Travel & Tourism

Checkout.com partners with Agoda to deliver AI-powered payment performance for global travel

  • Checkout.com supports Agoda’s payment processing across more than six million properties worldwide.
  • Virtual card issuing delivers highly reliable payment operations for Agoda’s global supplier network.

Dubai, UAE — 30 June 2026 — Checkout.com, a leading global digital payments company, today announces its partnership with digital travel platform Agoda. The partnership delivers high-performance digital payments infrastructure that supports Agoda’s mission of bridging the world through travel.

Agoda connects travellers to over six million hotels and holiday properties worldwide as well as with flights, activities, and other travel experiences.

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Business & Investments, Featured

Dubai-it Initiative: Transforming Economy and Tourism

His Excellency Helal Saeed Almarri, Director General of the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), said: “The Dubai-it initiative is a testament to the visionary leadership of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and to a model of government in which ambition is consistently matched by action and delivery. Dubai’s global standing across economy, tourism, investment, and innovation has been built on a sustained track record of execution and tangible results that continue to generate impact locally and internationally.

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Featured

Join PublisHer Studio: Empowering Women in Publishing

Applications now open for the first cohort, beginning October 2026

July 1, 2026 – PublisHer – the global movement advancing women’s leadership in publishing – has launched PublisHer Studio, a first-of-its-kind global online learning platform specifically to equip women with the knowledge, skills and networks to thrive in the publishing industry of the future.

PublisHer Studio responds to shifts driven by artificial intelligence, technological innovation, new business models and an increasingly global marketplace, factors raising the bar and demanding fast-evolving new skills.

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Featured

Magna AI and Saudi Xerox Unite for AI Innovation

Magna AI and Saudi Xerox Establish Strategic Framework to Advance Sovereign AI Infrastructure Across Saudi Arabia

July 2026, UAE: Magna AI, Inc., the global integrated‑value‑chain sovereign AI transformation leader established through a partnership between Trend Micro and Wistron Digital Technology Holding Company (WDH), powered by NVIDIA, today announced a strategic collaboration with Saudi Xerox, official representation of Xerox Trading Company in Saudi Arabia that is redefining the workplace experience by providing solutions to improve business processes, automation, and printing technology. The initiative was formalized during the Global AI Show 2026 in Riyadh by Dr. Moataz BinAli, Chief Executive Officer of Magna AI, and Mehmet Sezer, General Manager of Saudi Xerox.

The strategic framework will enable both companies to advance AI data centres, sovereign AI Factory capabilities, secure AI platforms and large-scale AI adoption for both government-led national initiatives and enterprise customers. The collaboration is aligned with Saudi Arabia’s digital transformation agenda and Vision 2030 objectives, with a focus on enabling secure, scalable, and locally relevant AI adoption across the public and private sectors.

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Technologies

Magna AI and Arabic.AI: Pioneering Arabic Sovereign AI

Magna AI and Arabic.AI Join Forces to Advance Arabic-First Sovereign AI Capabilities in Saudi Arabia

Announced at the Global AI Show 2026, the collaboration brings together Magna AI’s integrated AI transformation capabilities and Arabic.AI’s Arabic-first technologies to support AI adoption across government and enterprise

Magna AI and Arabic.AI MoU Signing

July 01, 2026, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Magna AI, Inc., the global integrated-value-chain sovereign AI transformation leader established through a partnership between Trend Micro and Wistron Digital Technology Holding Company (WDH), powered by NVIDIA, today signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Arabic.AI, a leading provider of Arabic artificial intelligence and enterprise language solutions, at the Global AI Show 2026 in Riyadh. The partnership aims to accelerate the development and deployment of Arabic-native AI capabilities across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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