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Articles of the author Majed Al Rasheed
KSA banks' investment in FinTech: A path to the future
Any move by banks toward entering the FinTech space in KSA is considered positive, though each bank has its own strategy. This article focuses solely on banks' direct investments in FinTech startups, excluding any FinTech venture-building (...)

26 - 08 - 2024
Why attending 24FinTech is a must
I received a WhatsApp message from a friend asking if I would recommend attending the 24FinTech event in Riyadh this September from the 3rd to the 5th. I replied, "This event is similar in scale and importance to the Singapore FinTech Festival, but (...)

09 - 08 - 2024
Why is FinTech flourishing in Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, under its Vision 2030 and Financial Sector Development Program (FSDP) — with the FinTech strategy approved in May 2022 as its fourth pillar, aims to become a cashless society with a target of 70% by 2030. It also aims to make the (...)

07 - 02 - 2024
Safeguarding Saudi Arabia's hybrid future with an extended approach to cybersecurity
We have always lived with change "as a constant". It is the very nature of our world. In the technology space, however, we see something beyond constant change. We see a constant acceleration in the rate of change. Last year, it became apparent to (...)

16 - 09 - 2021
New-normal IT stacks are tempting targets; we need a new approach to defend them
Saudi Vision 2030 continues to stand as an inspiration — and an imperative — for the Kingdom's enterprises. Decision makers and stakeholders know the nation's economic health is more in their hands than it ever was, as the government continues to (...)

04 - 03 - 2021
Exxon's $53bn Iraq deal hit by contract snags, Iran tensions
BASRA/BAGHDAD — Just weeks ago, US energy giant ExxonMobil looked poised to move ahead with a $53 billion project to boost Iraq's oil output at its southern fields, a milestone in the company's ambitions to expand in the country. But now a (...)

21 - 06 - 2019
Hankook Tire Opens New R&D Center ‘Hankook Technodome'
Hankook Tire recently inaugurated ‘Hankook Technodome', the new central R&D center in Daejeon, Korea, as the company headways into becoming a global top-tier brand based on technological leadership. Hankook Technodome is an embodiment of Hankook (...)

16 - 07 - 2017
Companies should give Saudi workers a chance to prove themselves
Many employers are reluctant to hire Saudis because of claims that they do not take work seriously. However, this is not true. Each employer has a duty to pay back to society for he would not have started and succeeded in business had it not been (...)

20 - 05 - 2017
Knights clinch Titan–JBL title
JEDDAH — Knights of Coach Rey Maddatu defeated Movenpick 99-93 to bag the Group B Championship Trophy of the Titan Watch-JBL Basketball Tournament at the Nazeeh and Wartah (AlBaik) Park in Khalidia here. Knights played strong in the first half as (...)

19 - 05 - 2017
JDC Veterans clinch 3rd place
JEDDAH — Jeddah Dawah Center (JDC) Veterans of Jon Shareef Castillo defeated Khalidia 40s 102-98 for the third place in the 40 & Above Division of the Titan Watch-JBL Basketball Tournament at the Nazeeh and Wartah (AlBaik) Park in Khalidia here. JDC (...)

13 - 05 - 2017
Help women start small businesses
Al-Riyadh Data issued by the General Statistics Authority show that unemployment reached 12.1 percent between 2015 and 2016, and was up from 11.6 percent the year before. The number of unemployed Saudis was 693,784 by the third quarter of 2016; of (...)

06 - 05 - 2017
Wasalak 40s lead in Titan–JBL
JEDDAH — Wasalak 40s of coach Fred Conception defeated R Printing 40s 113-108 in overtime to lead 1-0 in the best-of-three championship series for 40 & Above Division of the Titan Watch-JBL Tournament at the Nazeeh and Wartah (AlBaik) Park (...)

05 - 05 - 2017
Mosul offensive gains fresh momentum
THE US-backed Iraqi offensive to take back Mosul from Daesh (the so-called IS) gained fresh momentum on Thursday, with an armored division trying to advance into the city from the northern side. The militants are now besieged in the northwestern (...)

