Sony Mobile Communications has introduced its new flagship Android smartphone, Xperia Z in the MEA market.
The Xperia Z was unveiled at Atlantis The Palm in Dubai.
“However, Xperia Z will be available in Saudi Market by mid-March only, Izzat Kittaneh, director business management and pricing customer unit, Middle East and Africa, told Arab News.
“Response and demand from Saudi Arabia is huge and currently we are going to expand our network to remote areas in the Kingdom,” he added.
“Since the Kingdom is a huge market with high potential, we have to ensure the availability of our product everywhere,” Izzat Kittaneh said.
The new Xperia Z, which is available in black, purple and white, boasts a range of features, including a 5” Full HD 1080p Reality Display, Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core processor, the Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 and a 13 megapixel fast-capture camera.
Offering the ‘best of Sony in a smart phone,’ the device uses advanced technology from Sony’s entire range of multimedia products.
“The Xperia Z is a game-changer in smartphone technology. It has generated a great deal of excitement internationally since its official launch at the CES in Las Vegas. We anticipate the ultimate range of rich user experiences offered on this stellar model from the Xperia range to increase the momentum several times over in key MENA markets,” said Rudinger Odenbach, vice president, Sony Mobile Communications MEA.
Sony Xperia Z to hit Saudi market by mid-March
Sony Xperia Z to hit Saudi market by mid-March
STC Bank launches business portal for businesses, entrepreneurs and freelancers
STC Bank has launched a business portal as part of its strategy to provide integrated and Shariah-compliant digital banking services targeting multinationals, entrepreneurs and self-employed. The move reflects the bank’s commitment to enhancing and facilitating the banking experience through modern digital solutions.
The Business Portal is the first integrated digital experience that enables business customers to start their banking relationships and manage their entire business through a single digital platform, designed to meet the needs of various sectors, providing an easy and flexible banking journey characterized by simplicity and ease of use.
The portal provides a comprehensive dashboard that allows business owners to efficiently manage users, financial structuring and authorization matrix, where users can be added, assigned, and manage access to banking services flexibly within an advanced digital experience.
The Business Portal also includes a full range of banking services, most notably payments and remittances, beneficiary management, statement review and extraction, digital certificate issuance, as well as employee salary management, giving business owners full control over their financial operations through a unified and secure platform.
STC Bank allows registration and availing of business portal services through its website, while ensuring the highest levels of security using the latest cybersecurity and advanced financial technologies.
The launch of the upgraded Business Portal is part of STC Bank’s digital transformation journey toward building an integrated digital bank, which provides innovative banking solutions that contribute to supporting the growth of the business sector and enhancing the digital economy in the Kingdom.
