Credit Benchmark, the leading provider of consensus credit risk data, announces the appointment of Kuveshen Chetty as Acting Head of Africa. In this role, Kuveshen will accelerate the firm’s Africa franchise, working with banks, regulators and investors to deepen contributor relationships and expand the use of consensus credit data across Africa. Kuveshen joins Credit Benchmark with more than two decades’ experience in credit portfolio management, financial resource optimisation and capital...
All known genetic diseases could be cured within the next decade thanks to major advances in gene editing, a leading scientist told the Dubai Future Forum 2025. Discussing his company’s research, Dr. Trevor Martin, Co-founder and CEO of Mammoth Biosciences, described “a one-time cure that will reshape the healthcare system as we know it.” This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251120548681/en/Dubai Future Forum 2025 (Photo: ...
BENEFIT, the Bahraini innovator and a leading company in fintech and electronic financial transactions service, and Ant International, a leading global digital payment, digitisation and financial technology provider, headquartered in Singapore, have partnered to launch cross-border QR payments between Bahrain’s BENEFIT QR payment scheme and Ant International’s global wallet gateway, Alipay+, during 2026 to support the transition toward a more inclusive digital payments ecosystem. This press rel...
Esri, the global leader in geographic information system (GIS) and geospatial AI technology, has signed a strategic collaboration agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to advance the integration of Generative AI (GenAI) into geospatial solutions and workflows. Bringing Esri’s geospatial AI platform, ArcGIS, together with the scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS enables organizations to deploy enterprise-scale geospatial AI solutions with greater efficiency and reliability, while levera...
FoodChain ID and IDFL today announced a strategic worldwide partnership that unites leading expertise to strengthen transparency from farm to finished product in the textile industry. The collaboration combines FoodChain ID’s agricultural certifications with IDFL’s textile certifications and testing, offering brands a seamless pathway to verify regenerative agricultural practices alongside textile chain-of-custody, social accountability, chemical compliance, environmental performance and animal...
Lone Star Funds (“Lone Star”) today announced that an affiliate of Lone Star Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. has successfully completed the sale of three multifamily properties across Texas which were sold to three separate buyers. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The entire portfolio totaled 606 property units: a 208-unit garden style multifamily community built in 2004 and located in Lubbock, TX; a 214-unit garden style multifamily community built in 2013 and located in Midl...
CSG® (NASDAQ: CSGS) today released its 2026 State of the Customer Experience Report, which finds consumers in an era of total digital saturation, bombarded with brand communications in every channel, all day, every day. The research indicates that in 2026, clarity will be the most crucial driver of customer trust and loyalty. CSG’s global survey of 1,200 digital citizens found that consumers are struggling to identify which brand messages are important—and which interactions they can trust. ...
HTEC, a global AI-first provider of software and hardware design and engineering services, today released The State of AI in Financial Services & Insurance 2025, a first industry subset of its global research report in AI. This publication offers one of the clearest views to date into how financial institutions are adopting and scaling artificial intelligence. This industry-focused report analyzes insights from 250 C-suite leaders within financial services and insurance, drawn from HTEC’s b...
CyberArk (NASDAQ: CYBR), the global leader in identity security, today announced that it has been recognized as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Integrated Solutions for Identity Security 2025 Vendor Assessment. CyberArk extends dynamic privilege controls across all identity types with its unified platform, enabling organizations to improve efficiencies and streamline security operations. This IDC MarketScape report notes, “More change has occurred in the identity security marketplac...
The wearable band market grew by a modest 3% to 54.6 million units in 3Q, according to the latest research from Omdia. Despite the low volume growth, the market’s value surged 12% to $12.3 billion, reflecting a shift toward premium devices. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251201823598/en/Worldwide wearable band shipments by region, Q3 2024 versus Q3 2025 The Average Selling Price (ASP) rose 9% annually to $225, driven ...