The country has launched investments worth billions of dollars in future technologies as it races to diversify its economy Saudi Arabia is racing towards digital transformation, supporting tech innovation and entrepreneurship. The Kingdom, which is pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into an economic transformation, known as Vision 2030, led by ruler Crown Prince Mohammed […]
noon.com, the Middle East’s digital eCommerce platform, has opened its largest warehouse space in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of its ongoing expansion of the logistics and fulfillment network in the Kingdom. The new Customer Fulfillment Centre, which spans over 45,000 square meters, will enable the rapid delivery of products to millions of customers throughout […]
The ongoing LEAP, which is aimed at accelerating Saudi Arabia’s ambitions to expand its digital economy by 50 per cent, and grow its contribution to the wider economy by $13 billion, showcases the kingdom as a digital powerhouse It’s hard to recall when Saudi Arabia wasn’t powering the Middle East digital transformation scene. You have […]
Egypt-based Splendapp has raised a six-figure pre-Seed round from Saudi Arabia-based angel investors. Founded in 2020 by Mohamed Shahin and Mohamed Khaled, SplendApp helps its users create mobile applications for their own use in less than 48 hours. The company plans to use the funding to develop its software stack and accelerate its expansion in […]
FOODICS, the GCC restaurant-tech company based in Saudi Arabia, has announced its first acquisition, with the full ownership of POSRocket, the second largest restaurant cloud technology provider in Mena. This landmark acquisition is a strategic move by both companies and one that enables foodics to consolidate the market, as well as take a market leadership […]
US-based and MENA-servicing B2B healthcare marketplace Aumet has announced its acquisition of Egypt-based Healthcare supply chain solutions startup Platform One to become fully active across Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Jordan with more than 5,000 active pharmacies on its platform. Founded in 2015, Aumet connects Pharmacies with Pharmaceuticals Suppliers across MENA through its […]
Amazon recently launched Alexa in Saudi Arabia offering customers an all-new, localised language experience in an Arabic Khaleeji dialect. Alexa, the brain that powers the Echo device family, has unique new features built with Saudi customers in mind, new smart home integrations with compatible devices, and nearly 200 Alexa skills. It seeks to deliver a […]
Privacy laws have never been as important as they are today, now that data travels the world through borderless networks. As part of its 50th anniversary, the UAE has issued a set of sweeping legal reforms, including enacting the much-anticipated Data Protection Law, which was issued in September. The new legislation will regulate the collection […]
The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC), Saudi Arabia’s digital regulator, is calling for public input through November 30 on its latest digital content platform regulations. As one of the most lucrative, rapidly growing, and unchartered sectors in the Kingdom’s economy—with in-scope market size of more than $3 billion in 2020—this is an enormous opportunity […]
Businesses are doubling down on mobile marketing and focussing on sophisticated measurement. With COVID-19 accelerating the shift to mobile and contactless experiences, 84 per cent of UAE businesses say that mobile apps are now a ‘must’ to stay relevant to their customers, according to the research ‘State of Mobile App Strategies in the Middle East’. […]
