Rashed Al Makhawi Ent LLC broadens portfolio to provide financial technology solutions for the Education Sector in GCC

Anchored by its strong roots within the Trading Room Technology Solutions space in the GCC, Rashed Al Makhawi Ent LLC (RAME) has naturally broadened its industry expertise to start deploying turnkey financial labs for the Education sector – specifically targeting Universities and Colleges offering Business and Finance courses to its students. These Financial Trading Labs are the ‘real deal’ with simulator experience for students aspiring to make a mark in the Financial trading world, coached in an ethical way.

With two decades of experience within the Banking and Financial Services industry, RAME is regarded as a leading mission critical solutions provider for trading floors and treasuries ranging from voice recording, trading turrets, ergonomic trader desks, multifunctional keyboards, video walls and digital signage solutions, ticker displays, noise cancellation trader headsets, ebilling and proactive compliance solutions and also robotic process automation solutions within this same space.

“When we kitted out our first financial trading lab in the region, we realized the scope for growth in the Education sector, as more and more universities and business colleges were looking to empower their financial studies students with the right tools and real world environment feel to better equip them for their future workplaces,” said Hans Van Loon, Sales Director of RAME. “We manage and support over twenty five of the biggest trading floors in the region and our partnerships with leading technology OEMs in this space empower us to provide the very best of solutions that are essential for traders and brokers.”

“Our deployment for the Bloomberg Financial Trading Labs at Zayed University , Abu Dhabi and Dubai campuses, include specialized ergonomic trading room desks, a large feature UHD display integrated with related Audio Visual connectors for displaying course content or presentations, large format LED ticker display to highlight latest market information, stock movements and signage in general as well as all related PCs and hardware for student use,” said Arjun Bhadran Senior Manager – Business Development & Strategy at RAME. “This project is an extremely prestigious one for us as Zayed University is one of the top UAE universities and this Bloomberg Financial Lab is the largest of its kind in the Middle East region. As a locally based company in the UAE, it always gives us great pride to engage with local organisations in their pathway to advancements across their operations.”

“The RAME team are very professional and dedicated, complemented by their attention to detail and level of technical support offered is really commendable,” said Professor Joseph Smallman, Professor of Practice at the College of Business, Zayed University. “We were very happy with the way they handled this project and we look forward to working with them for other related technologies. We have managed to recreate a real world environment within these labs which will act as our hub to deliver finance courses, stock trading simulation and even Chartered Financial Analyst trainings. This will help empower our graduates to seamlessly integrate to their future workplaces across local and global financial institutions.”

About Zayed University

Zayed University is a national and regional leader in educational innovation. Founded in 1998 and proudly bearing the name of the Founder of the Nation – the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, this flagship institution has met the President’s high expectations. Today, Zayed University has two modern campuses in Dubai and Abu Dhabi that welcome both national and international students. Globally recognized as the leading university in the region for excellence in educational innovation, research, and student leadership development that serves the changing needs of the nation in economic, social and cultural advancements. Proudly bearing the name of the nation’s founding President, Zayed University is a federal institution that prepares bilingual graduates to contribute to and advance all aspects of society. Our mission is carried out from two major campuses in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. For more information, visit www.zu.ac.ae

About Rashed Al Makhawi Enterprises LLC

Rashed Al Makhawi Enterprises L.L.C (RAME), headquartered in Dubai, has over two decades experience as a leading, trusted and well known mission-critical technology solutions provider in the Middle East region. Its core domain expertise lies in the sectors of banking and financial services, contact centres, telecoms, oil & gas companies and public safety organizations. With a strong focus on delighting the customer every time, RAME’s solutions are backed-up with unmatched after-sales support and service which is a benchmark in the industry. The company has its own in-house dedicated, qualified, factory trained and certified technical team which works on a 24×7 basis. It has also become the preferred and exclusive partner for various category majors. For more information, visit www.makgroup.ae