, Dubai Ritz-Carlton, Jumeirah, Dubai Host Cities Summit 2014, Dubai 26 November, 2014 – 27 November, 2014 Dubai is hosting the third session of “Host Cities 2014” on November 26th and 27th at The Ritz-Carlton, Jumeirah. This event will provide knowledge about hosting large events and will discuss with global experts the developments in organizing […]
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Personal finance app Wally launches on Android, aimed squarely at UAE
A year after its initial launch at Arabnet Beirut, personal finance application Wally is now rolling out Wally+, a free Android version targeted specifically at millenials in the UAE. Since launch in 2013, Wally has sustained a global average 4.7 out of 5 stars on the App Store. The app has also won three startup competitions, been ranked the top […]
4 innovation game changers from AtlanticLIVE’s Abu Dhabi summit
AtlanticLIVE, the events arm of Atlantic Media, was convinced in Abu Dhabi being the host of their first international summit What’s Next Navigating Global Challenges with Innovation Generation held in the Emirati capital last week. “We feel that Abu Dhabi is day after day becoming a destination for most economies and industries, both local and international,” Logan Elsass, […]
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, abu dhabi, Flat6Labs, Workshops Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Flat6Labs Abu Dhabi Workshops 20 November, 2014 – 20 November, 2014 Flat6Labs Abu Dhabi, supported by twofour54, is organizing two workshops on Thursday November 20th 2014 at the Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Flat6Labs is a regional startup accelerator program that fosters and invests […]
How a comic book startup looks to make money
May’s cover. Quick Start Immediately after Dubai-based developer Hani Ghaith masterminded Magnoon with Dr. Noha Abbas, the head of the Comic Artists Union in Egypt, his team got to work on the app. Three months later they launched. Talking about how his team at Magnoon has managed to pioneer in a field that is relatively […]
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, Bitcoin, Dubai Dubai International Financial Center, in downtown Dubai, UAE. Dubai Bitcoin Conference 11 December, 2014 – 13 December, 2014 Dubai will host from December 11th until 13th, 2014 the first Bitcoin conference in the Gulf. The event will take place in the Dubai International Financial Center, in downtown Dubai, UAE. On December 11th […]
Middle East Digital Group acquires Cobone.com to fill its ecommerce gap
ExpatWoman.com team More than two years after being acquired by Tiger Global Management, Dubai-based daily deals platform Cobone.com was acquired again over the weekend by online publishing, content, and services company Middle East Digital Group (MEDG). It’s a private transaction and the cost of the acquisition is not being released. Tiger had acquired Cobone from Jabbar Internet Group in March […]
Beam Wallet gets its first investment from Majid al Futtaim
Beam Wallet gets its first investment from Majid al Futtaim Maya Rahal • 23 December, 2014 Edit Arabic In one of its first investments in the regional tech industry, Majid Al Futtaim Ventures announced an investment in mobile commerce and rewards platform, Beam Wallet. The amount is undisclosed. The Beam Wallet application has certainly been […]
Carpool Arabia: Looking to ease the UAE’s traffic congestion woes
Not many entrepreneurs can claim that their brightest business idea was born on the road, but for Frenchman Benjamin de Terssac, that was the case for his UAE startup. “While commuting every day from Dubai to Abu Dhabi, I made a few observations,” he tells Wamda. “Firstly, most of the cars were occupied by a […]
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, smart city, Arab Future Cities Summit Dubai, Dubai Dubai, UAE Arab Future Cities Summit Dubai 2015 02 November, 2015 – 03 November, 2015 The second installment of the annual Arab Future Cities Summit Dubai will be held under the patronage of the Government of Dubai after last year’s success with more than 350 delegates […]