Middle East stories
Payment firms are finding that card programmes take far more operational work to scale than to launch, with extra providers adding integration risk.
Supply disruptions have knocked about 6 million tonnes off South Asian LNG demand in 2026, exposing the region's reliance on Gulf cargoes.
Core India operations stayed profitable as the payments firm expanded overseas and pushed into AI, even after a USD $10 million net loss.
The nine-month overhaul should cut delays to digital updates and give the fashion retailer a single eCommerce system across four major markets.
Nearly two-thirds of organisations are still exposed to fast-moving cyber attacks because they lack round-the-clock security operations and automation.
Travel leaders in Paris will test whether AI tools can work across rival regional systems as Europe's adoption gap widens.
The hire comes as the firm pursues work across an AMEA rail pipeline worth more than USD $3.9 trillion, amid heavy public investment.
Users will gain faster access to country risk insight as AlphaSense folds EIU forecasts and geopolitical analysis into its research platform.
The acquisition gives 11:11 Systems more enterprise accounts as Broadcom narrows VMware partners, but no financial terms were disclosed.
The enlarged group now serves more than 300 enterprise customers and processes over 110 billion digital interactions a year across four regions.
The hire comes as North American insurers face pressure to speed up underwriting and claims while improving compliance and customer service.
The reshuffle signals a tighter focus on strategy and continuity in EMEA as 8x8 promotes two long-serving insiders to key leadership roles.
For a bank handling 10,000 cross-border payments a day, failed transactions can drain about USD $2.2 million a year and drive customers away.
UK defence groups are set to spend an average of £79 million next year as demand for air defence and drone tech rises.
Partners across Europe and the Middle East will get new support for cybersecurity and AI governance as the unit goes live this month.
More than a third of financial firms in Europe, the Middle East and Africa reported fraud attempts rising by over 25% in two years.
The move puts AI agents at the heart of the bank software group's strategy as it targets faster service and more automated customer operations.
The pact gives public institutions and critical infrastructure operators in Côte d'Ivoire access to locally run security operations as cyber risk rises.
Rising infrastructure work in Queensland has prompted the consultancy to expand its Brisbane team to more than 24 staff since 2021.
The move should help FOMO Pay tighten onboarding and fraud checks as it expands across markets with diverging rules and rising scam pressure.
