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Mozn recognised as one of the world’s top FinTechs for 2023

Saudi Arabia’s Mozn, an enterprise focused on Artificial Intelligence technologies, has announced that it has been recognised as one of the Top 200 FinTech Companies globally and one of the Top 25 in the “Digital Business Solutions”...

Luxoft and Finastra to deliver turnkey managed services to banks in EMEA

Finastra, a global provider of financial software applications and marketplaces, has announced a new managed services partnership agreement with Luxoft, a DXC Technology company, to support Finastra’s Kondor customers in...

Emirates NBD drives innovation and sustainability initiatives with Microsoft

Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye region, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enter a sustainability and innovation-focused collaboration with Microsoft. The initiatives will be built on...

76% of small businesses feel well-equipped to survive a recession

The majority of US small business owners (72%) are concerned about the impact of a potential recession, however, 76% are confident their business could withstand the downturn, according to the Bank of America 2023 Small Business Owner Report (PDF). The...

Study finds financial advisors pursue client engagement due to economic conditions

Edward Jones has announced its survey findings, revealing three-quarters of financial advisors (76%) from across the industry have increased their engagement with clients due to current economic conditions in the United States. Most financial...

AEG partners with Microsoft and Crayon to revolutionise SWIFT infrastructure in MEA

Allied Engineering Group (AEG), one of the largest SWIFT service bureaus globally, has announced its collaboration with Microsoft and Crayon to bring tailored and compliant solutions to financial service institutions (FSIs) that are migrating their SWIFT...

Survey finds about half of American workers are suffering from financial stress

With inflation and escalating healthcare costs continuing to plague American workers, financial stress is on the rise and now impacting about half of employees, according to a survey by FinFit with Salary Finance. Inside the Wallets of Working Americans,...

Emirates Development Bank and Emirates Islamic to support SMEs in the UAE

Emirates Development Bank (EDB), a key financial engine for the economic development and industrial advancement of the nation, and Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, have announced the signing of a Memorandum of...

Financial planning with the advent of Corporate Tax in the UAE

Armin Moradi, Co-founder and CEO at Qashio, speaks to us about financial planning in light of the UAE’s new Corporate Tax and how businesses use technology to manage spending efficiently. Globally, there has been a shift from basic manual...

Data management should be at the heart of the UAE financial sector’s Digital Transformation

Companies in the financial services and banking sector need to be able to meet the changing expectations of today’s customers. Fred Crehan, Area Vice President, Emerging Markets at Confluent, speaks to us about why the UAE needs strong data management...

FOODICS unifies its employee operations with Darwinbox’s HR platform

FOODICS, a cloud-based restaurant management technology and payments platform based in the KSA, has chosen Darwinbox’s Human Resource Management Software (HRMS) to unify its multi-geography HR function. This offers FOODICS a holistic way to manage its...

One in three finance and accounting professionals admit B2B procurement is broken

Zip has announced the results of the 2023 Trends in B2B Purchasing survey of 1,056 US-based finance and accounting professionals – director-level and above. Respondents are overwhelmingly eager to move the procurement process away...