Bridging Gaps: From Banking the Unbanked to Ethical AI in MENA
Hello everyone!?
This month, we’re thrilled to share some of the exciting milestones and thought-provoking insights that have marked our journey. From media features to prestigious nominations and cutting-edge research, August has been a month of growth, recognition, and reflection.
First, we invite you to watch our Co-founder and CEO, Ahmed Abaza, as he discusses how Synapse Analytics is revolutionizing financial inclusion with AI on Al Sharq Business x Bloomberg. Learn how our AI decisioning platform is helping financial institutions offer personalized services to the unbanked, making financial access more inclusive. Meanwhile, our Azkavision platform is transforming retail management by enhancing CCTV systems with AI, giving retailers the tools they need to better understand their customers and improve store performance.
We’re also honored to be nominated for Egypt's Entrepreneur Awards, a testament to the impact our AI products are making in both the financial and retail sectors. Additionally, our latest contributions to Khalifa University Abu Dhabi Science and Tech Review’s AI issue critically examine the role of AI in entertainment, while our own techQualia publication dives into the complexities of Emotion AI in the MENA region. As always, our commitment remains to democratize AI and ensure it serves diverse and global needs.
Read on!?
In this issue:
1. Egypt’s Entrepreneur Awards - Digital Solutions & Customer Experience
We've been nominated for the Egypt's Entrepreneur Awards !
It's always a huge honor to be recognized for the impact our AI products are making in improving customer experience in the financial and retail industries.
Our AI decisioning platform allows financial institutions to personalize their customers' journey, from onboarding and decisioning to overall financial product recommendations.
Meanwhile, our AI Video Analytics Platform enhances the understanding of customer behavior for facilities and retail stores by leveraging footage captured from CCTV cameras.
Under the umbrella of democratizing AI, our goal has always been to help companies adopt artificial intelligence to provide a seamless and hyper-personalized experience for each and every one of their customers.
Learn about our products below:
AI Decisioning Platform: https://lnkd.in/dArrEBX7
AI Video Analytics Platform: https://lnkd.in/g3_ydy2u
2. Al Sharq x Bloomberg features Ahmed Abaza
How do you provide financial facilities to your unbanked population? How can financial institutions personalize their products for each of their unique customers?
?Asharq ????? x Bloomberg's latest interview with our Co-founder & CEO, Ahmed Abaza, addresses these questions and discusses Synapse Analytics' ongoing quest to help establish a more inclusive financial infrastructure with its AI decisioning platform.
Watch the full interview to learn more about our AI decisioning suite's capability to fully automate the underwriting process, from onboarding to decisioning, and provide personalized services such as customized lines of credit, product recommendations, and customer matching.
Learn more about our platform here: https://lnkd.in/dArrEBX7
Watch the full episode here: https://shorturl.at/gGFif?
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3. techQualia contributes to KUST Review?
We’re also happy to announce that our? latest contribution to Khalifa University Science and Tech Review Abu Dhabi’s AI issue has been published!
The issue features invaluable insights from MENA industry leaders such as? Ernesto Damiani, Senior Director of the Robotics and Intelligent Systems Institute at Khalifa University; Lee Baron, Associate professor in the School of Design at Northumbria University; Dalaver Anjum, Assistant professor of Physics at Khalifa University; Mudasir A. Yatoo, Research associate at Imperial College London; and Blaise Tardy, Assistant Professor at Khalifa University; and finally, our own AI Philosopher and head of techQualia, Aliah Yacoub .
Aliah critically examines the role of AI in entertainment and argues that AI Hollywood tropes are at best distracting, and at worst, irresponsible and dangerous. This is why rigorous critique is pertinent to help restore a much-needed balance between AI fact and fiction, and why we have to promote the usage of "good science" as theoretical grounding for the entertainment content we mindlessly consume and allow to shape knowledge-production.?
It’s always a pleasure to cross-publish and take part in critical AI literacy efforts across the MENA region, from Cairo to Abu Dhabi.?
Read the full AI Issue here:
4. Latest techQualia Publication on Emotion AI in MENA?
As Emotion AI begins to penetrate critical sectors in the MENA region, from healthcare to education, we're faced with a pivotal question: Can this technology, — born from Western models and assuming homogenic, universal standards of emotions—?truly understand the intricate nuances of our emotions?
Drawing on historical lessons and real-world examples, techQualia Intern Fatma Ahmed challenges us to consider whether Emotion AI is truly ready for our diverse region—or if we need to adapt it to better reflect our unique emotional (and regulatory!) landscape.
Click the link to read more about the technical and socio-ethical implications of using Emotion Recognition AI in the MENA region:
5. Azka Vision: Transforming retail management
By now you probably know that our AI Video Analytics Platform enhances the understanding of customer behavior for facilities and retail stores by leveraging footage captured from CCTV cameras. But are you familiar with the exact ways it can revolutionize your facility??
All the information you need (in a hilarious, capsule-form) is right here:
Check it out in full here: