Announcements
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - 11 March 2025: Arab National Bank (anb) has partnered with IBM and ejada to implement IBM Safer Payments to deliver cross-channel fraud protection capabilities to help...
Mar 11, 2025
1) Agreement will see Riyadh Air leverage IBM watsonx and IBM Consulting solutions to drive Riyadh Air’s vision as the world’s first digital native airline. 2) The collaboration aims to help power the Saudi Arabian airline’s mission to launch flights in 2025 while offering an elevated guest experienceRIYADH, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Feb 25, 2025 IBM (NYSE: IBM), -- Today, IBM announced a new agreement with Riyadh Air, which will integrate watsonx, IBM’s portfolio of AI products, and IBM...
Feb 25, 2025
The new platform stimulates innovation in Saudi Arabia’s fintech ecosystem and unlocks new possibilities for businessesRiyadh, Saudi Arabia, 19 February 2025: IBM and Alinma Bank announce that Alinma Bank, a leading financial institution in Saudi Arabia, has adopted IBM's advanced hybrid cloud and AI integration...
Feb 20, 2025
Diriyah Company Selects IBM Maximo Application Suite to Enhance Asset Management and Enable Operational Efficiency Across Its Expansive InfrastructureRiyadh, Saudi Arabia, 12 February 2025 – Diriyah Company, the developer behind Saudi Arabia’s ambitious 14sq km City of Earth urban development project has selected IBM Maximo Application...
Feb 13, 2025
IBM announces participation in inaugural Dubai AI Week during World Governments Summit 2025Dubai-UAE. 11 February 2025: Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) and IBM today at the World Governments Summit (WGS) 2025 signed an memorandum of understanding (MOU) designed to help position Dubai as a global hub for artificial intelligence (AI).
Feb 11, 2025
Collaboration to offer Saudi Arabia-specific client solutions comprised of generative AI products from IBM watsonx portfolio and Lenovo infrastructureRIYADH, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA – February 10, 2025 – IBM and Lenovo today announced at LEAP 2025 a planned expansion of their strategic technology partnership designed to help scale the...
Feb 10, 2025
65% of MENA CEOs say they are accelerating Gen AI adoption & 54% view advanced GenAI as crucial for competitive advantageA new study from e& and the IBM Institute for Business Value highlights transformative trends in AI adoption and opportunities poised to redefine digital...
Jan 27, 2025
- The opening of the new office reflects IBM's commitment to growth in Qatar and its dedication to supporting local clients in accelerating their digital transformation.
Doha, Qatar, December 15, 2024 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the inauguration of its new office in Al Mana Tower, located in the Corniche area of Doha, during an official ceremony attended...
Dec 15, 2024 
Developed by IBM through the IBM Sustainability Accelerator, the ‘Green Taqa’ platform ecosystem aims to enable the delivery of affordable, reliable clean energy to communities6 November, 2024; Cairo, Egypt – IBM and Environment Without Borders Foundation (EWBF) announced the launch of Green Taqa, an innovative platform ecosystem designed to expand access to clean...
Nov 6, 2024
IBM will develop Saudi next-generation consulting talents for the digital ageRiyadh, KSA, 03 October, 2024 – IBM, a leading provider of global hybrid cloud, AI and consulting expertise, announced plans to collaborate with Al Baha University to potentially establish a...
Oct 3, 2024
Himmah, the local edition of the IBM Consulting Associates program, reinforces IBM’s commitment to develop local talent and advance the country’s technology industryRiyadh, KSA, 17th September, 2024 – IBM, a leading provider of global hybrid cloud, AI and consulting expertise, announced today the launch of Himmah (meaning ‘determination’), the local...
Sep 17, 2024
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 10, 2024: IBM (NYSE: IBM) introduces its enterprise studio, watsonx.ai, and the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority’s (SDAIA) open-source (with...
Sep 10, 2024
CEOs are increasingly looking to disrupt their own ways of working, rewriting their organizational playbooks and accelerating the pace of changeDUBAI, UAE, JUNE 25th, 2024 – A new study by the IBM Institute for Business Value has found that CEOs believe remaining competitive in the age of AI demands taking significant risk. 68% of...
Jun 25, 2024
SDAIA’s Arabic Large Language Model ‘ALLaM’ is now fully operational on IBM watsonxRiyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 21 May 2024: Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the launch of SDAIA’s open-source (with optional AUP)...
May 21, 2024
Growing AI adoption in business operations in UAE: 65% of IT professionals have accelerated AI rollout in the last 24 months.DUBAI, UAE – 20 March 2024: Among growing AI adoption in personal and business lives in the region, IBM has released the regional findings of two significant studies: the 2023 Global AI Adoption...
