Saudi Arabia
BIOS Middle East Taps VMware for UAE and Saudi Customers
BIOS Middle East, provider of cloud and managed IT services for enterprises, announced that it will offer VMware’s SD-WAN to customers in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. BIOS said it would be the first cloud provider to launch VMware SD-WAN
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Saudi E-Wallet STC Pay Selects Temenos to Expand Digital Payments Capabilities
STC Pay, a Saudi Arabian digital wallet, has selected banking software company Temenos to expand its digital payments capabilities, aiming to double its customer base by 2021. The e-wallet that was launched in late 2018, has chosen the API-first Temenos Transact
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Fintech Saudi Ties up With Flat6Labs to Launch a Fintech Accelerator Programme
Powered by startup accelerator Flat6Labs, Fintech Saudi is launching its Fintech Accelerator, an intensive 3-months innovation and entrepreneurship programme. The programme brings together Fintech Saudi’s market reach and Flat6Labs’ resources to provide up to ten fintech startups with the best
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Spiros Margaris Appointed to Saudi’s STC Pay’s Board of Directors
Spiros Margaris, Swiss venture capitalist and founder of Margaris Ventures, shared on Twitter that he would be a Board Member and Member of the Executive Committee of digital wallet STC Pay. STC Pay, a subsidiary of the Saudi Telecom Company,
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A Growing Fintech Ecosystem Is Emerging In Saudi Arabia
The fintech landscape in Saudi is said to be rapidly developing according to the Fintech Saudi Annual Report 2019/ 2020, which provides an overview of key developments in the region. Some of the updates over the last year includes the
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Tabby’s Pay Later Solution Launches in Saudi
tabby, a UAE-based Fintech startup, has launched its “Buy Now Pay Later” solution in Saudi Arabia after completing its latest round of funding. The solution enables shoppers to make instant and interest-free installments when they complete their online purchases. The
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Saudi Monetary Authority Deployed Blockchain Tech for Money Transfer With Local Banks
Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) has recently used blockchain technology to deposit part of the liquidity that SAMA had previously announced, to be injected into the banking sector, as part of SAMA’s actions aimed at enhancing the sector’s capabilities to
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Pay Later Solution Tabby Secures $7m Funding to Launch in Saudi Arabia
Tabby, the UAE-based FinTech startup and the region’s first Buy Now Pay Later solution, today announced it has raised $7M to fund its growth and launch its offering in Saudi Arabia. The funding round was led by Raed Ventures with
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Saudi Arabia Permits New Fintech Companies to Operate in Regulatory Sandbox
The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) announced that it has Permitted 9 FinTech Companies as a new batch to operate in the Regulatory Sandbox. These companies have, therefore joined the list of companies permitted in the two previous cohorts, bringing
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Saudi Banks Need to Accelerate Digital Transformation Plans Amid COVID-19 Disruptions
Banks in Saudi Arabia have to revisit their digital transformation plans and strive to launch new channels that will sustain delivery of products and services amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the findings of a new report released KPMG Al
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