Muscat, April 2023: Oman Data Park (ODP), the Sultanate’s primer provider of IT-managed and cloud services, Hosting, and Virtual Data Center services in the Sultanate of Oman, and Uqudo, one of EMEA’s most innovative digital identity companies, have joined a strategic partnership between them to contribute to accelerate the digital transformation in the Sultanate of Oman.
This partnership was celebrated in a ceremony held for this occasion on Tuesday,4th April 2023, at the W Hotel in Muscat, in the presence of a number of officials, representatives of the two companies, interested parties, invited guests, and the media representatives.
Based on this partnership, Uqudo and ODP will work together to integrate digital identity solutions into ODP’s existing infrastructure, enabling individuals and organizations to securely authenticate and verify their identities online.
This strategic partnership will lead to leveraging Uqudo’s platform that provides end-to-end digital identity technologies for customer enrollment, digital identity verification and biometric detection, NFC-based passport reading and verification, document cognitive analysis and scanning as well as utilizing the (eKYC) technologies and Artificial intelligence (AI ).
Commenting on this partnership, Eng. Maqbool Al-Wohaibi, CEO of Oman Data Park said, “While we at Oman Data Park are committed to provide our customers with the latest and most advanced technologies, our partnership with Uqudo,will contribute to enhance our customer services through providing digital identity solutions that are resistant to digital fraud”.
Al-Wahaibi added: In accordance with this strategic cooperation, both parties have committed to building combined offerings to facilitate and accelerate the digital journey in Oman. This will enhance user experience and security and improve access to online services across the country, supporting Oman’s efforts in the process of digital transformation.
Mohamed Fagiri, CEO of Uqudo, said: “We are delighted to collaborate with ODP on a national level to address identity challenges and strengthening the empowerment of the digital economy in the Sultanate of Oman”.
He added: This partnership will be a vital step toward Oman’s digitalization after our recent participation with ODP and Oman Tel in conducting the first fully digital national elections in the region.
He pointed out that, Uqudo will provide extensive digital on boarding services for all companies supported by ODP. With Oman accelerating towards an inclusive digital society with rapid digital growth, comprehensive digital on boarding is necessary for companies to scale.
This cooperation will also contribute to enhance the businesses on the ODP platform, which will gain access to exhaustive identity solutions that can support their overall growth while being compliant with regulatory requirements.
This strategic partnership marks a significant milestone for both Uqudo and Oman Data Park, as they work together to advance the digital transformation of the Sultanate of Oman.
About Uqudo :
As one of EMEA’s most innovative digital identity companies, Uqudo’s mission is to bring trust and transparency in an increasingly digital world by building an identity layer.
Founded by a team of identity experts, Uqudo has a long heritage of working with governments and regulators in delivering large-scale, national identity programs. As a natural progression of these successes, Uqudo began providing its technology and solutions to banks, telcos, insurance companies, fin techs, startups and more.
Uqudo adopts advanced digital identity technology including biometrics, certified 3D livens detection, NFC-based passport reading, cognitive document analysis, AI and block chain. This enables users to experience a fast, secure and frictionless on boarding process whilst protecting the organization from fraudulent activities and simultaneously ensuring the organizations are fully compliant with KYC, AML and CDD regulations.
Uqudo’s award-winning tech platform pushes innovation in the world of identity, driving digital transformation on a global scale. Uqudo’s market-leading technology has led to awards across the Middle East and Africa and partnerships with global leaders such as VISA, Smart Africa, Microsoft and more
About ODP:
It is noteworthy that ODP, the Sultanate’s first managedcloud services provider and cyber security, plays an integral role in supporting the digital transformation of Oman, through their offering of an all-in-one solution of computing, cloud computing, data storage, networking, web hosting and network security services. ODP also offers the Sultanate’s first Artificial Intelligence ready cloud infrastructure – Nebula AI powered by Nvidia. More details of their services can be found at www.omandatapark.com
