Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, announced that Steffan Tomlinson would join the company as chief financial officer. Steffan has over 25 years of experience in the finance industry, most notably with Confluent, Google Cloud, and Palo Alto Networks. His career spans seed-stage startups to Fortune 25 companies across the technology landscape, from cloud […]

Flutterwave a leading African payments technology company announced it is working with Microsoft to build its next-generation platform on Microsoft Azure, powering payments infrastructure across the African continent and beyond. This agreement reflects Flutterwave’s commitment to giving businesses and individuals access to global-grade services across all of Africa and driving digital transformation around the world. […]

Microsoft has appointed Theodosis Michalopoulos as General Manager, Financial Services for the UK.   In his role, Theo will lead the Financial Services industry for the UK across banking, capital markets, and insurance.   Theo will join the Microsoft UK leadership team having previously led the Microsoft business in Greece, Cyprus, and Malta. During his tenure, he […]

1-Platform, the ground-breaking AI-driven workplace productivity platform, has announced its arrival in the Middle East with its selection as the Technology Partner for the Workspace Summit 2023 to be held in Dubai from May 23 to 25, 2023. Dubbed the ‘single most powerful tool’ for enhancing sustainability, delivering a rich user experience, and connecting technology […]

SymphonyAI, a leader in high-value enterprise AI SaaS for strategic industries, announced a strategic collaboration with Microsoft to enhance its portfolio of vertical AI software applications using Microsoft Azure AI, including Azure OpenAI Service and Azure Cognitive Search. SymphonyAI announced today its first generative AI software application that integrates Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service. Sensa Copilot provides sophisticated […]

Microsoft and Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission announced winners and runner-ups of the jointly organized Imagine Cup 2023. The announcements were made during the closing ceremony held in HEC head office. The event was attended by several Vice Chancellors and Pakistan’s educational leaders as well as the Director General Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization […]

Verofax, the leader in brand marketing and AI-powered solutions for enterprise, was featured on Beban 2 (Episode 9, Mar 1, 2023), the hit entrepreneur & investment-themed reality TV program airing on Bahrain TV, Alrai TV, and Dubai TV, as well as Shahid, the region’s largest video-on-demand platform. Beban is the world’s first TV show to […]

Microsoft for Startups Middle East, in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), graduated the latest cohort of tech startups from its GrowthX Accelerator program. The conclusion of the cohort was celebrated during a Demo Day event, hosted at Abu Dhabi’s financial centre, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), with attendees including startup founders, government […]

Higher Education Commission (HEC) and Microsoft renewed the Education Transformation Agreement (ETA) in Pakistan with a magnanimous launch announcing 100,000 free Technology certifications for University Students across Pakistan. Microsoft and HEC collaboration reimagines the education landscape, empowers the next generation of students and bridges the gap between knowledge and employability. Under the umbrella of this academic alliance the […]

Endava, a global provider of digital transformation, agile development and intelligent automation services, today announces that it has received a number of Microsoft Cloud Partner Program (MCP) designations. The MCP has been newly launched by Microsoft as the company changes the way it works with partners across the world and has revamped its previous Microsoft […]