Over the last few years, Middle Eastern economies have increased their dependency on technology and state-of-the-art ICT solutions to deliver high-quality, efficient, and effective services. With this increased dependency comes the need for organisations and governements alike to protect these critical infrastructure. We sat down with Mariana Pereira, a Director at Darktrace, the world leader…
By John Mattone He was arguably the greatest CEO of the modern era globally, his vision magically transformed four industries – personal computer, music, movies and mobile. A legend by the age of 30, tons of pages have been written about his creativity, innovation, intensity and focus. Sometimes called a tough manager and unforgiving, but…
In an edited version of a piece in CFO Middle East, EY MENA’s Khurram Siddiqui shares his thoughts on why robotic process automation is something that finance departments need to prepare for as part of their future. With increasing mandates to reduce costs, improve the speed, volume and quality of information they provide, as well…
By Dr. Sabah al-Binali, Chief Investment Officer; CEO – Credit and Advisor to the Chairman, SHUAA Capital; Contributor, The National A whole lot of economic vision plans have come out in the last decade or so. It seems to me, however, that only Saudi’s Vision 2030 actually addresses the issue of managing an economy post…
Fintech is a hot topic in the Middle East at the moment. ADGM, DIFC, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia are all looking to create eco-systems to support investment, innovation and growth in the Fintech market. Some great strides have been taken and we are seeing international companies look to grow regional offices and local businesses founding…
With the explosion of financial technology (fintech) and the resulting disruption of traditional business models, banking financial services and insurance (BFSI) firms have no choice but to now adopt new technologies to adapt to the changing market dynamics. For our latest interview, we sat down with Sagheer Mufti the Chief Operating Officer of Abu Dhabi…
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Walid has been active in venture capital and in new venture development for the past 18 years with 40+ VC investments executed since 2010. Prior to founding MEVP and growing its AUM to $120M, Walid was the CEO of Dubai International Capital’s venture arm “the Arab Business Angels Network” (ABAN), which managed a regional seed…
Theodore L. (“Trey”) Goede III is currently Head of Portfolio Management for Aramco Entrepreneurship Ventures, a USD 200mn venture fund launched by Saudi Aramco in 2013 to diversify the Kingdom’s economy and create high-quality Saudi jobs. After participating in fund formation, Mr Goede helped lead the fund through its first 15 approved transactions in 3.5…
While the GCC region remains a technologically sophisticated BFSI market, many financial institutions are still missing out on the digital innovations that are radically changing business models and redefining customer experiences. Digital-only banking is a new wave that is expected to change the way the banking industry works, with concepts such as card-less payments, blockchain…