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October 24, 2020

Cisco Webex generates over 33 million meeting minutes for its UAE customers

During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, with work from home and distance learning policies in place, over 1,130 Webex customers in the UAE leveraged the platform.
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October 22, 2020

The year serious money was invested in African tech

While difficult to put an exact figure on how much […]
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October 22, 2020

4 quick bites and obituaries on Quibi (RIP 2020-2020)

In memory of the death of Quibi, here’s a quick sendoff from […]
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October 21, 2020

Central Bank of Bahrain launches new digital fintech platform in the region

The new platform will aim to create a collaborative ecosystem in the fintech sector by establishing a gateway for investment opportunities in the region, while fostering innovation and supporting integration between financial institutions and fintech startups. FinHub 973 will be powered by Fintech Galaxy's FinX22 platform, which is a cloud-based open innovation.
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October 15, 2020

HONOR MagicBook Series prevents security breaches with enhanced protection

According to a survey conducted by HP, the awareness of webcam hacking is high, with 79 percent of respondents understanding their privacy could be compromised via their laptop’s webcam.
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October 14, 2020

Digital enablement is key to transformation, says Etisalat Chief

Etisalat chief executives participated in panel discussions and live interactive sessions moderated by global and regional experts in the region. Ali Amiri, Group Chief Carrier and Wholesale Officer, Etisalat, took part in an insightful panel discussion on ‘Opportunities await the Middle East: capitalising on the geographical advantage of the region.
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October 10, 2020

Fintech Galaxy and GIZ launch Yalla Fintech 2020 Hackathon

Powered by Fintech Galaxy’s crowdsourcing and open API platform FinX22, the hackathon aims at developing digital solutions for speeding up the financial inclusion of local communities and businesses in the region. It will bring to life partnerships that address the urgent needs of communities in times of Covid-19 and – beyond that…
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October 9, 2020

Dr Sabah al-Binali Joins OurCrowd as UAE-Based Venture Partner & Head of Gulf

Dr. al-Binali is a seasoned financial services executive with 22 years of experience in investments and an entrepreneurial leader with a track record of financing, building and exiting companies in the MENA region. He was instrumental in facilitating the sale to Credit Suisse of a Saudi investment bank and the acquisition of the Zawya news agency by Thomson Reuters.
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October 6, 2020

ASPIRE launches in UAE with exclusive partner DIFC FinTech Hive

Companies making redundancies can access the ASPIRE programme via the DIFC FinTech Hive. In the next 12 months the ambition is to rollout the programme to a minimum of 5,000 participants.
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October 4, 2020

How low-code is dissolving the user-builder divide

Software should help us do our best work — but all […]
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