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Beyon Connect signs partnership with Mubasher Capital to adopt EKEY for Business
Beyon Connect has signed an agreement with Mubasher
Capital, one of the region’ s leading investment brokerage firms, to adopt EKEY for Business( EKEY-B), Bahrain’ s national digital identity authentication and consent-based eKYC platform for the private sector.
Adopting EKEY-B will enable Mubasher Capital to leverage eKey 2.0’ s advanced biometric authentication and secure digital onboarding capabilities to strengthen compliance with evolving regulatory requirements and deliver a seamless, secure biometric-based onboarding experience for its clients.
Through this partnership with Beyon Connect, Mubasher joins a growing number of financial institutions leveraging national digital identity infrastructure to enhance efficiency, trust and customer experience.
Christopher Hild, CEO of Beyon Connect, said:“ We are pleased to partner with Mubasher Capital as they adopt EKEY for Business. This collaboration reflects the increasing confidence of the financial sector in national digital identity as a foundation for secure, compliant, and frictionless customer engagement.”
Ihab Rashad, General Manager of Mubasher Capital, said:“ Adopting EKEY for Business represents an important step in strengthening our digital capabilities and compliance framework. This partnership with Beyon Connect enables us to offer our clients a more seamless and secure onboarding experience, while aligning with Bahrain’ s national Digital Transformation initiatives.”
UAE-IX powered by DE- CIX ready for the 800 Gigabit Ethernet era
The UAE-IX powered by DE-CIX is now technically capable of supporting 800 Gigabit Ethernet access. This upgrade has also made 400 Gigabit Ethernet ports available on the Internet Exchange, making it the only Internet Exchange in the Middle East to offer such access bandwidths.
Cloud on-ramps are also being built which will provide direct access to both the Alibaba and Google clouds in the coming months. UAE-IX powered by DE-CIX now has more than 110 networks connected, peak traffic in excess of 1 Terabit per second, up 35 % in 2025 and more than 6.6 terabits of connected customer capacity.
Ivo Ivanov, CEO of DE-CIX, said:“ The UAE-IX serves resilient, low-latency connectivity to support the digital future for people and businesses – not only in the UAE, but across the region. The excellent collaboration with our partner datamena has enabled the UAE-IX powered by DE-CIX to shine as an essential aggregation point for network interconnection in the Middle East, with unabated growth year on year.”
Karim Benkirane, Chief Commercial Officer at du, said:“ We are proud to partner with DE-CIX in advancing digital growth across the Middle East. Enhancements including increased port capacities to 400 Gigabit Ethernet, readiness for 800 Gigabit Ethernet and expanded access to cloud services underscore a strong commitment to reinforcing the UAE-IX’ s position as a leading interconnection hub.” •
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