Intelligent Tech Channels Issue 23 | Page 6

NEWS Avaya launches centre open to channel partners in KSA A vaya Holdings Corp is celebrating the launch of its new office space at the Information Technology and Communications Complex (ITCC), a commercial and housing development that serves as the epicentre of the Riyadh technology community. In what comes as a significant investment in the regional technology ecosystem, the office at ITCC features the first Avaya customer experience centre to be opened in Saudi Arabia. The centre will serve as a design and test bed for world-class solutions to local business challenges. Open to Avaya customers, channel partners, academics and others, the space features cutting-edge facilities in which local innovators can work to create technological answers to some of the country’s most pressing challenges. It will enable Avaya’s partners and customers to design solutions Avaya KSA has opened a customer experience centre embedding advanced technologies such as AI and Blockchain into their contact centre and unified communications platforms. In line with the Saudi Vision 2030, Avaya expects this centre to contribute greatly to the country’s Digital Transformation drive. The new facility also represents Avaya’s widening commitment to the Middle East in general and Saudi Arabia in particular. The company hires fresh graduates from Saudi universities and invests heavily into its local channel partner ecosystem, which serves a contact centre industry responsible for the creation of tens of thousands of jobs. bwallet launches new value added mobile services B atelco and Arab Financial Services (AFS), have launched two new, seamless international services on the digital mobile wallet bwallet. These services are International Money Transfer and International Mobile Top Up. bwallet’s new, secure, convenient and seamless International Money Transfer Service allows users to send money to bank accounts, eWallets or individuals, all with the click of a button on their phones. Additional countries will be added in the coming months. bwallet’s International Money Transfer Service uses the innovative Mastercard Send payment service. The first of its kind in Bahrain, Mastercard’s cross-border push payments platform facilitates the 6 delivery of funds quickly and securely. bwallet’s easy, convenient, efficient and secure International Mobile Top Up Service further expands bwallet’s digital services portfolio. bwallet users can now top up any international prepaid mobile phone account, all with the click of a button. The service is available in over 100 different countries, including neighbouring GCC states, and with almost 700 different operators across the globe. Batelco General Manager Enterprise, Abderrahmane Mounir, said: “We are working very closely with our partners to add features that deliver value to mobile users for global services, and we aim to add additional new services in the future to engage our customers and deliver further enhancements and convenience.” Abderrahmane Mounir, Batelco General Manager Enterprise