Dubai Works Business Podcast

The B2B2C payment solutions startup helps users and restaurants tackle the challenges of time consuming bill payments  

Ex-investment banker and co-founder of Keyper joins Smashi at Step Conference to discuss navigating challenges ranging from liquidity to resilience in times of adversity

Top Stories Today:The UAE will exit a watchdog’s dirty money list following a clamp down on illicit financial activityNew dating apps are setting higher credit score requirements: will the Middle East adopt similar measures?Abu Dhabi start up The Cloud has secured $12MN and acquired a UK startup KBox

Top Stories TodayProperty developer Danube is eyeing expansion into RAK in line with the opening of casinos Paris-based bank Rothschild has opened a new office in Riyadh’s finance hubGoogle is about to make your life a whole lot easier - stay tuned and find out how 

Top Stories Today:OpenAI’s Sam Altman wants to turn UAE into AI testing groundExperience the Future of Tech at Step Conference 2024Dubai brokers have 3 days to take down fake listingsTwo Bahrain startups have secured funding in a Shark Tank-inspired show, while Dubai’s own Shark Tank seems to have tanked

Top Stories Today:Saudi passes law protecting whistleblowers Experience the Future of Tech at Step Conference 2024: A Must-Attend Event for Tech Enthusiasts! Kuwait resumes issuing family visit visa after over a year of halting itYuri Dvoinos Tech and AI entrepreneur

Top Stories Today:Zuckerberg says Meta’s Quest is not only the better product, but is ‘like 7 times less expensive’Brand ME Summit 2024 - Elevate Your Future Tucker Carlson films show from Dubai, garners over 17M views in under 24 hoursRent prices will be capped for artists in Dubai’s Al Quoz: Sheikha LatifaTarun Joshi, Founder of IGP's

Topics Covered Today:‘Mob of thugs’ - Dubai crypto boss slams FinCEN after financial crime allegationsJordan’s Sowt Media acquires Dubai-based podcast platform Rising GiantsRoshn Saudi League welcomes PepsiCo as Gold PartnerToday's Guest Segment: Rising Giants co-founder and CEO Basel Anabtawi Sowt co-founder and CEO Ramsey Tesdell

Top Stories Today:Hala Taxi accident that Dubai passenger claims to have left her paralysed raises questions about ride-hailing company liabilityEmirates CMO hints airline chose NBA over football deal thanks to “reasonable number” in new partnershipBig Macs are expensive and people are buying less of themAlex Mubert CSO and Co-Founder of DELIVERED

Top Stories:Egypt’s richest man Nassef Sawiris employs convicted ex-Abraaj exec Mustafa Abdel Wadood in Dubai officeJessica Kahawaty cancels Starbucks-MamaRita contract over Gaza genocideMeta to flag AI generated pictures on Instagram, Facebook

Top Stories Today:Reddit users aren’t optimistic about it’s up and coming IPO expected to be valued at $5BNSnapchat’s Dubai office has been affected by a 10% cut in staffUAE employees are losing over $3,500 a year in lost expenses - we find out why

Top Stories Today:Meta will pay investors its first dividend in March as shares soared 14% overnightSaudi to create 39,000 tech jobs with new PIF-backed company AlatAs British media group Sky cuts 1,000 jobs, will the UAE save Western media?Starbucks sales down as Middle East boycotts hit coffee giant

Top Stories:Dubai launches programme to help retired citizens in another move to support EmiratisAbu Dhabi’s Pure Health acquires 25% stake in Saudi Medical City for $150MTikTok owner ByteDance fell behind on AI, CEO says

Top Stories TodayThe apps that tell users which Israeli products, companies to boycottEgyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris slams government for delay of pound devaluationIs it illegal in Dubai to punch your boss?We take a look at the latest tech layoffs at Microsoft, eBay, TikTok and moreToday's Guest - Anwar Nusseibeh, COO of Frank Porter 

Exclusive: Saudi mulls 100% foreign property ownership in Mecca, Medina: sourcesArrested for corruption: CEO of AlUla’s Royal CommissionToday's Guest: Julie Mallon, Founder of Nurture to Sleep

Top Stories Covered:Abraaj’s Abdel-Wadood back in Dubai as he dines in DIFC - did the former managing partner of the now defunct-private equity company get away scot free?Google’s $4M fund to help Palestinian startups, create jobs Is being an influencer now more profitable than being an actress? Dubai-based Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan earns up to $64,500 per sponsored post on IG

In today’s episode:Alcohol News ‘inaccurate,’ Saudis say on X as the kingdom opens first liquor storeThe UAE’s controversial diversity quota has been put on holdArada records a 100% rise in sales in 2023 as demand soars for upscale communitiesA Conversation with Toufic Kreidieh, the Visionary Behind Brands For Less Group

Topics CoveredAlcohol in Saudi Arabia: conservative kingdom to open first shop in RiyadhSalt Bae under fire for $100,000 Dubai dinner billKingdom sees more IPOs with Nice One listing expected 

Topics Covered:Dubai and Abu Dhabi are competing for tourists as Yas spends more on advertisingHuda Kattan signs with a talent agency but why would she need one?Rising costs are a top concern for 58% of SMEs 

Topics Covered: Habib Al Mulla faces backlash for suggesting higher Salik tolls in DubaiDubai developer to select tenants through an invite-only auctionAudi breaks sales records in MidEast