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April 13, 2021

Western Union expands real-time account payout capability with Faysal Bank

Faysal Bank is currently paying out Western Union international money transfers in local currency to customers via its retail network of more than 575 locations. An expanded agreement with Western Union enables Faysal bank customers to receive money in real-time into their accounts, as well as to other banks across Pakistan.
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April 13, 2021

Huawei sees huge potential to support ME partners on digitization journey

On the sidelines of the SAMENA Leaders’ Summit, the President of Huawei Middle East, Charles Yang, has provided an update on the company’s business globally and across local markets, with his comments following Huawei’s release of its annual earnings results for 2020.
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April 12, 2021

Modernising data protection can get DX back on track

The inability to modernise data protection is undermining the ability to execute on DX for a significant number of EMEA businesses. The Veeam Data Protection Report 2021 found that over a quarter (28%) of organisations in the Middle East have slowed or halted their DX initiatives in the past year.
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April 12, 2021

Tata Comm & BIX join forces to enable next-gen OTN network for Bahrain

Equipped with OTU-4 (Optical Transport Unit), a next-generation optical technology, TGN-Gulf cable system will enable customers with a robust, consistent, and manageable data transport infrastructure with the capability to scale up beyond 100 Gbps. With this, Tata Communications and BIX bring the power of high-speed connectivity and digital transformation to the Middle East region.
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April 6, 2021

A strategic approach to innovation leads to higher productivity

The new report by Accenture found that despite the pandemic opening doors to embrace new ways of working and doing business, there was only a marginal uptake in companies reimagining themselves.
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April 5, 2021

The UAE’s special industrial zones vital incubators for innovation

This is precisely the vision behind the recently launched comprehensive 10-year Industrial Strategy – known as Operation 300bn that aims to transform the industry into a vital enabler and contributor to national GDP.
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April 1, 2021

Mindware inks distribution agreement with Oracle in 14 countries

As per the agreement, Mindware will market and distribute Oracle’s entire portfolio including databases, applications, storage, servers, and Cloud technologies to empower and accelerate modern businesses. Mindware is a member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN).
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March 29, 2021

Ramadan marks golden opportunity for mobile marketing and customer engagement

By analyzing data across 15 Middle Eastern countries from April 23 - May 23, 2020, Braze found that 30 day retention was 24% higher for users who joined during Ramadan 2020 compared to pre-Ramadan 2020.
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March 29, 2021

Dubai focused ICT Market of MEA in 2020 and beyond

The market condition of 2019 was quite bitter during that period and the domestic ICT market remained affected by stiff competition, declining margins, low entry barriers, lack of bank support and slow economic growth
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March 28, 2021

Gaming smartphones RedMagic 6 and RedMagic 6 Pro available in ME

RedMagic 6 Series is empowered by the most advanced chipset and a multi-dimensional cooling system, delivering impressive gaming and entertainment experiences.
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