HBL”), a member of the HashKey Group (“HashKey” or the “Group”), a digital asset financial services group in Asia, has received approval from the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (“SFC”) to operate a virtual asset trading platform, under a Type 1 (dealing in securities) licence and a Type 7 (providing automated […]

The Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF), the region’s premier training and development provider, has recently participated in a panel discussion titled “FinTech in Bahrain”, which was held as part of GITEX Dubai 2022, the largest technology exhibition in the world. The BIBF was represented by its Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Ahmed Naeemi, who […]

Acronis announces that former Manchester City and Argentina international footballer, Pablo Zabaleta, will attend GITEX 2022 at the Acronis booth H1 – C58, on Tuesday, October 11th from 1-2 pm GST. Acronis, the world leader in cyber protection, is also expected to make further announcements during GITEX Global week, once again bringing uniqueness to the […]

Acronis announced its partnership with Mindware, one of the leading Value Added Distributors (VADs) in the Middle East and Africa, as they have signed an agreement together. Mindware will offer the Acronis’ innovative cloud solutions ranging from cyber security to data protection, to enterprises in Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, […]

Society Pass Incorporated (SOPA), Southeast Asia’s leading data driven loyalty and ecommerce ecosystem, announced that it acquired Singapore-based Gorilla Networks Pte Ltd (“Gorilla”), a leading next generation Web3-enabled MVNO. Established in Singapore in 2019, Gorilla utilises Web3 technology to operate a MVNO for its users in Southeast Asia. With network coverage to over 160 countries, […]

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 […]

Volt, the leading open payments gateway, has partnered with Mercuryo to help the crypto payments company offer open banking payments to their two million global customers. The real-time account-to-account payments (A2A) will provide Mercuryo wallet users, alongside their business partners, with single-click payment solutions via fiat. The partnership signifies another milestone use case for open banking payments, but […]

FIS has teamed with Fireblocks to accelerate crypto adoption within the capital markets industry by enabling firms of all types to access the largest crypto trading venues, liquidity providers, lending desks and decentralized finance (DeFi) applications. Leveraging the Fireblocks platform, FIS capital markets clients can move, store and issue digital assets, and gain access to self-custody […]

  Strike has announced its integration with Shopify, unlocking the ability for eligible U.S. Shopify merchants to receive bitcoin payments from customers globally as U.S. dollars. The integration for Shopify merchants, designed with ease of use in mind, allows merchants to easily accept bitcoin payments as dollars. With the Strike integration, Shopify merchants can accept […]