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Accelerating AI at scale without sacrificing security

CIO

Examples include the 2008 breach of Société Générale , one of France’s largest banks, when an employee bypassed internal controls to make unauthorized trades, leading to billions of dollars lost. Ensuring these elements are at the forefront of your data strategy is essential to harnessing AI’s power responsibly and sustainably.

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Top tech trends powering the Middle East’s digital evolution by 2025

CIO

AI and Machine Learning will drive innovation across the government, healthcare, and banking/financial services sectors, strongly focusing on generative AI and ethical regulation. Adopting multi-cloud and hybrid cloud solutions will enhance flexibility and compliance, deepening partnerships with global providers.

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Nigerian YC-backed startup Anchor comes out of stealth with $1M+ to scale its banking-as-a-service platform

TechCrunch

However, it differentiated itself by committing to payments on social media platforms, which Nigerian digital bank Carbon was interested in when it acquired the startup in 2019. As such, banking-as-a-service platforms see an opportunity to provide more personalized services and flexibility at less cost.

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2025 Middle East tech trends: How CIOs will drive innovation with AI

CIO

Data sovereignty and the development of local cloud infrastructure will remain top priorities in the region, driven by national strategies aimed at ensuring data security and compliance. However, overcoming challenges such as workforce readiness, regulatory compliance, and cybersecurity risks will be critical to realizing this vision.

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Leveraging Avaya Experience Platform to accelerate your digital banking transformation

CIO

Banks are striving for digital innovation but regulatory constraints, data security and privacy concerns, integration challenges, and the high costs of enabling change prevent 70% from achieving their transformation goals. Overall, the banks digital channel perception CSAT improved from 63% in 2022 to 80% in 2024. Want similar results?

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For Fintech, 2024 Was A Year of Hype, Hustle and Hard Truths. What’s Next In 2025?

Crunchbase News

Greenwashing is equally loud There’s a push for sustainability in fintech yet, many firms promote green products without any genuine impact fundamentals. complex compliance requirements such as the AI Act and crypto taxation policies are demanding startups’ resources. Looking ahead: Whats in store for 2025?

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Banyan wants to unlock financing for a (more) sustainable future

TechCrunch

When it comes to sustainable infrastructure development, technology is making terrific leaps and bounds. Streamlined, and indeed sustainable, it ain’t. Streamlined, and indeed sustainable, it ain’t. The theory is that it will make investment in sustainable infrastructure a more attractive proposition, too.