Author: Sandra Radlovacki

Saudi Arabia Triples on VAT to Counter the Economic Impact of COVID-19

Saudi Arabia announces a rise in the value-added tax (VAT) rate to 15 percent, starting July 1st , according to Saudi Press Agency. Mohammad Al Jadaan, Saudi Minister of Finance, said the measures are to be implemented in order to protect...

World’s First AI University in Abu Dhabi Delays Opening to 2021

The world’s first university dedicated to artificial intelligence in Abu Dhabi has pushed its opening date for the inaugural class to January 2021 due to the COVID-19. Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) was set to welcome its first...

Over half of customers choose to watch ads rather than pay for video content

The research conducted by the global provider of advertising technology Rakuten Advertising drives some important conclusions. It shows us that 38% of 4,500 interviewed adults in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands spend more than three hours...

Issues with Customer Insights: 3 Things You Might Want to Review

A recent report published by Revuze, a no-touch analytics platform examines the possible issues in understanding your customers while offering a self-service solution that solves it all. Customer insights require time, effort and maintenance since all customer data today is gathered...

Freshworks Announces Integration with Slack to Enable Accelerated Collaboration With Customers

Global innovator in customer engagement software Freshworks Inc. has announced the integration of its customer support and engagement software Freshdesk with Slack, which is a leading channels-based messaging platform with over 12 million active daily users. The Freshdesk and Slack integration...

UAE Tops The Fastest Mobile Broadband Speed in the World Chart

According to Ookla’s March Speedtest Global Index, UAE ranks first for mobile broadband speed with a mean download speed of 83.51 Mbps. Singapore tops the chart for fixed broadband speed with a mean download of 197.26 Mbps, while India fell by...

Confirmit Releases COVID-19 Resource Hub to Help the Insight Industry

Global CX and market research solutions provider Confirmit announces the COVID-19 Resource Hub programme of solutions to support the insight industry, lending a helping hand in building stronger future for organisations. The initiative will provide insight professionals a platform to interact...

More than Half of UK Consumers Reducing Spend Due to Low Confidence in the Economy

The latest data collected on April 18th -19th , 2020 report from global consulting firm McKinsey & Company reveals that only 17 percent of British consumers feel the economy will recover in the next 2 to 3 months. The UK consumers’...

Geidea Announces Partnership with Brilliant Basics

The Middle Eastern fintech company Geidea Solutions have announced collaboration with Brilliant Basics, a design-led innovation studio, to help promote the vision for becoming a leading digital financial services company in the region. Geidea’s vision is to enable cashless payments for...

Cupola Partners with Avaya to Boost Contact Centre Capabilities

The leading regional BPO Cupola Teleservices joins forces with Avaya to deliver uninterrupted contact centre services to its customers while ensuring the health and well-being of employees now working remote. The company’s technology upgrade secures that services provided to customers in...