Interviews

Rob Woods from LexisNexis Risk Solutions: UAE banks must rethink fraud prevention in the social-engineering era

While tokenisation promises faster settlement and fractional access, institutional capital remains cautious, reveals Adam Popat, CEO of SettleMint

From a market-structure perspective, Natalie Hwang, founding managing partner of Apeira Capital, views the Middle East as a credible long-term host for compute-intensive AI systems

Investors rely on developers, brokers, or intermediaries — often without full transparency into performance, structure or risk. Gary Blowers, co-founder and CEO of Tribe believes technology and regulation together can eliminate that opacity

The brand that sells 23 bags every minute is doubling down on physical retail, playful design and products built to last

Large hospitality and mixed-use projects often force studios to balance creative ambition with commercial reality, reveals Mahsa Gholizadeh

Zaid S Al Khayyat, managing director of AKI, discusses how the group’s integrated healthcare platform—from diagnostics and pharmaceuticals to logistics and retail—is supporting the UAE’s ambition to become a global medical hub

The MD for the MEA region discusses how cutting-edge medtech is bridging gaps in care, boosting efficiency, and supporting sustainable health systems across the region

Saudi Arabia’s giga projects are frequently discussed in terms of sheer scale, but Campbell Gray, CEO of AtkinsRéalis, Middle East, argues their real impact lies in how they are redefining city-making

What differentiates DEC is that it operates within a purpose-built ecosystem where transport connectivity, public realm planning, hospitality and utilities are aligned around reducing environmental impact, says Maher