Mar 20, 2024
Riyadh KSA, 06 March 2024: IBM announced today the next steps in their collaboration with Riyadh Air, the digital-native airline currently scheduled to commence operations in early 2025, to...
Mar 6, 2024
- IBM Software lab expected to deliver next-generation hybrid cloud and AI solutions on an international scale.Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - 4 March 2024: IBM (NYSE: IBM), a leading provider of global hybrid cloud, AI and consulting expertise, announced today its plans to invest over 200 million dollars in talent...
Mar 4, 2024
Alinma Bank Accelerates Speed and Convenience of Customer Experience with IBM AI-powered Cloud SuiteAlinma Bank reimagines the customer journey with powerful automation solutions and a hybrid cloud strategyRiyadh, Saudi Arabia, 28 February 2024: Alinma Bank, a leading bank in Saudi Arabia, selected IBM to launch a comprehensive suite of modern banking applications, offering the bank a new platform...
Feb 28, 2024
Cairo, Egypt, 22 February 2024 – Through a long-term collaboration, IBM has partnered with FABMisr, one of the largest banks in Egypt, to employ IBM’s Cloud Pak solutions to facilitate the...
Feb 22, 2024
IBM Consulting Transforms Al-Futtaim Group’s Operational Excellence and Elevates Customer Experience- Revamping customer experience for the Blue Rewards digital lifestyle platform, with over 3.1 million users.Dubai, UAE, February 22, 2024 - IBM Consulting (NYSE: IBM) has been selected by Al-Futtaim Group to redesign its Blue Rewards’ customer experience journey and transform the Group’s Digital...
Feb 22, 2024
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - 22 January 2024: IBM (NYSE: IBM), a leading provider of global hybrid cloud, AI and consulting expertise, announced today the inauguration of its regional headquarters in...
Jan 22, 2024
Using IBM technology, CIB integrated existing and new services from all the bank’s platforms supported by a hybrid cloud approachCairo, Egypt, 17 December 2023 – Commercial International Bank Egypt (CIB) has chosen IBM’s technology to integrate existing and new services from branches, digital channels, mobile and...
Dec 17, 2023
Dubai, UAE, December 12 2023 – Emirates Steel Arkan and IBM announced today on the sidelines of COP28 that the Group will be leveraging the advanced capabilities of IBM Envizi ESG Suite software...
Dec 12, 2023
- IBM collaborating with Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, Government of Kenya and the United Kingdom’s Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Hartree Centre to expand application of IBM’s geospatial AI technologies to urban heat island mapping, reforestation and climate resiliency in aviation.Dubai, UAE, November 30, 2023 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new efforts that apply its geospatial AI technologies, including IBM’s geospatial foundation model developed in collaboration...
Nov 30, 2023
- New sustainability projects includes collaboration with The University of Sharjah (UAE)Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 24 2023 – Ahead of COP28, IBM announced the latest investments in its effort to advance environmental sustainability through its social impact programs. A...
Nov 24, 2023
- Delivering joint solutions upgraded with generative AI capabilities for critical uses cases.United Arab Emirates, November 20, 2023 — IBM (NYSE: IBM( announced an expansion of its relationship with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help more mutual clients operationalize and derive value...
Nov 20, 2023
The airline to work with IBM Consulting to create and build mission-critical technology and business capabilities to support the path to their first flightToday, Riyadh Air and IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced the signing of a strategic agreement in which IBM Consulting will be the lead systems integrator to support creating, building and orchestrating the...
Nov 6, 2023
- IBM’s continued involvement in the U.N. effort builds on a long legacy of research and action on global challenges in collaboration with governments and civil societyUnited Arab Emirates, September 13th, 2023 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced its role as an Associate Pathway Partner of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28). The...
Sep 12, 2023
- The financial sector experienced the highest total data breach costs, reaching SAR 35.29 million.23, August 2023, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) Security has released its annual Cost of a Data Breach Report, highlighting that the total cost of a data breach for organizations in the...
Aug 28, 2023
Nearly two-thirds of CEOs in the Middle East say advanced AI, including generative AI, will help deliver positive results in the next three yearsRiyadh, August 8th, 2023 – A new global study by the IBM (NYSE: IBM) Institute for Business Value, which surveyed 120 CEOs from the Middle East, reveals that leaders across the region identify...
Aug 14, 2023
Authored by Kareem Yusuf, Ph.D, Senior Vice President, Product Management & Growth, IBM SoftwareToday we are announcing that we have begun rolling out IBM watsonx – our enterprise-ready AI and data platform. Previewed at IBM THINK in May, watsonx comprises three products to help...
