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Alaan and Visa sign a landmark 5-year deal to help drive the cashless agenda of UAE and KSA

Alaan and Visa sign a landmark 5-year deal to help drive the cashless agenda of UAE and KSA


Alaan, UAE’s fastest growing corporate card solution, and Visa, a world leader in digital payments, announced a landmark 5-year deal to digitize expense management processes for businesses in UAE and KSA.

This five-year strategic alliance aims to leverage Visa’s industry-leading payment network, VisaNet, and Alaan’s AI-powered spend management system to deliver enhanced financial control and visibility to businesses across the region, in line with UAE and KSA governments’ cashless society agendas.

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CrowdStrike and HCLTech Announce Global Strategic Partnership

CrowdStrike and HCLTech Announce Global Strategic Partnership to Drive Enterprise Cybersecurity Transformation

HCLTech MDR services standardizes on CrowdStrike’s AI-native Falcon® XDR platform, delivering the speed and expertise customers need to stop breaches

Dubai, UAE, – March 26, 2024 – CrowdStrike (Nasdaq: CRWD) and HCLTech (NSE: HCLTECH), a leading global technology company, today announced a new strategic partnership to power HCLTech’s managed detection and response (MDR) solutions with the AI-native CrowdStrike Falcon® XDR platform. The partnership will empower HCLTech to deliver the breadth of the Falcon platform, assisting organizations in cybersecurity transformation across device, identity, cloud, data, next-gen SIEM, and beyond, led and managed by HCLTech.

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Middle East presents favourable climate for dealmaking in 2024

Middle East presents favourable climate for dealmaking in 2024, according to PwC’s latest TransAct report

  • M&A activity across the region is being driven by the intensifying economic diversification and growth of non-oil sectors, rising private sector participation and robust capital markets activity
  • Strong economic fundamentals, business regulations and the wider government transformation agenda continue to support dealmaking prospects in the Middle East
  • The impact of the global megatrends such as technological disruption, and climate change will continue to drive investment either regionally or outbound in key areas such as energy transition and digital transformation
  • In 2024, dealmakers must prioritise reinventing business models, focus on talent acquisition and remain agile in navigating market changes
  • Mid-market deals dominate as investors focus on value creation
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New Conference will Demystify and Chart Pathways for Green Finance at World Future Energy Summit 2024

New Conference will Demystify and Chart Pathways for Green Finance at World Future Energy Summit 2024

  • ‘Climate finance must happen in partnership between public and private sectors,’ says FAB Chief Sustainability Officer
  • Conference debut comes as UAE looks to become Sustainable Finance Hub

Abu Dhabi, March 25 2024: World Future Energy Summit, the leading business event for future energy and sustainability hosted by Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, the UAE’s clean energy powerhouse, is to debut a Green Finance Conference during its 2024 edition, which is set to run at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) from April 16-18.

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