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title: "Emirates NBD Refocuses National Digital Talent Incubator on AI for Emirati SMEs"
url: https://get9to5jobs.com/news/emirates-nbd-ndti-ai-accelerator-emirati-smes-2026/
type: news
company: "Emirates NBD"
date: 2026-11-05
tags: ""
---

# Emirates NBD Refocuses National Digital Talent Incubator on AI for Emirati SMEs

Emirates NBD has redesigned its National Digital Talent Incubator as an artificial-intelligence acceleration programme for established Emirati-owned small and medium-sized businesses. The bank announced the new direction on 2 November 2026.

The programme plans two cohorts a year, each with about four or five SMEs. Participants will work on practical AI uses including customer service, sales and marketing, document workflows, financial management, compliance and forecasting, with support from DIFC Innovation Hub, Visa and AWS.

Emirates NBD will select eligible SME customers for the cohorts. The announcement describes business acceleration support and does not indicate a public recruitment round. [Source: Emirates NBD](https://www.emiratesnbd.com/en/media-center/emirates-nbd-evolves-flagship-national-digital-talent-incubator).