{"podcast":{"title":"Morning Drive","slug":"morning-drive-7382993","podcast_index_feed_id":7382993,"rss_url":"https://feeds.mira.fm/morning-drive","website_url":"https://www.mirabusiness.fm/shows/morning-drive","image_url":"https://media.podeo.co/podcasts/MjgyMDc/image.jpg?ivc=1789714714","author":"MIRA Business FM","episode_count":709,"summary":"Morning Drive is Mira Business FM’s flagship weekday programme airing Monday–Friday, 8 AM–12 PM. Presented by Tim Elliott , it delivers a dynamic mix of business news, expert analysis, and in-depth interviews with thought leaders and market specialists. From financial markets and economic trends to entrepreneurship, technology, property, and leadership, the show explores the stories shaping today’s business landscape, equipping listeners across the UAE and beyond with practical insights that matter.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-24T20:17:03.212621+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/morning-drive-7382993"},"episode":{"title":"64% of UAE SMEs Still Run on Excel. Is Your POS Being Wasted?","slug":"64-of-uae-smes-still-run-on-excel-is-your-pos-being-wasted","published_at":"2026-09-23T07:39:37+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/morning-drive-7382993/64-of-uae-smes-still-run-on-excel-is-your-pos-being-wasted","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/morning-drive-7382993","url":"https://www.mirabusiness.fm/shows/morning-drive","audio_url":"https://media.podeo.co/episodes/MTMzNzMw/audio.mp3","summary":"A new Fortis survey of more than 130 UAE merchants reveals a surprising digital gap: 64% of SMEs still run core operations on Excel, even as businesses invest heavily in digital transformation. Many already have a powerful tool sitting at the checkout: their POS system. But are they actually using it to run the business? Joining us is Ahmed Sameh, CMO at Fortis, to look at why UAE SMEs may be leaving valuable business intelligence untapped.","meta_description":"A new Fortis survey of more than 130 UAE merchants reveals a surprising digital gap: 64% of SMEs still run core operations on Excel, even as businesses in…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1611,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/morning-drive-7382993/episodes/64-of-uae-smes-still-run-on-excel-is-your-pos-being-wasted/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/morning-drive-7382993/64-of-uae-smes-still-run-on-excel-is-your-pos-being-wasted.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}