digital transformation

Amazon Warehouse Robot Will Support and Eventually Replace Workers
Amazon Warehouse Robot Will Support and Eventually Replace Workers
December 05, 2022  |  Amazon

Automated fulfillment solutions represent a compelling next-step evolution for retailers. At least for the giant players. Fresh off the news in October that Walmart had...

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MENA Food Retailers Tap Tech to Improve Supply Chain Inefficiencies
MENA Food Retailers Tap Tech to Improve Supply Chain Inefficiencies
November 29, 2022  |  Supply Chain

In Egypt, small firms, including mom-and-pop stores, make up about 90% of local food and grocery sector, with the “Walmarts and the Walgreens of Egypt...

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Applied AI Company Raises $42M to Expand in US
Applied AI Company Raises $42M to Expand in US
November 27, 2022  |  Investments

Machine learning (ML) firm Applied AI Company (AAICO) has secured $42 million in funding to help companies in Europe and the U.S. reduce their reliance...

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Strengthening Relations Help Bolster Israel-UAE FinTech Collaboration
Strengthening Relations Help Bolster Israel-UAE FinTech Collaboration
November 24, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

It’s been two years since a U.S.-brokered deal that normalized diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2020, leading to the...

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MENA Platforms Leverage Social Commerce to Appeal to Connected Consumers
MENA Platforms Leverage Social Commerce to Appeal to Connected Consumers
November 22, 2022  |  eCommerce

In Egypt’s eCommerce market, two retail models sit side by side. On the one hand, there are the big players, which provide a reliable service...

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Featurespace Looks to Tackle $2T Money Laundering Wave
Featurespace Looks to Tackle $2T Money Laundering Wave
November 22, 2022  |  Artificial Intelligence

Anticipating a wave of fraud tied to a global recession in 2023, financial crime prevention firm Featurespace says it is building an artificial intelligence (AI)...

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How Technology Is Increasingly Humanizing Digital Banks
How Technology Is Increasingly Humanizing Digital Banks
November 17, 2022  |  Digital Banking

By some accounts, the omnichannel bank of the future has digital roots that trace back 20 years or more, Michael Haney, head of digital core...

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Raft and PayCargo Partner on Payment Process for Freight Forwarders
Raft and PayCargo Partner on Payment Process for Freight Forwarders
November 15, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Freight bookings and accounts payable (AP) management company Raft has partnered with all-in-one logistics payment platform PayCargo to enhance the payment process for freight forwarders. ...

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Egyptian Digital Lender Blnk Raises $32M
Egyptian Digital Lender Blnk Raises $32M
November 10, 2022  |  Investments

Blnk, an Egyptian buy now, pay later (BNPL) startup, has raised $23.7 million in equity and debt funding and a further $8.3 million via securitized...

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