Essa Kazim, governor of the DIFC, said the fund would help to establish “start-up and growth-stage fintech firms looking for access to the MEASA (Middle East, Africa and South Asia) markets”.
Salesforce, Google form cloud partnership
Salesforce and Google have today announced a new strategic partnership to integrate their technology across a range of productivity services …
Huawei, Gemalto team up for NarrowBand IoT
To help device manufacturers meet a growing demand for long-lasting low-power NarrowBand (NB) IoT modules, Gemalto and Huawei – via …
KACST approves Saudi app Mathaqi as incubated project
The King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)’s Badir programme has approved the Mathaqi smartphone application as an incubated project.
Autonomy takes centre stage at Motor Show
The 14th edition of the Dubai International Motor Show is set to kick off today at Dubai World Trade Centre …
Xceedance invests in blockchain specialist ChainThat
Xceedance, a global provider of insurance consulting, managed services, technology and data sciences, has announced a multi-million dollar “Series A” …
Oman’s first ever electric vehicle charging station to be built by 2018
The Global EVRT team will launch these charging stations and engage with the local community to spread awareness on electric vehicles – a step that will play a major role in EV adoption in the Sultanate.
SoftBank: Considering Uber but “no final agreement” yet
Japanese multinational telecommunications and Internet firm SoftBank Group said in a statement that although it is considering investing into the …
Dimension Data’s top cybersecurity predictions for 2018
Trend 1: ‘Zero trust’ security makes a comeback In 2018, we can expect to see significant disruption in the cybersecurity …
Oman’s ITA, NTF sign MoU to enhance training in IT sector
The purpose of the MoU is to establish a strategic relationship between the ITA and NTF to promote Omanisation and boost skill development activities in IT fields.