Inside the UAE’s test of digital resilience

• Super app Botim focusing on reliability
• Part of everyday infrastructure, says CEO
• Integrated finance next phase of growth

In wartime, essentials extend beyond food and shelter to the ability to call home, to send money across borders, and to keep financial lifelines open.

Now in its fifth week, the Iran-US-Israel conflict is testing the resilience of the region’s digital backbone. For platforms that sit at the intersection of communication and finance, the focus is no longer on growth but on reliability of services to…