On the Sidelines of Gateway Gulf 2026.. ARRAY and Mazad Launch Strategic Initiative to Accelerate Digital Innovation and Create New Growth Opportunities

ARRAY Innovation, the Bahrain-based AI and data solutions company, and Mazad, the Kingdom’s leading digital auction and marketplace platform, have initiated a strategic engagement that places artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced technology at the centre of Mazad’s next chapter of growth. The announcement was made on the sidelines of Gateway Gulf 2026.

Bringing together two companies from the Mumtalakat portfolio, the initiative channels ARRAY’s deep technical expertise directly into one of Bahrain’s most active digital platforms.

ARRAY’s technology and AI specialists will work strategically alongside the Mazad team to build scalable digital solutions and integrate AI across data analytics, process automation and customer experience, giving buyers and sellers a faster and more personalised marketplace, enabling faster delivery of Mazad’s growth and expansion ambitions.

Through structured knowledge transfer, hands-on capability building and the adoption of global best practices, the expertise ARRAY brings will become embedded in Mazad’s own teams, sharpening its competitive edge and building a foundation for sustained growth. In doing so, it showcases the synergies within the Mumtalakat group, turning complementary expertise into value creation.

Alaa Saeed, CEO of ARRAY Innovation, said: “AI delivers its greatest value when deep expertise meets real markets. Mazad has built a platform at the heart of how assets change hands in Bahrain, and we are bringing the full depth of our AI, data and engineering capabilities to help it grow faster and further. This engagement goes beyond deploying technology; it is about accelerating AI adoption and transferring knowledge so that Mazad’s teams own and expand these capabilities for years to come. It also shows what becomes possible when companies within the same group combine their strengths.”

Nezar Habib, Chief Executive Officer of Mazad, added: “Growth today is driven by data and intelligence: how well you understand your markets, how quickly you act, and how seamlessly you serve your customers. Working with ARRAY gives Mazad access to world-class AI expertise, and by bringing this knowledge into our teams, we make innovation part of how we work and open limitless horizons of growth for Mazad.”