Middle East stories
Talent shortages and AI adoption are pushing Singapore employers to recruit abroad, with 89% saying they would hire internationally if it were easier.
Growing demand in Asia and other emerging markets has driven OwlPay Harbor's business payments above USD $600 million by June.
It gives TBC Bank a profitable online marketplace in Uzbekistan, reaching 5 million monthly users and opening new payment and lending opportunities.
Demand from AI data centres is prompting Vertiv to add capacity in Italy, with chiller output set to double by 2026.
Freight firms could cut settlement waits and working-capital strain as Visa and Airwallex embed payment tools into shipping platforms.
AI-led work lifted Kellton Tech's first-quarter revenue, though profit stayed well below turnover as it expanded across energy and finance.
Arelion's network saw attack volumes surge as Aisuru fuelled terabit-scale floods, threatening gaming and cloud services worldwide.
The financing values the New York fintech at USD $1 billion as it seeks to give overseas banks direct access to dollar accounts and payments.
Merchants on Recurly will gain access to more than 300 payment providers through one integration, helping curb failed recurring charges.
The funding will help Whale expand enterprise AI deployments across North America, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Europe.
The move signals a push to win more enterprise spend across the region as businesses reassess software, workflows and AI use.
Investor demand for AI-linked listings helped lift global IPO proceeds to USD $186.8 billion in the first half of 2026, EY said.
Generative AI is helping Tehran speed up phishing, malware and influence campaigns, while making attacks harder to attribute.
A jump in oil and a sell-off in US tech stocks left Bitcoin near USD $64,000, as on-chain data pointed to tight supply.
The shift has already cut deployment times to a day as the bank rebuilds critical systems for 54 markets on a private cloud platform.
Supply chain disruption tied to Middle East tensions is leaving 54% of UK shoppers facing poorer shelf availability, a survey found.
Advertisers can now screen out low-value synthetic media before bidding, as Channel Factory says 21% of social feeds is AI slop.
Visitors in Doha will see immersive works on hidden natural and cosmic systems, in the region's first major show by Marshmallow Laser Feast.
The game developer is using fresh capital to scale AI-driven production and live services as it faces rising costs and tougher launch economics.
Nearly 6 million Zilch users will see retail offers and rewards embedded in their payments journey as Rezolve Ai widens Reward's reach.