Finastra is all set and has opened registration for its annual hackathon: Hack to the Future 2020. This year the global event is entirely virtual and its themes reaffirm the company’s mantra to help redefine finance for good. Prizes up for grabs include cash, platform… Read More
Project Agora expands its MEA investment, to further support its commitment to local clients, by welcoming three new members to its MEA team. Rami Shamseldine joins Project Agora as Publishers Development Manager in the Dubai office. He had started his journey in the digital advertising… Read More
YouTube appointed Tarek Amin as the new Director for Middle East & North Africa. Mr Amin joins from Sky News Arabia where he spent the last year and a half as Chief Digital Products Officer. Amin will effectively become part of the YouTube management team… Read More
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) appoints Olivier Jollet to head up a new business unit which includes the entire digital portfolio AVOD, SVOD, Mobile services and products as well as Advanced Advertising and VDSI for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia (EMEAA). As the company embarks… Read More
Publicis Groupe MEA declared the departure of Kamal Dimachkie, Chief Operating Officer Publicis Communications, UAE and Lower Gulf, a senior executive who joined Leo Burnett in February 1985. The Groupe has appointed Samer Shoueiry to assume the COO role in conjunction with his current responsibilities… Read More
Baker McKenzie and SparkBeyond have stated collaboration to apply SparkBeyond’s technology to disrupt the legal industry and reimagine what legal services might look like for clients in the future. The collaboration aims to initially see Baker McKenzie through its new global innovation arm Reinvent, apply… Read More
Kitchen Souq is planning to expand its business and increase its market share in the country, as consumers are continuing to shop online more frequently. Kitchen Souq claims to record an increase of 47 percent on average in sales during the months between March and… Read More
Mastercard and Amazon.ae declared a partnership to offer customers access to the ultimate shopping experience, value added benefits and online savings. This partnership is said to bring the rollout of consumer centric initiatives designed to meet the consumers’ evolving shopping needs. Customers who sign up… Read More
The Khalifa Fund for Economic Development (KFED) stated partnership with noon.com. The partnership aims to enhance mutual cooperation through the implementation of a three tiered initiative, including preferential rates at noon.com; the ‘noon Mahali’ initiative supporting Emirati micro businesses; and optimized positioning for local food… Read More
The UN Broadband Commission and Huawei held the sixth Ultra Broadband Forum (UBBF 2020) online in Beijing. With the theme of ‘Intelligent Connectivity, New Value Together’, this year’s UBBF discussed the challenges and opportunities facing the connectivity industry in today’s era. At the event, David… Read More
