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Reports and Coverage
CSG names new chief operating officer
CSG announced it has appointed Ken Kennedy as chief operating officer and president of its revenue management and digital monetization solutions unit. Previously president of technology and product, Kennedy has dedicated the last 15 years of his career at CSG to leading the company’s product management, engineering, and platform operations across CSG’s solutions portfolio.
Centili set to support post-Covid shifts in the mobile payments industry
Centili, a specialist in digital payments and monetisation announces it will launch new ‘as-a-service’ offerings in 2021 to support the evolution of the mobile payments industry. This move is driven as post-Covid recovery accelerates a move away from owned infrastructure and adopts trends such as Conversational Commerce.
UAE ranked world’s 13th best country to start online business
The UAE took the 13th place out of 99 countries that offer infrastructure suited for online business to start and flourish, according to a study conducted by Best Accounting Software, a service that reviews and rates financial software.
Dubai Customs launches Smart Tasks platform to facilitate remote working
Dubai customs launched the Smart Tasks platform via video conferencing to support the work-from-home system aligning with the commitments and objectives of the next fifty years, and to boost employees’ productivity.
WhatsApp postpones deadline for accepting new privacy policy
Encrypted messaging app WhatsApp postponed its February 8 deadline for accepting an update on its data-sharing policy with Facebook to clarify the information for its users on privacy and security.
Newly launched Samsung Galaxy S21 to sell starting Dh130 a month in UAE
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Thursday (January 15) revealed the first Galaxy S smartphone with a stylus for on-screen work called the S Pen, well ahead of its annual release schedule for models of its flagship compact phone.
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou asks court to loosen bail conditions
Lawyers for Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou argued in a court to let her leave home without the security detail that was a condition of her bail since she was released after her December 2018 arrest.
NetEvents CIO roundtable: Achieving growth through adversity
NetEvents organized a CIO roundtable discussion, with CIOs as well as some representatives from the technology industry itself, to tackle predicting and preparing for the new normal, achieving growth through adversity.
Open data policy tops TRA's 1st OSI executive team meeting of 2021
The General Authority for Regulating the Telecommunications Sector (TRA) organized the first meeting of 2021 of the Online Service Index (OSI) Executive Team, an indicator of UAE Vision 2021 National Agenda.