Monthly Archives: May 2024

Business & Investments

iAccel Gulf Business Incubator partners with Gulf Islamic Investments Eureka! GCC 2024 start-up business competition

iAccel Gulf Business Incubator partners with Gulf Islamic Investments Eureka! GCC 2024 start-up business competition

  • Eureka! GCC 2024, the Gulf edition of Asia’s largest business model competition, is brought to the region by Gulf Islamic Investments (GII), a leading Shariah-compliant global alternative investment company with over US$4.5 billion of assets under management (AUM).

(Left to Right) Deepak Ahuja, Cofounder & CEO – iAccel GBI; Shalabh Jakhetia, Managing Partner & COO – iAccel GBI; Anishkaa Gehani, Managing Partner & CMO – iAccel GBI;  Pankaj Gupta, Co-Founder and Co-CEO GII and Founder of Eureka; and Rishika Gupta, Project Manager of GII

GII’s Eureka! GCC will utilize iAccel Gulf Business Incubator’s expertise and resources as a leading UAE startup facilitator to bolster startup talent and foster entrepreneurship across the Middle East, promoting innovation and economic growth.

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ADNOC Drilling Secures Transformational $1.7 Billion Contract

ADNOC Drilling Secures Transformational $1.7 Billion Contract to Unlock UAE’s World-Class Unconventional Energy Resources

Award consolidates ADNOC Drilling’s position as leading regional provider of energy drilling services with expansion into unconventional energy.

ADNOC Drilling establishes ‘’Turnwell’’ to execute the award and signs a term sheet for potential partnerships with global industry leaders SLB and Patterson-UTI

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New Amazon Payment Services Report

New Amazon Payment Services Report Highlights Trends and Opportunities in Online Payment Strategies for Businesses in MENA

Insights from over 100 business leaders unveil key trends and drivers of change for digital payments across the region including omni-pay advances and adapting to AI

The latest report from Amazon Payment Services’ re:Imagine Payments forum offers insights on how MENA companies can better prepare themselves in a rapidly evolving digital payments environment

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, May 13th, 2024—Amazon Payment Services, a regional leader in digital payments operating across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), shares its latest research on recent and upcoming changes shaping the payments industry. The report, titled “Leading Trends in Digital Payments: Driving the Real-Time Economy in MENA,” identifies key trends and shows why they matter to businesses looking to serve customers better and boost revenues. Based on a study designed and conducted by Davies Hickman Partners and sponsored by Amazon Payment Services, this report comes as part of the re:Imagine Payments thought leadership forum, designed to help inform merchants and those interested in digital payments.

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Sharjah Children Reading Festival

SCRF 2024 enriches and inspires 157,000 visitors with 1,000 hours of edutainment activities

SCRF 2024 enriches and inspires 157,000 visitors with 1,000 hours of edutainment activities

The 15th Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival concludes on a high note after providing
12 days filled with over 1,500 activities led by some of the world’s brightest minds 

  • Ahmed Al Ameri: SCRF is a testament to the fundamental role Sharjah plays in nurturing young minds who will lead us into our future.
  • Khoula Al Mujaini: This festival is inspiring successive generations to become the architects of tomorrow…


Sharjah, May 13, 2024

As the 15th Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF 2024) drew to a close on Sunday, it marked a new chapter in its ongoing journey of fostering creativity and knowledge to 157,381 visitors throughout the 12 days, amassing more than 1,000 hours of enriching content.

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Geidea to Showcase Innovation and Thought Leadership at Seamless Middle East 2024

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Geidea to Showcase Innovation and Thought Leadership at Seamless Middle East 2024

May 2024, Dubai UAE: Geidea, a leading fintech company with more than 2,000 employees within the region, is excited to announce its participation as the Diamond sponsor of Seamless Middle East 2024, the region’s premier event for payments, fintech, e-commerce, and digital commerce industries. The event will take place from May 14 to May 16 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

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