Middle East stories
Rising demand from sovereign wealth and pension funds is prompting a more targeted regional push across Asia-Pacific, where operational complexity is growing.
Banks could launch international transfers faster, as the Backbase integration cuts the complexity of linking to Mastercard Move.
The deal gives finance teams a way to automate revenue recognition and reconciliation as businesses seek cleaner books and faster closes.
Singapore merchants will get a faster online checkout as Juspay brings Mastercard Click to Pay to the city-state and wider Asia-Pacific region.
Rising demand for AI infrastructure is driving faster uptake of digital site monitoring, with OpenSpace now used on more than 1,000 projects.
The update aims to stop conflicting writes across sites in critical sectors such as banking and payments, reducing reconciliation risk.
Partners across North America, EMEA and ANZ were rewarded for bookings growth and new customer wins in 8x8's 2026 fiscal year.
The funding will help the clubwear platform expand into the US, UK and Middle East as it tackles a manual supply chain for grassroots teams.
New mandates in Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific are forcing multinationals to juggle varied e-invoicing rules across 150 countries.
Enterprises in India and beyond stand to gain a single vendor for AI infrastructure and software as the firms target GCC demand and global expansion.
Growth in managed service provider demand lifted revenue 4% at NAKIVO, as the backup software group added customers in 190 countries and territories.
Higher handset prices and supply shortages are set to hit low-end buyers hardest as worldwide shipments slump 13.9% next year, IDC said.
New robotaxi projects in Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Europe and Saudi Arabia could help Nvidia turn Drive Hyperion into a standard platform for fleets.
The report says Chinese threat groups are now tracking oil, reconstruction and strategic technologies across Venezuela, Syria, South Korea and the Gulf.
The move gives the cyber risk provider closer access to EMEA customers as demand rises for better oversight of supplier vulnerabilities.
Enterprises are putting greater weight on fraud controls and identity checks as AI-driven customer messaging becomes central to CPaaS buying decisions.
Rising workloads and weak systems are leaving governance teams with more compliance risk and little room to manage AI oversight.
AI data centres in EMEA are getting a smaller-footprint cooling option as Vertiv rolls out kit designed to ease pressure on cramped facilities.
The 25MW project will add new power to the National Electricity Market as big tech seeks cleaner electricity for data centres.
Cautious shoppers and weaker demand hit retailers, with online spending dropping 2.3% in April after March's rebound.
