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Venture capital firm Flat6Labs held a demo day on Monday in which it showcased seven start-ups that graduated from its Amman Seed Program, the company announced in a press statement.

The seven start-ups — Arab Therapy, Bloom Cart, Ipass, Khareta, QuiqClaim, Shop4me, and Sukoon — presented their “innovative products and solutions”, the statement said. The start-ups cover a number of industries including health and wellness, tech, e-commerce, fintech, and cybersecurity.

Flat6Labs General Manager Rasha Manna, speaking on the occasion, voiced her pride in the participating start-ups and the effort they put into the last four months of the program and beyond.

“This kind of growth — and the individual achievements of our participants — encourages us to continue seeking out new and promising entrepreneurs from the local community,” Manna said.

The seven start-ups are part of the second cycle of the company’s seed program, which started on May 8, the statement said. The program brings together “top-notch international consultants, coaches, and mentors” who work closely with the start-up teams to achieve their goals.

Over the past four months, the seven startup teams have been working on growing their customer base, refining their offerings, expanding to new markets, and building strategic partnerships, the statement said.

World Finance,  the voice of the market magazine, awarded  ICS Financial Systems Limited (ICSFS)’ Group CEO & Managing Director; Robert Hazboun, in its World Finance Summer 2022 edition, under the World Finance – Islamic Finance Awards 2022, for his Lifetime Achievement in Financial Technology Innovation.

This award is aimed specifically at business leaders who have achieved a distinguished accomplishment that is presently serving the community and will do so for many years to come. ICSFS’ Group CEO & MD has been recognised for the third consecutive year for his detail-orientated innovation management, excellent technology mindset, and outstanding entrepreneurial flair.

Projects Director at World Finance Magazine; David Hann, stated: “Robert Hazboun is one of the few with excellent technology mindset leading to incremental revolutionary innovations of the Islamic banking software solutions. He demonstrated exceptional vision and leadership, coupled with outstanding entrepreneurial flair that created a stimulating and supportive work environment for his staff and their welfare which resulted in a satisfied, well-motivated and ambitious workforce. Robert Hazboun ethical enterprise as well as his detail-orientated innovation management will continue to make significant positive impact on the fintech industry and will always be hailed for his forward-thinking approach and commitment to boosting the worldwide appeal of Islamic banking technology.”

Group CEO & Managing Director; ICS Financial Systems; Robert Hazboun, commented; “Although the popularity of Islamic banking has grown significantly, the products and services available to customers often remain underdeveloped. Our ICS BANKS comes with a bespoke Islamic products and services that helps financial institutions to achieve a competitive edge by offering a comprehensive suite of Islamic banking solutions. ICS BANKS helps banks stay at the cutting-edge of technology through applications like cloud banking, Artificial Intelligence (AI), open banking, blockchain, and digital banking. I am humbled by this recognition from World Finance, I do believe that business leaders have to always drive their teams by orchestrating interactive internal and external, and healthy relationships.”

ICSFS invests in its software suites by utilising modern technology in launching new products, constructing a secured and agile integration, and keeping pace with new standards and regulations worldwide. ICS BANKS software suite future-proof banking activities by providing a broad range of features and capabilities with more agility and flexibility, to enrich customers’ journey experience, hence improving the trust and confidentiality between the customer and the bank. ICS BANKS has always been a pioneer in utilising the latest technology to serve financial institutions. In addition to its embedded Service-Oriented-Architecture (SOA), the system can be deployed on-premises, hybrid or cloud.

TjDeeD Technology conducted ITCON Jordan 2022 Seminar with ManageEngine.

Thank you for the participants in this insightful and energetic event and thanks to our clients for your attendance and participation.

It was a pleasure connecting with our IT professionals in Jordan as well as connecting in person with our partners.

The Association of Banks in Jordan launches its new website in collaboration with Echo Technology under the domain www.abj.org.jo following the latest websites design and development technologies aiming to keep pace with the latest global developments and provide all information in a clear and modern way to citizens.

The website provides the visitor with various information and details about the association its vision, board, members, and media center to help its audience stay updated with the association’s latest news and activities, in addition to tenders, frequently asked questions and more information related to the association and its work.

Through the website, the association is able to present various information about the local stock market indices, banking development, banking publications, financial reports, and magazine. Along with presenting banking indicators using charts and infographics.

Webhelp announces the appointment of Mr. Waed Al Hawamdeh as CEO of the company in Jordan, in recognition of his efforts and achievements during his tenure with the company.

Thus, he will be the first CEO of the company in Jordan, as he had a significant impact on its establishment and growth in Jordan, as well as at the local level in partnerships with the public sector and initiatives at the level of reducing unemployment and promoting Jordan as a global destination for investment. As Head of Operations Department, Waed worked since the beginning of 2020 to increase and expand the company’s business by developing and implementing strategies that improve sales channels and provide sustainable competitive advantages.

Al Hawamdeh holds a master’s degree and worked in the telecommunications sector before joining Webhelp, with more than 20 years of experience, he is an expert in the field of contact centers, operations management, CX and outsourcing services, He also has expertise in customer experience strategies by utilizing the latest and most recent technologies and global trends in managing and digitizing day-to-day operations.

He also developed partnerships with the local public sector and initiatives, aligned with Webhelp global strategy to contribute to communities; by reducing unemployment and promoting Jordan as a global destination for investment. During his tenure at Webhelp and in May of 2020, he launched the ‘’Think Human’’ initiative in cooperation with the Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship, which aims to create job opportunities, especially after the effects brought by the COVID pandemic through several programs. Achievements and cooperations culminated in a visit by His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Al-Hussein bin Abdullah to Webhelp Jordan in June of the same year, where he expressed his thanks for the company’s efforts and the opportunities it provided to the people of the country during the pandamic for the first time as a qualitative addition to the labor market. The latest was the launch of the Economic Modernization Vision in the presence of His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein, as a main panel speaker, which was held in June of this year.

The company started in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in the capital Amman in June 2019 within international and modern standards and specifications, starting with 85 employees, one client and one headquarter in Amman at the time, and in light of the great growth witnessed by the company it has now reached nearly 2,100 employees and ten global clients first time to be served from Jordan from Webhelp offices located in the capital Amman and Irbid.

About Webhelp

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Webhelp LLC Jordan is part of the global Webhelp company, which was established in France in 2000; It is present in more than 60 countries around the world through 180 branches and employs about 110,000 employees, providing subscriber services and customer experiences to more than 1,300 distinguished global customers in more than 80 languages ​​around the world.

Webhelp is distinguished with 22 years of experience in providing outsourcing services and customer experiences, digital services and consultancy, sales and call centers, content monitoring and managing social media platforms. This makes the company at a competitive position by its presence as the only global company with its specialization in Jordan and the largest in the region.

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IRIS Technology is happy to announce that was a Bronze Sponsor at the World Cyber Security- Jordan, on 15-16 Aug 2022, at The Ritz Carlton, Amman, Jordan.

It was interesting, we enjoyed enlightening discussions & gain great memories and we would like to thank everyone who stopped by our booth.