Author: Mahdeehassan

Betsson, Soft2Bet, and Novibet were among the standout winners at last night’s inaugural SBC Awards Europe ceremony. The prestigious ceremony took place on the evening of Thursday, 12th June at the Hilton Malta in Saint Julian’s. The evening brought the industry together to recognise the people and companies driving progress and setting new standards in sports betting and gaming across Europe. The evening was hosted by globally recognised sports broadcaster and football presenter, Alison Bender, who presented 34 distinct awards honouring the industry’s leading operators, affiliates, and suppliers, in front of an audience of 400 industry stakeholders. Rasmus Sojmark, Founder and CEO of SBC, said: “We launched SBC Summit Malta…

Airline announces latest frequency boost fuelled by increasing demand Abu Dhabi-UAE. Etihad has further increased its flight frequencies to Karachi, Pakistan, with tickets now on sale. This expansion is part of the airline’s ongoing commitment to provide guests with more travel options and enhanced connectivity. From 01 October, 2025, Etihad will start flying four times a day on the Abu Dhabi – Karachi route, providing a total of 28 weekly nonstop services to Pakistan’s economic hub. The enhanced flight frequencies and optimized departure and arrival times are carefully designed to provide guests with maximum convenience and seamless connectivity across Etihad’s…

Emirates and Bahamasair have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish an interline partnership benefitting customers travelling to The Bahamas. The partnership enables Emirates to expand its reach in the Caribbean, allowing customers to utilise the services of The Bahamas’ national flag carrier from Florida to one of three destinations on the island country. Under the unilateral agreement, customers traveling on Emirates to Miami or Orlando will be able to connect to Bahamasair flights to Nassau, Freeport or San Salvador, with the added convenience of booking itineraries with both airlines on a single ticket. Additionally, Emirates’ customers will enjoy…

This collaboration will enable enterprises to automate voice interactions in Arabic dialects, streamlining tasks like booking confirmations and service inquiries. Dubai, UAE – June 11, 2025 – CNTXT AI, a Data and AI enabler driving AI readiness in the region, has partnered with Actualize, a leader in real-time voice automation, to launch a next-generation Arabic AI voice agent that understands and responds to regional dialects in real time, enhancing customer engagement across key service touchpoints. The collaboration addresses persistent challenges in Arabic voice technology — from underrepresentation of regional dialects to the need for privacy-compliant, locally hosted deployments. With the…

LG Electronics (LG), a global leader in consumer electronics and home entertainment, is thrilled to announce the upcoming launch of its groundbreaking 2025 OLED and QNED TV lineup across the region. Building on a legacy of innovation and a proven track record of success, LG is poised to elevate the home entertainment experience for consumers throughout the GCC. The regional launch follows hot on the heels of LG’s recent incredible milestone of selling over 10 million OLED units in Europe – a testament to the technology’s superior picture quality, design, and overall viewing experience – an achievement that underscores the…

Bain & Company’s latest cost-management analysis, The New Case for Zero-Based Cost Management, explains how a clean-sheet approach to cost discipline helps companies offset rising costs, free up funds to reinvest in growth and resilience, and widen their lead on competitors, even in turbulent times. Zero-based cost management enables leadership teams to rapidly shrink the firm’s cost base as much as 25 percent and redeploy savings to spur growth, expand operating margins, and boost flexibility and competitiveness. Bain’s 2025 Operations Reinvention COO Survey finds that two-thirds of global executives say new tariffs are forcing them to accelerate cost cuts and price…

Riyadh, June 2025: In a move set to deepen economic insight and advisory services across Saudi Arabia, Oxford Business Group (OBG) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Strategic Gears, a Saudi-based management consulting firm, to jointly produce high-impact research and advisory content supporting the Kingdom’s economic transformation under Vision 2030. The two-year agreement formalises a strategic collaboration aimed at fostering knowledge exchange, policy analysis and investment insight through joint publications, advisory projects and thought leadership initiatives. It underscores a shared commitment to delivering relevant, data-driven economic intelligence that reflects Saudi Arabia’s evolving priorities. Strategic Gears will contribute its…

Malta’s gaming scene is about to come alive as 6,000 professionals gather for the first-ever SBC Summit Malta—a next-level evolution of the beloved CasinoBeats Summit. Taking place at the InterContinental in St Julian’s from 10–12 June, the event will serve as Europe’s strategic iGaming hub—uniting 2,000 betting and iGaming operators, 750 affiliates, and thousands more from game studios, sportsbooks, payment providers, regulatory bodies, and marketing professionals for three intense days of dealmaking, complimented by numerous learning opportunities. On the educational front, delegates will gain access to expert insights from 250 industry leaders across a three-stage agenda. Alongside dedicated tracks for casino, affiliation and marketing, the expanded programme will now cover key verticals including sports betting, European…

Emirates Electrical & Instrumentation Company (EEIC), a leader in industrial solutions and instrumentation services in the UAE, has partnered with InfyPower, a global leader in the Electrical Vehicles Charging and Energy Storage Industry. Through this partnership, EEIC becomes the exclusive agent of Infypower in the UAE, combining their global engineering expertise with EEIC’s regional legacy to offer scalable, intelligent EV charging and Energy Storage solutions. The partnership is being showcased during the World Utilities Congress 2025 in Abu Dhabi, where both companies are presenting their collaboration and breakthrough technologies alike. As part of the exhibition, one of InfyPower’s advanced EV…

SBC Summit Malta 2025 will place the future of sports betting at the heart of its agenda with the launch of the Next-Gen Sports Betting track, a forward-looking series of sessions exploring the technologies, player behaviours, and product strategies fuelling the next phase of industry growth. Taking place on Thursday, 12 June at the InterContinental Hotel in St Julian’s, the track will feature five expert-led sessions covering AI integration, the emerging esports betting market, and the future of in-play betting across multiple sports. Rasmus Sojmark, Founder and CEO of SBC, said: “Sports betting is being redefined in real time—by new technologies, new user habits,…