Doha, Qatar: Ooredoo, the country’s leading telecommunications provider, has announced the launch of advanced sovereign AI cloud services, built on the latest NVIDIA Hopper GPUs and hosted in its local data centres. This strategic deployment brings world-class accelerated computing capabilities to Qatar, significantly advancing the nation’s digital transformation agenda. By enabling advanced artificial intelligence applications without […]
Qatar Central Bank records 54.02mln payment system transactions valued at $4.19bln in May 2025
Qatar recorded as many as 54.02mn transactions valued at QR15.28bn through the country’s payment system in May 2025 with point-of-sales constituting a vast majority, according to QCB data. Qatar recorded as many as 54.02mn transactions valued at QR15.28bn through the country’s payment system in May 2025 with point-of-sales constituting a vast majority, according to Qatar […]
QIB launches the QIB Junior App, Qatar’s first figital banking experience for Kids and Teens
Doha, Qatar: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), Qatar’s leading digital bank, has announced the official launch of the QIB Junior App, the country’s first digital banking and financial education platform for kids and teens aged 8 to 17 years old. As a first-to-market solution, QIB Junior is a modern Banking App designed specifically for kids and teens […]
Qatar: Growth of fintech, e-commerce signals new era of digital economy
Backed by government initiatives, regulatory reforms, and rising consumer demand, the country is quickly becoming a regional hub for digital finance and online retail. Doha: Qatar’s fintech and e-commerce sectors are experiencing unprecedented growth as the nation accelerates its transition to a digital economy, in line with the Qatar National Vision 2030. Backed by government […]
Qatar Financial Centre Launches Tokenised Carbon Markets Ecosystem to Support Cross-Border Carbon Trading
The Qatar Financial Centre is creating an ecosystem for tokenised carbon markets, which will not only facilitate cross-border carbon credit movements but also enable tokens produced in various countries to be easily exchanged. The Qatar Financial Centre is creating an ecosystem for tokenised carbon markets, which will not only facilitate cross-border carbon credit movements but […]
Innovation Streams Signs MoU with Young Entrepreneurs Club to Empower Qatari Youth
Doha, Qatar — Innovation Streams has officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Young Entrepreneurs Club, an initiative operating under the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Qatar Chamber, with the support of Qatar Development Bank. The strategic partnership marks a significant step toward fostering entrepreneurship and building the capabilities of young […]
QIB and Visa partner to facilitate B2B Cross-Border Payments
The partnership will streamline cross-border payments to 120 countries worldwide through the adoption of the Visa B2B Connect platform. Businesses will enjoy efficient, reliable and secure, money transfer services. Account-to-account transactions from QIB Corporate accounts to beneficiary banks to be facilitated through the deployment of Visa B2B Connect. QIB Corporate and SME customers will gain […]
Qatar’s logistics startup ShipBee Secures QR855,000 in Pre-Seed Funding Led by GrowthX
Doha, Qatar – June 2, 2025 – ShipBee , an innovative & AI-powered one-stop-shop digital logistics marketplace, providing end-to-end logistics solutions, incubated & supported by the mobility incubator of Qatar Development Bank and the Digital Incubation Center, today announced the successful closure of its Pre-Seed funding round, raising a total of QR855,000 from institutional and […]
Google Cloud Summit Doha celebrates two-year anniversary of local region
Second annual Summit showcases AI advancements and customer success MCIT and Google Cloud collaboration highlighted at Summit, empowering Qatar’s government sector with trusted AI and cloud technologies for Qatar National Vision 2030. DOHA, QATAR – Today, Google Cloud hosted its second annual Google Cloud Summit in Doha, held under the patronage of His Excellency Mohammed bin […]
PayTic Announces Strategic Partnership with NymCard
Partnership marks significant milestone in payment operations automation in GCC. [Dubai, 29st May 2025] – PayTic, a leading payment operations automation platform, today announced a strategic partnership with NymCard, marking PayTic’s entry into the GCC with its first strategic client. This collaboration represents a significant milestone in bringing advanced payment automation solutions to the rapidly growing Middle East […]