05 - 05 - 2017
R Printing 40's enter final
JEDDAH — R Printing 40's of Ric Santos defeated Khalidia 40's 103-91 for the second seat of the 40 & above final of the JBL-Titan Watch basketball Tournamanet at the Khalidia basketball court here. R Printing 40's played good offense in the final (...)

29 - 04 - 2017
Wasalak 40's advances in JBL tourney
JEDDAH — Wasalak 40's defeated JDC Veterans 99-94 for a championship slot in the 40 and above division of the JBL-Titan Watch Tournament at the Khalidia basketball court here. Wasalak 40's almost lost the game as the never-say-die attitude of the (...)

22 - 04 - 2017
Blazers, Al-Arabi and Tetra Pak in semis
JEDDAH — Blazers of Gab Khalid Villanueva beat KGT 87-83 to enter the semifinals of the Titan Watch-JBL Tournament at the Khalidia basketball court here. Blazers played their offense well in the final quarter. Sidad top scored with 29 points for the (...)

15 - 04 - 2017
R Printing 40's in semifinals
JEDDAH — R Printing 40's of Migz Diaz defeated Eagles 114-103 to enter semifinals of the 40 & Above Division of the Titan Watch-JBL Basketball Tournament at the Khalidia basketball court here. R Printing worked hard to win the game as the loser kept (...)

01 - 04 - 2017
R Printing emerges victorious
JEDDAH — R Printing of Ric Santos defeated Wasalak 107-102 in Weak B division of the Titan Watch–JBL Tournament at the Khalidia basketball court here. R Printing played its heart in the final quarter. Soliveres top scored with 28 points for the (...)

19 - 03 - 2017
JDC Veterans bounce back
JEDDAH — JDC Veterans of Shareef Castillo beat Eagles 98-89 in the Titan Watch–JBL Tournament at the Khalidia basketball court here. JDC Veterans played their offense well in the final quarter. Rayan Manlangit top scored with 27 points for the (...)

09 - 03 - 2017
KGT keeps winning in JBL
JEDDAH — KGT of Vhong Poliga beat Sunbullah 79-73 in the JBL Titan Watch tournament at the Khalidia basketball court here. KGT played its offense well in the final quarter. Liam scored 22 points for the winner and was adjudged the Titan Watch best (...)

03 - 03 - 2017
Teens White emerges winner
JEDDAH — Teens White defeated Blue 30-20 as Hamza Suyat and Ivan Aries scored 14 and 10 points, respectively, in Mosquito Division (10 years old and below) of the Titan Watch–JBL Basketball Tournament at the Khalidia basketball court here. Black (...)

24 - 02 - 2017
R Printing, Knights and Blazers triumph
JEDDAH — R Printing of Ric Santos beat JDC Veterans 111-82 in the Titan Watch–JBL Tournament at the Khalidia basketball court here. R Printing executed its offense well in the final quarter. Santos scored 23 points for the winner and was adjudged (...)

17 - 02 - 2017
JBL Teens Mosquitos Orange, Black and Red win
JEDDAH — Orange defeated White 22-4 in the Mosquito Division (10 years old and below) in the Titan Watch–JBL Basketball Tournament at the Khalidia basketball court here. AJ Dela Cruz top scored with 8 points for the winner and was adjudged the Titan (...)

10 - 02 - 2017
Eagles win Titan Watch–JBL opener
JEDDAH — Jeddah Basketball League (JBL) opened its first conference of 2017, dubbed as Titan Watch–JBL Basketball Tournament, last Friday at the Khalidia basketball court here. Participating teams paraded in their resplendent uniforms during the (...)

03 - 02 - 2017
Violet Juniors excel in JBL-Titan tourney
JEDDAH - Violet Juniors Team scored a 70-67 win over Green in the Juniors Division at the Khalidia basketball court here. The winner almost lost the game but regroup to bounce back. Jehad Usman scored 24 points for the winner and was adjudged the (...)

27 - 01 - 2017
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