AEC Wallet Enables Users to Top Up AE Coin Directly with Crypto

AEC Wallet Enables Users to Top Up AE Coin Directly with Crypto

AEC Wallet Receives Central Bank of the UAE Approval to Top Up AE Coin via Crypto Settlement Through Emirates Coin Investment, Licensed by the Capital Market Authority AED Stablecoin LLC, owned by Al Maryah Community Bank, announced a major milestone in its digital transformation journey as its “AEC Wallet” has received approval from the Central […]

Esterad Capital launches its first managed fund with $27mln investment in a US-based travel center

Esterad Capital launches its first managed fund with $27mln investment in a US-based travel center

Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain: Esterad Capital Limited, a Category 3A asset management firm licensed and regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), has announced the successful launch of its first managed investment fund, marked by the completion of the Funds strategic investment in a US-based travel centre. The transaction represents the first capital deployment under […]

Visa forms new Egypt, Libya & Sudan Sub-Region to accelerate digital payments growth

Visa forms new Egypt, Libya & Sudan Sub-Region to accelerate digital payments growth

Cairo – Visa (NYSE: V), a global leader in digital payments, today announced the creation of a new sub-region comprising Egypt, Libya, and Sudan as part of its strategic growth plans in the region. This move reflects Visa’s commitment to supporting national government priorities for digital transformation and expanding engagement with financial institutions, fintech and merchant partners. Building on […]

Why Traditional Interviews Are Failing And What to Do About It?

Why Traditional Interviews Are Failing And What to Do About It?

When hiring a VP or C-level executive in the MENA region, you face a paradox: the more senior the position, the harder it becomes to objectively assess the candidate. Three interview rounds, colleague references, psychometric tests — and still the question remains: “Will this person actually deliver?” The MENA market presents unique challenges. Cultural contexts […]

Stake raises $31mln in an oversubscribed Series B to scale regulated Global Real Estate Investing

Stake raises $31mln in an oversubscribed Series B to scale regulated Global Real Estate Investing

Dubai, UAE: Stake, the region’s leading digital real estate investment platform, today announced the successful close of its oversubscribed Series B funding round, raising USD 31 million. The round was led by Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye (MENAT) region, with additional participation from a distinguished group […]

Liv launches Multicurrency Visa Card, enabling seamless global spending with automatic currency routing

Liv launches Multicurrency Visa Card, enabling seamless global spending with automatic currency routing

• One card to spend in AED, USD, GBP, EUR, CAD and AUD directly from the Liv app • Leverages Visa Flex Credential technology to optimise FX efficiency and cross-border payments • Launch marks a global first of Visa Flex Credential with multi-currency capability for cross-border transactions Dubai, UAE: Liv, the UAE’s first and largest […]

MBZUAI Research Initiative receives US$1 Million Funding from Google.org

MBZUAI Research Initiative receives US$1 Million Funding from Google.org

Abu Dhabi, Google.org has provided a $1 million USD support to Dr. Thamar Solorio, Vice Provost of Faculty Excellence and Advancement and Professor of Natural Language Processing at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), to lead a transformative research initiative. The initiative is designed to dismantle a critical barrier in the digital age: the […]

UAE-based AI contact centre ZIWO secures strategic debt investment from Ajeej Capital’s Amplify Growth Fund

UAE-based AI contact centre ZIWO secures strategic debt investment from Ajeej Capital’s Amplify Growth Fund

ZIWO provides a cloud-native Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) platform purpose-built for MENA, enabling enterprises to manage voice, messaging, and digital customer interactions through a unified system The platform integrates Arabic-dialect AI, automation, voice intelligence, and analytics designed to operate within local telecom infrastructure and regulatory frameworks ZIWO serves more than 1,000 customers across […]