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Accenture targets Gulf sovereign AI gap at LEAP 2026

New Middle East research from Accenture finds a widening gulf between national AI ambition and enterprise execution across the region.
New Middle East research from Accenture finds a widening gulf between national AI ambition and enterprise execution across the region.
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Retail & E-Commerce
Internet of Things
AI & ML

OPPO launches Enco Clip2, Enco Air5 and Pad 5 in Saudi Arabia

OPPO's three-product Gulf rollout tests whether premium audio and AI-tablet features can convert mid-market consumers in Saudi Arabia.
OPPO's three-product Gulf rollout tests whether premium audio and AI-tablet features can convert mid-market consumers in Saudi Arabia.
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Fintech
AI & ML
Blockchain

Cypher Capital names new CEO to drive multi-asset institutional push

The Dubai-founded firm is expanding beyond digital assets into AI infrastructure and private equity under a new chief executive.
The Dubai-founded firm is expanding beyond digital assets into AI infrastructure and private equity under a new chief executive.
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Fintech
AI & ML

ADX opens live market data to ChatGPT and Claude in MENA first

Abu Dhabi's exchange becomes the first in the MENA region to stream official live market data through conversational AI platforms.
Abu Dhabi's exchange becomes the first in the MENA region to stream official live market data through conversational AI platforms.
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Energy
Sustainability
Real Estate

TAQA lifts H1 profit 10% as Gulf utility pivots from oil to renewables

Abu Dhabi's TAQA posts AED 4.1bn net income as a 38% capex surge funds power, water and clean-energy expansion.
Abu Dhabi's TAQA posts AED 4.1bn net income as a 38% capex surge funds power, water and clean-energy expansion.
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Fintech

Money20/20 Middle East Returns to Riyadh

Money20/20 Middle East returns to Riyadh from 14–16 September 2026, bringing global financial leaders together to explore the future of fintech, payments and digital fina

Money20/20 Middle East is set to return to Riyadh from 14–16 September 2026, bringing regulators, financial institutions, fintech companies, investors and technology leaders together as Saudi Arabia continues to strengthen its position in the global financial services landscap

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Transportation & Logistics
Internet of Things
Real Estate

Q Mobility and Parkin link up to unify UAE smart parking

Abu Dhabi and Dubai's largest public parking operators join forces on AI-driven integration across the UAE's two biggest urban mobility markets.
Abu Dhabi and Dubai's largest public parking operators join forces on AI-driven integration across the UAE's two biggest urban mobility markets.
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Transportation & Logistics
Real Estate
AI & ML

Q Mobility and Parkin unite to build UAE-wide smart parking grid

Abu Dhabi and Dubai's largest public parking operators are merging data systems, signalling a new phase in Gulf urban mobility convergence.
Abu Dhabi and Dubai's largest public parking operators are merging data systems, signalling a new phase in Gulf urban mobility convergence.
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Fintech

Why Iraq's Digital Future is Closer than Ever

Qi Group's Ahmed Kadhum argues Iraq can leapfrog conventional development stages as digital payments become the gateway to a connected
economy.

Discussions at the world's leading fintech conferences have moved beyond digital payments.

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Real Estate
Transportation & Logistics
Property

Fitting raises $1.1m seed to digitise Saudi construction supply chains

A Saudi construction-tech startup closes its second seed round as Vision 2030 megaprojects drive procurement digitalisation demand.
A Saudi construction-tech startup closes its second seed round as Vision 2030 megaprojects drive procurement digitalisation demand.
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Real Estate
Blockchain
Fintech

Tether and FirstData tokenise Saudi real estate under Vision 2030

Blockchain infrastructure meets Gulf sovereign ambition as Tether's Hadron platform targets illiquid Saudi property markets.
Blockchain infrastructure meets Gulf sovereign ambition as Tether's Hadron platform targets illiquid Saudi property markets.
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Fintech

AlFaris International Appoints Nicholas Bingham as Strategic Advisor

AlFaris International Group has appointed Taranis Capital Founder and CEO Nicholas S. Bingham as Strategic Advisor to support its growth strategy.

AlFaris International Group has announced the appointment of Nicholas S. Bingham, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Taranis Capital, as a Strategic Advisor to the Group. 

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Fintech
Wellbeing

Edenred UAE wins central bank approval to licence payroll platform

A stored-value facility licence would formalise Edenred's role paying 2.5 million workers, spotlighting UAE's push for migrant financial inclusion.
A stored-value facility licence would formalise Edenred's role paying 2.5 million workers, spotlighting UAE's push for migrant financial inclusion.
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Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce

MoneyHash and Azm Fintech unite to streamline Saudi payment ops

The partnership connects MoneyHash's orchestration layer to Azm's licensed Edaat platform, targeting Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 digital payments push.
The partnership connects MoneyHash's orchestration layer to Azm's licensed Edaat platform, targeting Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 digital payments push.
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Fintech
Real Estate
AI & ML

Al Ramz doubles profit as GCC capital markets digitise at pace

The Dubai-listed broker's 90% net profit surge signals how Gulf capital markets are converging digital infrastructure with regional financial expansion.
The Dubai-listed broker's 90% net profit surge signals how Gulf capital markets are converging digital infrastructure with regional financial expansion.
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Energy
Sustainability

Enlight lifts 2026 guidance as storage-led portfolio hits $2.3bn run

The Israeli renewables platform posted 55% revenue growth and raised full-year targets as US tax-credit income and European storage bets accelerate.
The Israeli renewables platform posted 55% revenue growth and raised full-year targets as US tax-credit income and European storage bets accelerate.
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Energy
Sustainability
Real Estate

TAQA's $750m Blue Bond sets EMEA record for water utility finance

Abu Dhabi's integrated utility taps international debt markets to fund water security in one of the world's most water-stressed regions.
Abu Dhabi's integrated utility taps international debt markets to fund water security in one of the world's most water-stressed regions.
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Energy
Sustainability
Real Estate

TAQA launches $750m Blue Bond to fund Gulf water security

Abu Dhabi's TAQA sets EMEA Blue Bond records, targeting water infrastructure as climate-stressed regions race to secure supply.
Abu Dhabi's TAQA sets EMEA Blue Bond records, targeting water infrastructure as climate-stressed regions race to secure supply.
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Defence
Robotics

ParaZero wins third business unit order for drone-intercept pods

A third division of an unnamed Tier-1 Israeli defence giant adopts ParaZero's net-based Counter-UAS pods, signalling platform-wide layered-defence adoption.
A third division of an unnamed Tier-1 Israeli defence giant adopts ParaZero's net-based Counter-UAS pods, signalling platform-wide layered-defence adoption.
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Defence
Aerospace
Energy

3D Systems JV wins Saudi military licence to print defence parts locally

NAMI's GAMI licence positions additive manufacturing at the heart of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 defence localisation drive.
NAMI's GAMI licence positions additive manufacturing at the heart of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 defence localisation drive.
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