Rania Wehbi, IBM Business Unit Leader, Gulf Business Machines (GBM)

To close the gender gap in tech, the industry must take decisive action. Despite progress, women remain underrepresented, particularly in leadership and decision-making roles, with unconscious bias continuing to influence hiring and promotion. To drive real change, organisations must implement measurable policies such as gender diversity targets in leadership and pay equity audits, ensuring accountability.

IBM enable Instant Payments in KSA

CNME Editor Mark Forker spoke to Elhadji Cisse, Executive Partner and MEA Head of Core Banking & Payments, IBM Global Business Services about the shift towards a cashless society, the role it is playing in the first instant payments system in the KSA – and how the company has sustained its success over the years.

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