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Saudi Arabia

Rent-now and pay-later startup wins KPMG's Global Tech Innovator competition Ejari, a startup that offers a ‘Rent Now Pay Later’ solution to tenants, has been named Saudi Arabia’s most promising technology startup of the year in the Global Tech Innovator competition by KPMG.
02 September 2024
Saudi Arabia

KPMG selects eight Saudi startups for Global Tech Innovator final KPMG has announced the eight finalists for the 2024 edition of its Global Tech Innovator in Saudi Arabia. Meet the nation’s most promising technology startups according to the Big Four firm.
26 August 2024
Australia

KPMG selects five start-ups for Future Technology program Professional services firm KPMG has unveiled the latest round of participants for its successful Future Technology start-up program, which this time focuses on intelligent performance solutions.
13 August 2024
United Kingdom

Businesses turn to partnerships for technological change needs As businesses press ahead with multiple technological transformations, a two-thirds majority are not sure their systems are ready for the change.
10 July 2024
Saudi Arabia

KPMG's Global Tech Innovator competition returns to Saudi KPMG’s Global Tech Innovator competition is returning to Saudi Arabia’s shores, with the local finals to be held at the end of the summer.
01 May 2024
Australia

KPMG selects latest cohort of Future Technology start-ups Following previous cycles focused on supply-chain and space-tech, KPMG has unveiled the latest cohort of start-ups for its Future Technology program, which this year looks to workplace solutions.
25 March 2024
United Kingdom

KPMG’s tech start-up program focuses on workforce solutions Early stage start-ups focused on workforce solutions are invited to apply for the latest round of KPMG’s Future Technology Program, with five twelve-month Stone & Chalk residencies on offer.
03 November 2023
Australia

KPMG’s tech start-up program focuses on workforce solutions Early stage start-ups focused on workforce solutions are invited to apply for the latest round of KPMG’s Future Technology Program, with five twelve-month Stone & Chalk residencies on offer.
24 October 2023
Saudi Arabia

Netzero named Saudi Arabia's most promising tech start-up by KPMG Netzero has been named Saudi Arabia’s most promising technology start-up by KPMG’s Tech Innovator competition.
11 September 2023
Saudi Arabia

Samer Abdallah (KPMG) on government innovation in Saudi Arabia In a new report, KPMG explores the state of government-led innovation in Saudi Arabia, finding that the government is investing significantly not only to remain at the forefront of its own innovation
23 May 2023
United Kingdom

UK consumers still wary of socialising via metaverse The metaverse may take longer than five years to become mainstream, according to 28% of UK consumers.
16 May 2023
Australia

KPMG launches search for Australia’s top tech innovators Australian tech entrepreneurs are being invited to apply for KPMG’s latest Tech Innovator competition, with the local pitch winner set to go up against innovators from 25+ other countries in the glob
15 May 2023
Australia

KPMG expands start-up challenge to Papua New Guinea and Fiji Now into its second year, KPMG’s Nature Positive Challenge has an increased prize-pool and expanded geography, with Papua New Guinea and Fijian environmental start-ups now eligible to participate.
11 April 2023
Australia

KPMG and Stone & Chalk accelerator opens for space sector startups Applications are now open for the second round of the Future Technology Program, a joint KPMG and Stone & Chalk accelerator for local start-ups – with this year’s focus centred on the space sector.
20 March 2023
United Kingdom

KPMG jumps into metaverse with new collaboration hub As the consulting industry continues to scramble for virtual land, KPMG has become the latest big firm to enter the metaverse.
08 July 2022
Australia

10 predictions on the future of extended reality and metaverse Extended reality and the metaverse will revolutionise work and life as we know it, according to a number of experts surveyed by KPMG, with many of the shifts to occur before the decade is out.
07 April 2022
Europe

Investments in fintech start-ups and scale-ups return to $200+ billion Investments in fintechs have risen sharply over the past year despite the ongoing corona pandemic.
16 February 2022
Saudi Arabia

Investments in Bahraini, Saudi and UAE fintech scene picking up Global professional services firm KPMG has released its mid-year analysis of the deals landscape in the fintech scene. A round-up of the report’s findings for three key Middle East markets.
06 September 2021
Bahrain

Harish Gopinath on KPMG’s Tech Innovator competition in Bahrain KPMG has kicked off the 2021 edition of its global Tech Innovator competition, with Bahrain alongside the UAE and Saudi Arabia the MENA countries among the sixteen KPMG member firms hosting the conte
22 July 2021
Saudi Arabia

Rapidly evolving technologies demand digital leadership With digital transformation becoming more complex than ever, digital leadership at all levels and functions is required for success – Mazhar Hussain, KPMG Saudi Arabia’s Head of Digital Science and I
13 July 2021
Middle East

KPMG financial services experts on the Middle East's fintech scene Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, funds pumped into FinTech companies globally topped $100 billion for only the third time in history, demonstrating the sector’s growing importance within the wider fina
14 April 2021
India

Indian students win prestigious KPMG Ideation Challenge A team of four Indian students has won the prestigious KPMG Ideation Challenge, for a concept that leverages sensor imaging, drone technology and a customised algorithm to more accurately locate mine
22 September 2020
Singapore

Singapore considered top alternative tech hub to Silicon Valley Singapore has taken top spot as a potential world-leading technology hub according to KPMG’s latest survey of industry insiders, with seven out of the top ten locales situated in Asia.
20 March 2020
India

IIT Dhanbad wins the KPMG Innovation Challenge in India IIT Dhanbad has beaten dozens of other top educational institutes to win this year’s KPMG Ideation Challenge (KIC) in India.
27 February 2020
Australia

Investments in Australian start-ups balloons to record level Australia’s venture capital scene has yet again booked a record breaking year, with total spending on promising start-ups breaching the $2 billion barrier for the first time.
23 February 2020
Middle East

GCC states missing from annual Deloitte and KPMG tech lists The Big Four professional services firms Deloitte and KPMG have released their annual tech and fintech benchmarks – with firms from the GCC failing to make an impact.
20 November 2019
Singapore

Consultancies to showcase innovation labs across Singapore As part of the Singapore Fintech Festival, the coming two days will see a large number of enterprises across the city open the doors to their innovation labs.
14 November 2019
United Kingdom

KPMG launches innovation scale-up with Axillium partnership As clients look to tap greater levels of government support for their research and development efforts, KPMG has forged a new partnership with research and innovation agency Axillium.
12 November 2019
Romania

KPMG eyes tech startups in Romania with accelerator contest In a bid to add innovative technology expertise to its footprint, KPMG Romania is organising a tech startup competition.
19 September 2019
Europe

Investors pumping more funds into a smaller number of startups The sums of money flowing from venture investors into startups has reached its highest point in history. Last year, a staggering $255 billion was pumped into startups.
12 February 2019
Australia

The top six strategic priorities of Australia's leaders in 2019 Big Four firm KPMG recently polled over 220 of Australia’s C-suite leaders in the private and public sector to identify the top issues facing businesses in the nation.
13 December 2018
Middle East

Four firms from the Middle East make KPMG's top 100 fintech list Firms from four Middle Eastern nations have made this year’s KMPG Fintech 100 list, with Bahrain, the UAE, Jordan and Israel represented among the world’s top established and emerging financial techn
21 November 2018

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