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The world’s first cloud-native, fully integrated cash management platform, powered by microservices and Open Banking APIs for banks in Middle East & North Africa (MENA) has been launched in the UAE. Intellect Global Transaction Banking (iGTB), with origins that can be traced to Citibank, has 90+ banks globally and 30+ banks in the MENA region working with them for digital cash transformation.

Ajman Bank, one of the leading Shariah compliant banks in the UAE, has signed a partnership agreement with Kamel Pay, a Fintech Company to build and implement a highly innovative payments value proposition for businesses and individuals in the UAE.

Full-service digital agency Emakina MENA has announced their new technology partnership with Tealium – the industry’s leading CDP. As customer data plays an increasingly central role in the business decisions brands make today, this alliance was a natural step forward for Emakina MENA.

CMO’s State of the CMO is an annual industry research initiative aimed at gauging how Australian marketing leadership is evolving both in terms of functional role, as well as contribution to business.

Every marketing technology platform out there promises this end result. One especially, the Customer Data Platform (CDP), has been hailed as the “brain” of marketing technology platforms but there is another platform out there.

Twilio Segment is bringing a new developer toolkit to market which aims to build on its customer data platform and help users customise their customer data stacks.

The rewards program will leverage Ascenda’s Nexus platform to enable Visa partners the ability to provide users more personalized loyalty rewards in a fraction of typical lead time.

AirAsia is giving ride-hailing companies a run for their money with the launch of AirAsia ride in the central region of Malaysia. The new offering will expand into more Malaysian cities planned throughout the year.

This article features a handful of emerging trends that could help companies today connect with consumers tomorrow.

QuintoAndar, which just raised $120 million, describes itself as an “end-to-end solution for long-term rentals” that, among other things, connects potential tenants to landlords and vice versa. Its long-term plan is to ​​evolve into a one-stop real estate shop that also offers mortgage, title insurance and escrow services.

Fintech venture capital investments continue at a record-breaking pace, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the Latin American region. According to Crunchbase, this area is now home to more than 20 unicorns. This comes down to 3 primary reasons: right time, right place, and right people.

Alibaba Group’s online marketplace AliExpress is expanding its services in Brazil, from payments options to delivery networks, as e-commerce takes off in Latin America’s largest e-commerce market during the coronavirus pandemic.