Speaking at the Seamless Middle East forum in Dubai today, Ronaldo Mouchawar, CEO and founder of Souq.com, said that the $580 million Amazon acquisition in 2017 put the UAE at the forefront of technology innovation, but there is still much to be done in the region’s e-commerce space.
Noon brings top US products to the Middle East with eBay tie-up
noon, the Middle East’s homegrown digital marketplace, is bringing the global marketplace of eBay closer to customers in the region with a new partnership.0 3423Emerging tech for seamless transactions on focus in Dubai
The Middle East region is going through an exciting phase, with the UAE claiming 15th rank in the Euromonitor International’s Digital Consumer Index 2017 and highest among emerging markets, underlining the government’s commitment to transforming the society and the industries digitally and seamlessly for the future.
Noon.com launches in UAE
Long-awaited $1 billion e-commerce platform Noon.com has finally launched its operations in the UAE. The site, which is set to receive …
DISTREE Middle East concludes consumer tech channel event
DISTREE Middle East, held from 8th to 10th May, at the Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, UAE, gathered more than 200 …
Seamless 2017 awards winners announced
Seamless Middle East 2017 hosted its industry awards yesterday evening, to honour innovations in the payments, e-commerce and retail industries …
Criteo data reveals retail sales increase during Ramadan
The data revealed by the performance marketing technology company demonstrated that retail sales and traffic in 2016 increased in the lead up to and during Ramadan, but declined slightly during Eid el-Fitr.
what3words launches addressing system in Arabic
what3words has launched its Arabic version and has signed a host of strategic partnerships to bring its addressing infrastructure to a market of over 230 million Arabic speaking people across the globe.
Gemalto’s mobile security solution achieves ANSSI certification
Gemalto has announced that its mobile security solution, Ezio Mobile Software Development Kit (SDK), has achieved security certification from ANSSI (Agence Nationale de la Sécurité des Systèmes d’Information) governmental agency for network and information security.
CompuMe launches online retail site LetsTango.com
CompuMe Founder and CEO Dikran Tchablakian has announced the launch of LetsTango.com, an e-commerce shopping experience.
Dubai down under
The University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) may not be a home-grown school of higher education, but it has made …