Middle East stories

FiLLi Cafe adopts Oracle NetSuite to streamline finance, inventory and franchise operations as it scales to 100-plus sites in 13 countries.

Kalaam adopts Luminance AI to centralise contract data, cut review times and standardise legal work across its Middle East and UK markets.

Oracle NetSuite unveils NetSuite Next in the UAE, embedding AI assistants, agentic workflows and analytics across its cloud ERP suite.

AI tools save hours at work but Workday finds nearly 40% of those gains are wiped out as staff redo, check and correct low-quality outputs.

Writer’s Toolbox secures Singapore school contracts as the city-state boosts AI investment with SGD $1 billion for research and development.

DroneShield taps veteran executive Michael Powell as chief operating officer to steer global growth and ramp up Australian production.

Bank ABC shifts ila Bank onto Temenos core on AWS in Bahrain, kicking off a wider cloud-led core banking transformation programme.

Agencies rush to adopt AI to boost efficiency and margins by 2026, yet many fear churning out low-quality ‘slop’ that could erode trust.

Westcon-Comstor unveils free Tech Insights programme to help EMEA partners assess cyber risk and AI data readiness for customers.

Celonis hires veteran software leader Ewan Henderson as North America GM to tighten AI’s link to day-to-day operations and measurable ROI.

botim money links with TerraPay to power real-time UAE-Africa remittances, targeting key mobile wallet corridors and rising USD $96.4 billion flows.

Banks worldwide pour billions into AI, but Dyna.Ai warns only a small minority are turning pilots into tangible, scalable revenue gains.

Adobe and ministers launch a Barnsley Tech Towns pilot to boost AI and digital skills, and trial AI across local public services.

Vertiv launches compact PowerUPS 200 range in EMEA, aiming backup power at homes, gaming setups, retail tills and small office equipment.

WealthArc boosts global custodian links and builds AI agents to clean, reconcile and scale portfolio data for cross-border wealth managers.

IHG adds Oracle’s OPERA Cloud to its approved PMS list, offering franchisees a new cloud option across the Americas and EMEAA estate.

Agnes AI tops 5m users in six months and open-sources an 8B-parameter SEA-focused language model aimed at cross-cultural productivity use.

Unicommerce’s Shipway launches Shipway Cargo, a SaaS platform for quick commerce and B2B logistics, targeting heavy and bulky shipments.

IHG adds Oracle OPERA Cloud to its approved hotel systems list, giving franchisees a new global option for core property operations.

Aeris surpasses 100 million devices on its IoT platform after Ericsson asset deal, far outpacing global cellular IoT growth rates.