Technology


Hambro Perks: 'We Want To Be The First London VC In The Gulf'

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British boutique investment firm is chasing deals in the region Read more

Kuwait Finance House Using Robotic Assistant For Loan Applications

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Kuwait Finance House's robotic assistant will handle customer loan applications and will autonomously create credit repo... Read more

Saudi Banking Giant Picks Temenos For Digital Transformation

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Al Rajhi Bank, the world's largest Islamic bank, appoints software firm to drive digital solutions Read more

Visa Launches Apple Pay In Saudi Arabia

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Apple Pay will allow Visa cardholders across the kingdom to make payments using their Apple devices Read more

Apple Legend Steve Wozniak To Join FinTech Celebration In Bahrain

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Global tech innovator and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak will take centre stage at GCC Financial Forum, part of Fintasti... Read more

Kuwaiti Bank Signs Ripple Deal To Speed Up Payments

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Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait announces partnership with financial technology firm Ripple to enable instant cross-border paymen... Read more

SoftBank Group Nine-month Net Profit Soars More Than 50%

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Rise was largely driven by gains from its investment funds, led by SoftBank Vision Fund whose partners include Saudi Ara... Read more

SoftBank Group Nine-month Net Profit Soars More Than 50%

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Rise was largely driven by gains from its investment funds, led by SoftBank Vision Fund whose partners include Saudi Ara... Read more

Saudi Arabia's Alawwal Bank Training All Employees In AI

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Alawwal Bank managing director Soren Nikolajsen said that the courses also show the limitations of AI technology and wha... Read more

Why It Pays To Bank On Customer Experience

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Brand View: There's a sure-fire way for Saudi banks to deliver sustained levels of growth, and that's by providing a sup... Read more

Why It Pays To Bank On Customer Experience

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Brand View: There's a sure-fire way for Saudi banks to deliver sustained levels of growth, and that's by providing a sup... Read more

Revealed: How UAE Banks Plan To Improve Cheque Security

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Banks operating in the UAE say they will increasingly make use of QR codes to improve cheque security Read more

Orange Subsidiary Opens Middle East Innovation Hub

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Aims to bolster digital innovation solutions Read more

Du Sweetens Deal For Flyers, Offers New Roaming Rates For As Low As Dh35 Per Day

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Following Etisalat's lead, du announces it is also offering affordable rates for travellers from UAE Read more

Apple Planning Move From Intel To Mac Chips From 2020

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Shift would be a blow to Intel, whose partnership helped revive Apple’s Mac success Read more

UAE Consumer Electronics Market To Grow 7.7% To Dh14b

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Internet retailing to grow by around 6% to Dh950m this year Read more

Etisalat Cuts Roaming Rates For Travellers From UAE

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New rates apply to GCC travellers, while non-stop data usage in over 100 countries costs Dh35 per day Read more

Justice Department Asks Court To Drop Microsoft Email Case

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US Solicitor General urges the Supreme Court to set aside a federal appeals court decision in Microsoft’s favour Read more

Xiaomi Unveils Marquee Device To Take On IPhone

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Co-founder Lei Jun showed off the MIX 2S, which starts at $527, about half the iPhone X’s price tag Read more

US FTC Opens Facebook Investigation

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Consumer protection body to probe social media giant's privacy practices in wake of data scandal Read more