Author: Mahdeehassan

Muscat: Demonstrating its commitment to nurturing the next generation of entrepreneurs, National Finance, the Sultanate of Oman’s leading finance company, has renewed its strategic partnership with Injaz Oman. Through this collaboration, National Finance proudly takes on the role of Main Sponsor for the ‘University’ category in Injaz Oman’s 2025–2026 edition of ‘The Company’ program & competition, a flagship initiative aimed at equipping aspiring youth with the essential skills to transform their innovative business ideas into real-world enterprises. The agreement was signed by Mr. Tariq Sulaiman Al Farsi, Chief Executive Officer of National Finance, and Ms. Khaula Hamoud Al Harthi, Chief Executive…

SBC Summit 2025’s Global Markets Stage will conclude with a focused look at the North American sports betting and iGaming market, one of the industry’s most commercially significant and complex regions. Taking place on Thursday, 18 September at the Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL), the Global Markets: North America track will round off three days of market-focused content covering Latin America & Brazil, Western Europe and North America. With a combined value of $23.44 billion, the US and Canadian markets are shaped by fierce competition, patchwork regulation, and steep entry costs. Yet, for those able to stand out and innovate, the long-term upside is significant. …

Dubai-United Arab Emirates: Dubai has launched the world’s first icon-based classification system to represent the level of human–machine collaboration in the process of producing research, publications, and public-facing content. Developed by the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), the Human–Machine Collaboration (HMC) Icons offer a new global standard for transparency, clearly indicating the extent to which humans and AI worked together throughout the creation process. The classification is free to use, copyrighted for consistency, and openly available for researchers, publishers, and content creators worldwide. His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and…

Abu Dhabi on August: Shory, the UAE’s leading digital insurance platform, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Wio Bank to deliver a faster and more accessible way for customers to obtain car insurance, seamlessly embedded within the Wio Personal app. This milestone collaboration was officially formalized during a signing ceremony, highlighting the shared commitment of both organizations to innovation and customer-centricity.Advertise here. This collaboration introduces a game-changing embedded insurance experience, allowing Wio users to purchase car insurance in just a few clicks. Customers now have the option to split their insurance payments into easy monthly installments ranging from 3…

According to Context data[1], Acer’s EMEA ‘for Business’ division has achieved significant market-beating growth: +15.8% in the professional notebook business compared to a 5,7% market growth and +14,8% in the professional desktop PCs business against a 10,1% market growth.  This achievement underscores Acer’s unwavering commitment to the commercial segment, a year after relaunching its business focus during its annual press conference in Switzerland. Several key strategic pillars are driving this positive trend and paving the way for future success: new initiatives to strengthen reseller and partner loyalty, increased investment in the flourishing Digital Signage market, and continued innovation in products and services for businesses. These levers reaffirm Acer’s crucial role in…

SBC has announced the debut shortlist for the inaugural Affiliate Leaders Awards – a new ceremony spotlighting the companies shaping affiliate marketing’s next chapter. This time, it’s the public who holds the power, with open voting deciding which nominees will be celebrated on stage in Lisbon this September. The ceremony will welcome 600 industry leaders to Lisbon’s MEO Arena, located just steps away from the main event venue, Feira Internacional de Lisboa, on Wednesday, 17 September. The evening will celebrate the standout companies shortlisted across 22 fiercely contested categories, and ultimately, honour the winners. While the shortlist was selected by an independent panel…

Q: What is the Legends Charity Game? RS: The Legends Charity Game is something we’ve been dreaming about for a long time, and now it’s finally happening. On Monday, 15 September, right in the heart of Lisbon, a team of Portugal’s greatest football legends will step onto the pitch to take on a global lineup of football legends from across the world. These legends are the players so many of us grew up watching, idols who shaped our love for the game, now coming together for a match that is about more than nostalgia. It’s about charity, and our goal…

Dubai, UAE: ESET, Europe’s leading global cybersecurity company, is proud to announce its participation in the pilot phase of the Cyber Intelligence Extension Programme (CIEP), a new initiative launched by Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3). The program aims to strengthen public-private cooperation in the fight against cybercrime by enabling real-time collaboration and intelligence sharing. As part of this initiative, ESET Chief Research Officer Roman Kováč, and Senior Malware Researcher Jakub Souček, recently spent several days at Europol headquarters in The Hague meeting EC3 teams and exploring ways in which ESET’s threat intelligence can directly support investigations into ransomware operations, payment fraud…

Abu Dhabi: Shory, the UAE’s leading digital insurance platform, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Wio Bank to deliver a faster and more accessible way for customers to obtain car insurance, seamlessly embedded within the Wio Personal app. This milestone collaboration was officially formalized during a signing ceremony, highlighting the shared commitment of both organizations to innovation and customer-centricity. This collaboration introduces a game-changing embedded insurance experience, allowing Wio users to purchase car insurance in just a few clicks. Customers now have the option to split their insurance payments into easy monthly installments ranging from 3 to 48 months,…

Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Savola Group – the leading strategic investment holding group in the food and retail sectors across the MENA region, today announced its interim financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2025, delivering strong revenue growth and a substantial improvement in profit after excluding the impact of prior‑year one‑off transactions. The Group achieved revenues of SAR 13.7 billion in H1 2025, compared to SAR 12.3 billion in the same period of 2024. This growth was primarily driven by: Retail Segment: +6% revenue growth, supported by store network expansion and the Customer Experience Revival (CXR) program at Panda Retail Company.…