Insurer American International Group (AIG) has partnered with IBM to develop a “smart” insurance policy that uses blockchain to manage complex …
CBB launches regulatory sandbox for fintech startups
The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has announced new regulations to create a regulatory sandbox that will allow startups and …
BlackBerry, VoxSmart team up for MiFID II compliance
BlackBerry and VoxSmart have partnered to help financial services firms comply on time with the European Union’s Markets in Financial …
EastNet applies AI to fight financial crimes
EastNets, which provides compliance, risk and payments solutions, has integrated artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities across its family of solutions. en.SafeWatch PaymentGuard …
Palo Alto Networks forms $20 million venture fund
Palo Alto Networks is forming a $20 million security venture fund. The fund will provide early stage capital investments to …
Zain KSA acquires additional spectrum
Mobile Telecommunication Company Saudi Arabia (Zain) has secured 10MHz of 1800MHz spectrum at a total cost of SAR 844 million. This …
IBM wins VMware global accolade
IBM has been honored as the winner of the VMware 2016 Global System’s Outsourcer Partner Innovation Award. IBM was recognised at …
SDN: The game changer for today’s networks?
Software-defined networking (SDN) opens up closed network platforms, allowing for greater oversight and more rapid provisioning of new services, writes …
GE holds communications best practices workshop
General Electric (GE) has organised a workshop on the company’s communications best practices for members of the Dubai Public Diplomacy …
Microsoft resurrects Windows XP patches
Microsoft yesterday followed May’s unprecedented release of security updates for expired operating systems, including Windows XP, by issuing another dozen …
UAE govt portal maps out future until 2117
The official UAE Government Portal (government.ae) presents a pillar that highlights the future milestones of the UAE journey until 2117, …
Centrify protects Mac endpoints
Centrify has announced enhancements to the Centrify Identity Platform that deliver local administrator password management for Macs and comprehensive Mac …
New malware targets power grids
Security researchers from ESET and Dragos have discovered a brand new malware strain, dubbed Industroyer, that was specifically built to …
Gemalto launches new access management service
Gemalto has announced the launch of SafeNet Trusted Access, an access management and identity protection service, to secure cloud and …