Jul 12, 2023
Al Rajhi Capital’s new platform leverages a hybrid cloud approach to offer the Kingdom greater access to world-class Investment services solutionsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 21 2023: Al Rajhi Capital (ARC), a leading Investment services company, selected IBM’s AI for business to automate its business processes and enable Al Rajhi Capital...
Jun 21, 2023
Doha, Qatar, June 21st 2023 - QNB Group, in collaboration with IBM (NYSE: IBM) and its ecosystem partner, Mannai InfoTech, an ICT Division under Mannai Trading Company WLL have delivered an...
Jun 19, 2023
DUBAI, UAE, JUNE 12th, 2023 – First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) and IBM Consulting announce that they are advancing their collaboration to help migrate more applications to the cloud as part of the bank’
Jun 12, 2023
- Stanbic Uganda selects IBM to help build banking-as-a-service-platform.Kampala, Uganda, June 8 2023 – Stanbic Bank Uganda Holdings Limited (Stanbic Bank Uganda), Uganda’s largest commercial bank by assets with over three decades of serving the market, has...
Jun 6, 2023
Dubai, UAE, June 6th, 2023 – Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC (DIB) has chosen IBM Consulting as its services provider to accelerate its data transformation journey and help the bank to build a robust...
Jun 5, 2023
Finance and Insurance Most-Targeted Industry in MEA; Email Thread Hijacking Attempts Spike; Time to Ransom Moves from Months to DaysDubai, UAE, March 20, 2023 -- IBM Security released its annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index finding that although ransomware’s share of incidents in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) held...
Mar 20, 2023
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps will be adopted to help Telecom Egypt maintain control & governance over their IT operations Telecom Egypt plans to leverage IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to reduce their reporting timeMar 12, 2023
Aims to accelerate etisalat by e& sustainability initiatives using IBM softwareDubai, United Arab Emirates, March 9, 2023 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) and etisalat by e&, announced that the company will leverage IBM sustainability software to help advance etisalat by e& company's...
Mar 9, 2023
Compared to other countries, UAE Students report the highest familiarity with, and interest in pursuing, STEM jobs. To tackle these misconceptions and bring STEM education closer to underrepresented communities, IBM is adding 45 IBM SkillsBuild collaborations globally including Zayed University, Abu Dhabi University, and University of Wollongong in DubaiDUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, February 23, 2023 — Job seekers, students, and career changers around the world want to pursue roles related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics...
Feb 23, 2023
New product powered by IBM Cloud Pak for Integration will serve the financial needs of SMEs and enable them to be key contributors to the economyRiyadh, Saudi Arabia, February 08 2023: Emkan Finance, a leading omnichannel fintech company owned by Al Rajhi Bank, has collaborated with IBM to develop its digital financing product for Saudi...
Feb 8, 2023
AI Center of Excellence will focus on finding carbon neutral solutions for existing energy resources and improving access to new AI technologies for Arabic speakersAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, January 18, 2023 - Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) in collaboration with IBM (NYSE: IBM) formally launched an AI Center of...
Jan 18, 2023
Dubai, UAE – 10 January 2023: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Shukri Eid has been appointed as General Manager for IBM Gulf, Levant and Pakistan. Shukri succeeds Wael Abdoush who has been...
Jan 10, 2023
Offers Enhanced Incentives, Access and Support to Help New and Existing Partners Win with ClientsJan 5, 2023
Company has signed an agreement with ITIDA in line with country’s digital exports and offshoring agendaDec 1, 2022
IBM to donate $30M worth of services by 2023 through the IBM Sustainability Accelerator program Marwa Abbas: The program represents IBM's Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) pillars, and aligns with our goal to support, accelerate and scale the global transformation to clean energySHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT, Nov. 10, 2022 -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today at COP27 Egypt’s Environment Without Borders Foundation (EWBF) among the new members of its global pro bono social impact...
Nov 10, 2022
Launching IBM’s Power Servers in Egypt through e-finance Services IBM technology to help e-finance reduce floor footprints by 40% and energy consumption by 50%Cairo, Egypt, November 9, 2022 – Today e-finance, Egypt’s national developer of digital payment infrastructures, announced its collaboration with IBM (NYSE: IBM) to grow its digital payment...
Nov 8, 2022
WTTCO modernizes its core business processes in-line with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030Riyadh, KSA – October 31, 2022: IBM announced today that Water Transmissions and Technologies company (WTTCO), the only water transmission company owned by the Saudi government selected IBM...
Oct 27, 2022
• SCAD is utilizing IBM intelligent automation and hybrid cloud capabilities to optimize infrastructure management and enhance sustainability across its operations.Abu Dhabi, 13 October 2022 - Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD) and IBM discussed boosting cooperation to fuel SCAD’s growth, accelerate digital footprint and drive sustainable development...
Oct 13, 2022