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Mashreq partners with IBM to pilot agentic AI in software engineering domain

Published

23 October 2026

Topic

opportunities

◆ Sectors

Fintech

◆ Geography

Middle East and North Africa

◆ Source

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Fusion42 · 23 October 2026 · Fusion42 review

Mashreq is piloting IBM's agentic AI software engineering platform, IBM Bob, to accelerate software delivery, enhance developer productivity, and transform software engineering across its enterprise systems in the Middle East and North Africa.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 2 sources have reported it between 12 Oct 2026 and 23 Oct 2026.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

Agentic AI is shifting from insight to execution in Middle Eastern banking software. You now face a faster delivery bar as AI tools move from support to hands-on coding alongside engineers.

◆ Coverage

2 sources · first reported 12 Oct 2026 · latest 23 Oct 2026

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