Regional Trends to expect in 2021 Last year we outlined several trends we expected would take place in 2020 – rise in foodtech, growth of e-commerce and the year that... Wamda • 03 January, 2021 coronavirus Trends
Regional Our top stories from 2020 The coronavirus pandemic usurped every aspect of our lives. In its devastation, it dictated our movement, altered our habits and... Wamda • 31 December, 2020 entrepreneurship
Regional What 2020 has taught us about digital transformation Selina Bieber is the senior regional director for the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey, and South Africa at GoDaddy The year 2020 has... Thought Leadership • 30 December, 2020 digital transformation
Global What are the four phases of leadership? Sri Shivananda is the senior vice-president and chief technology officer at PayPal SVP I have benefitted significantly in my career... Thought Leadership • 28 December, 2020 Leadership
Regional How will life change after the vaccine? When the pandemic first began to take hold, the development of a vaccination against the coronavirus wasn’t just a way to prevent its... Wamda • 24 December, 2020 Dubai Future Foundation
Regional From pearl trade to e-wallets: The rise of digital payments in the GCC Dalal Buhejji is the director of business development, financial services at the Bahrain Economic Development Board At the turn of... Thought Leadership • 23 December, 2020 banking digital wallet
Regional What is driving the growth of buy now pay later? Before the emergence of online shopping, there were shopping catalogues, published and distributed by retailers who offered everything from... Triska Hamid • 21 December, 2020 BNPL Tabby
Regional A look at the subscriptions-based economy in the Middle East Digitisation has become the mainstay of the coronavirus pandemic, shifting both consumer and business behaviour. Amid this trend, the... Wamda • 17 December, 2020 subscription SubsBase
U.A.E Is open banking the answer to boosting the UAE property market? Michael Hunter is the co-founder of Holo Open banking is a term we have been hearing a lot over the past three years, since the... Thought Leadership • 16 December, 2020 Fintech Open banking
U.A.E A cashless society in the UAE cannot happen without financial inclusion Anouar Bourakkadi Idrissi is the CEO of Edenred UAE At the onset of 2020, implementation of the wide-scale lockdown and social... Thought Leadership • 14 December, 2020 Fintech financial inclusion cashless
Regional Mena startups raised $37 million in November When Yahaal announced its Series A round, we expected investments to exceed $60 million in November, but a correction from the company... Wamda • 10 December, 2020 Investment
U.A.E Facing new realities at Gitex 2020 Gitex is usually one of the biggest events that takes place in the Middle East region, typically attracting more than 100,000 delegates... Triska Hamid • 09 December, 2020 GITEX
Regional Where will the next wave of innovation come from? Dr Vikas Nand Kumar Batheja is the co-founder and director of Capital College in Dubai The global pandemic has created panic,... Thought Leadership • 07 December, 2020 Innovation
U.A.E Outlining Sharjah's approach to entrepreneurship Najla Al-Midfa is the CEO of Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre (Sheraa) Entrepreneurship is essential to building a strong... Thought Leadership • 03 December, 2020 sharjah Sheraa
Saudi Arabia The Saudi accelerator removing roadblocks for women By May Rostom For reasons ranging from cultural or self-imposed barriers to age-old beliefs, sex-role stereotyping has proved one of the... Middle East Exchange • 02 December, 2020 accelerator
Regional The regional tussle for startups: Is Dubai at risk of being overtaken? [part two] As outlined in the first part of this feature, startups have become a fundamental pillar of the economy, a means not only for innovation,... Triska Hamid • 30 November, 2020 Ecosystem Dubai abu dhabi
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