Mohamed El Nemr, Modern Workplace, and Security Business Group Lead for Microsoft Emerging Markets while announcing several new capabilities across its compliance offering said, “Compliance is crucial for businesses to achieve optimum output in the new normal. Enabling secure remote work, addressing regulations and uncovering new risks is now more of a reality”. In the […]

“The way we work has been irrevocably changed by the challenges we have been faced with in this difficult and uncertain year. Today, you will find more people working from their homes than in office spaces as organizations have shifted towards a fully remote or hybrid work model in order to overcome the limitations placed […]

The future of Singapore remains positive with the public and private sectors working hand-in-hand to help Singaporeans stay on the front foot of change.  As the external environment evolves rapidly, putting in place a robust infrastructure of support and resources alone is not enough.  It is important for people to have an open mindset and […]

Keen online shoppers in the Kingdom are now able to make purchases, receive goods, and pay for them later, thanks to innovative online payment experts, Spotii. A new to the region concept, Spotii, launched earlier this year, is set to disrupt the way we buy and pay for items online, allowing interest-free payments on a […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the fore fault lines – particularly within the education space that has required educators, learners, and parents alike to be aware of the realities that existed across the spectrum before its initial onset. At its very peak, research has shown that the pandemic left 1.6 billion students out of […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has played a major role in streamlining the move to a more digitally operated world. Not only the spheres of education but also a multitude of industries, according to a press release issued by Microsoft. Sighting a report by Mckinsey Global Institute, the press release said, it’s estimated that 800 million individuals […]

Jibran Jamshad, Country Leader, Public Sector – Education at Microsoft Pakistan shares how they are increasing productivity and facilitating innovations by harnessing technologies to enable interactive, engaging and connected learning to revamp the education system for a digital future. Jamshad says, “Technology is no longer an investment that’s nice to have, it is integral to […]

Standard Chartered Bank and Microsoft Corp. announced a three-year strategic partnership to accelerate the bank’s digital transformation through a cloud-first strategy. This partnership marks a significant milestone for Standard Chartered in making its vision for virtual banking, next-generation payments, open banking, and banking-as-a-service a reality. Leveraging Azure as a preferred cloud platform, the companies will […]

Mastercard and Microsoft announced a collaboration to drive innovation of digital commerce and startup ecosystems enabling financial inclusion. The collaboration will accelerate Mastercard Labs’ cloud native research and development activities, enabled by Azure and AI, to advance its mission to de-risk and commercialise emerging technologies and platforms for digital commerce. “We are thrilled to deepen […]

Lloyds Banking Group (Lloyds) has announced a strategic partnership with Form3, a cloud-native payments technology fintech, to accelerate its transformation and enhance the digital experience for customers.  The collaboration is expected to enable Lloyds to investigate and develop a cloud-native Payments-as-a-Service platform to significantly payment processes, making them more efficient. The partnership with Form3 will […]