Daily Archives: July 20, 2026

Business & Investments

CBD Launches Jaywan Prepaid Cards to Enhance UAE Payments

The Bank’s early support with Jaywan and upcoming prepaid card rollout reflects CBD’s commitment to strengthening the UAE’s domestic payments infrastructure.

Dubai, UAE, 20 July, 2026: Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD) is proud to be one of the first banks in the UAE to adopt Jaywan, with its launch of the Jaywan Prepaid Cards issued under a corporate arrangement but will be used by retail customers. As part of this initiative, CBD reinforces its commitment to supporting the UAE’s evolving national payments infrastructure.

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Technologies

Origen and Deepexi partner to accelerate enterprise AI adoption across the Middle East and Africa

The strategic partnership combines AI-native infrastructure, enterprise data intelligence, and localised delivery to enablegovernments and enterprises to seamlessly convert AI from pilot projects into real-world business outcomes.

UAE, Dubai, July 20, 2026—Origen, an Abu Dhabi-based AI-native technology company, and Deepexi, a publicly listed enterprise AI and data intelligence company, announced a strategic partnership at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2026 to advance enterprise AI adoption across the UAE and the broader Middle East and Africa (MEA) region.

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Food & Dining

From Iced Coffees to Refreshing Sips: Summer at Black Sheep Coffee

From Iced Coffees to Refreshing Sips: Summer at Black Sheep Coffee

Refreshing drinks, specialty Robusta coffee, and all-day favourites to fuel every moment at Black Sheep Coffee this summer!

Dubai, UAE, July, 2026: Summer calls for drinks that keep up, and Black Sheep Coffee is answering with a lineup built for the season. From bold coffee creations to refreshing seasonal flavours, the brand is serving up drinks made for every moment of the day, whether it’s a morning pick-me-up, an afternoon refreshment or an after-work treat.

Coffee remains the brand’s calling card, and this summer it’s all about Cold Foam. Black Sheep Coffee has rolled out its Cold Foam range across the Classic Cold Brew, Iced Americano, Iced Latte and Iced Matcha Latte, with the light, velvety topping also available to add to virtually any drink of choice. It’s a small addition with a big personality shift, smooth, refreshing and unmistakably Black Sheep’s own take on how iced coffee should feel in the heat.

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Business & Investments

Emirates Gold: Setting the Standard for Quality and Trust

A Benchmark of Trust:The UAE Good Delivery List and the Standard Emirates Gold Applies to Every Product

As the UAE strengthens its position as a global gold hub, the UAE Good Delivery List has become a defining benchmark of quality and trust. For Emirates Gold, its principles reach well beyond the bars it formally covers, shaping how every product is made.

Dubai, UAE, July 2026: The UAE Good Delivery List (UAEGD) is the national benchmark that determines which gold and silver bars are accepted for settlement and trading in the UAE market. Overseen by the UAE Ministry of Economy through the Emirates Bullion Market Committee, it was originally introduced as the Dubai Good Delivery Standard by DMCC in 2005 and later aligned with a national framework in 2021. It sets strict requirements for gold purity, weight accuracy, financial strength, operational integrity, and responsible sourcing. In doing so, it gives banks, traders, institutions, and investors a dependable assurance that UAE-refined bullion meets a consistent, verifiable standard.

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Featured, Technologies

UAE PASS: A Global Digital Government Model

World Economic Forum Recognizes theUAE PASS as a Global Model for Integrated Government Digital Infrastructure

Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori:

  • This recognition highlights the UAE’s success in advancing an integrated digital model built on trust,integration and a human-centric approach, aligned with our leadership’svision of a connected government where enhancing quality of life is the driving force behind digital transformation.

Eng. Majed Sultan Al Mesmar:

  • The UAE PASS ecosystem is one of our national success stories, offering the world a proven model for trusted digital transformation. It reflects the UAE’s commitment to building a digital infrastructure founded on the highest standards of trust, security, and governance, enabling an advanced, innovation-driven digital economy.

Wesam Lootah:

  • These achievements reflect the UAE’s vision to redefine government operations through advanced technologies and AI, enabling the delivery of more efficient, seamless and proactive services.

Dubai, 20 July 2026The World Economic Forum has recognized the UAE’s leading experience in digital identity and government digital infrastructure, highlighting the UAE PASS as a global model that demonstrates the maturity of the UAE’s digital transformation and the seamless integration of government services with the focus on promoting trust and advancing a human-centric approach that prioritizes people’s needs over technology.Thisrecognition was featured in a report issued by the World Economic Forum titled: “The GovTech Compass: Ten Principles for theResponsible Implementationof GovTech and Digital PublicInfrastructure”.

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