//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
INDUSTRY WATCH
Etisalat partners with
Sage to offer accounting
solutions for SMBs
Etisalat and Sage Middle East
have announced a strategic
partnership to offer Sage
accounting solutions that are
fully compliant with value-added
taxes to SMBs.
E
tisalat, the UAE’s leading
telecommunications operator and
one of the largest corporations in
the GCC region, has announced a strategic
partnership with Sage Middle East to offer
Sage accounting solutions that are fully
compliant with value-added taxes to small
and medium businesses (SMBs).
The memorandum of understanding (MoU)
was signed by Salvador Anglada, Group
Chief Business Officer Etisalat, and Blair
Crump, President Sage at GITEX Technology
Week 2018, the largest technology show in
the Middle East and North Africa region.
With the partnership, Etisalat’s SMB
customers can now subscribe to Sage
Business Cloud Accounting, which was
accredited by the UAE Federal Tax Authority
(FTA) earlier in March.
www.intelligentcio.com
The flexible cloud solution helps businesses
effectively manage their finances and cash
flow by offering easy control of their business
and data at any place and any time.
It will also help them collaborate with
colleagues and accountants to share the
workload and automate processes wherever
possible to improve efficiency and reduce
admin tasks
Salvador Anglada, Group Chief Business
Officer, Etisalat, said: “We are excited to
partner with Sage, the market leader in cloud
business management solutions, to deliver
the best-in-class cloud accounting to our
valued SMB customers. This partnership is
in line with our strategic objective to be a
fully integrated ICT solutions and services
provider, and business partner of choice in
cloud services.”
As the global market leader in cloud
business management solutions, Sage
helps businesses of all sizes – from start-
ups to enterprises – manage everything
from financial transactions to payroll and
human resources.
Sam Tayan, Managing Director at Sage
Middle East, said: “We are honoured to
partner with Etisalat, one of the largest
telecommunications firms in the GCC region,
to support the ambitions of SMBs, many of
which struggle with accounting and cash
flow management of their businesses.
“Our business management solutions
allow entrepreneurs and business
owners to focus on their core purpose,
instead of worrying about VAT-compliance
and other administrative tasks that can be
easily automated.” n
INTELLIGENTCIO
91