The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has announced plans to launch a cyber threat intelligence platform to help firms in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) implement appropriate safeguards to mitigate cyber risks. The platform is the result of cooperation and collaboration with the Dubai Electronic Security Centre (DESC), the National Computer Emergency Response Team (aeCERT) and the Computer Incident Response Centre Luxembourg (CIRCL). Leading international cyber security specialists, including Help AG (Saudi and UAE operations of which were acquired by UAE telco Etisalat in September this year); Kaspersky; Palo Alto Networks; Cofense; and Recorded Future are contributing to the development of the platform.

Saudi Arabia telco STC has launched a new unified brand identity across Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain to enhance its performance and role as a leading digital enabler in the region. The telco was established in 1998, and its refreshed brand identity marks a transformational new journey in digital services as the telco moves into digital payments, media, and entertainment.

Phuthuma Nhleko, the MTN Group CEO who led the company on an acquisition trail that turned it into an emerging markets powerhouse, has stepped down from its board of directors. Nhleko, who has served as MTN’s chairman since 2015 after relinquishing the CEO role in 2011, resigned this week as non-executive chairman.

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MTN Group’s mobile money service is set to go live in January 2020 in South Africa, allowing customers to send, receive, save money and pay for goods using their mobile phones.

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Econet Zimbabwe and telco solutions provider Workz Group have announced a deal to offer subscribers in Zimbabwe network connectivity via embedded SIM devices such as the iPhone XS/XR/11 and Microsoft Surface Pro X. Users will now be able to connect to Econet’s network without a physical SIM. A market launch is expected in the coming months.

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