Bahrain · Ideas to life

Research, innovation,
sustainability & growth.

973 Labs is a Bahrain-based digital enabler. We design, code, develop, launch and sustain software for banks, operators and ambitious teams across the region.

2020Founded
GCCFocus region
BBKAnchor partner
AI · BankingSpecialty
Our Solutions

Services

Digital forms of automation, platforms, dashboards, mobile applications, systems and APIs — designed, built and operated by our team.

Platforms

Multi-tenant SaaS, web portals and back-office systems built for scale and audit.

Dashboards

Real-time data pipelines + executive dashboards that turn telemetry into decisions.

Mobile apps

Production iOS and Android apps with PCI-grade security baked in from day one.

APIs & integration

Robust APIs that connect core banking, partner ecosystems and external data sources.

Automation

Workflow automation that turns long manual processes into reliable digital ones.

AI systems

Self-hosted LLM infrastructure, AI councils and agentic workflows for governance and operations.

Research

Ideas & Research

Research, opinions and case studies from the 973 Labs team on the future of intelligent products and banking.

Illustration of an AI Council — five board members and a chairman around a table
Featured · From concept to execution

AI Advisory Board: structured decision-making through coordinated AI agents

How 973 Labs and BBK Spark built a live AI Council in production — five Six-Thinking-Hats agents that run 51 LLM calls per strategic question to give boards faster, more rigorous decision support without replacing human judgment.

April 2026 12 min read 973 Labs & BBK Spark
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We design, code, develop software, launch & sustain.

Our vision is to become the leading digital enabler in the region.

Customer-centric products, validated in market — not just designed in deck.
Innovation by fostering openness, design thinking and continued talent investment.
Sustainable deployment of technologies that create, transmit, grow and scale.
Socioeconomic impact and value — beyond shipping software.

Our mission

To create an environment of creativity that accelerates digital innovation through targeted research and data analytics — offering customer-centric products, exploring and validating new business models and digital solutions, and delivering innovation through openness, design thinking, solution engineering and the latest technologies. To create socioeconomic impact and value.

Our Board

973 Labs' Board of Directors

Portrait of Mohamed Alaali, Chairman of 973 Labs

Mohamed Alaali

Chairman
Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer, BBK

MBA from the University of Illinois (2015) and a BSc in Business Information Systems from Murray State University (2006), graduating Summa Cum Laude. 20 years of experience in strategy and transformation.

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Nada Mohamed

Board Member
Chief Technology & Transformation Officer, CrediMax

MBA from Malaysia Open University and a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Bahrain. A senior technology and transformation leader with 25+ years of experience across banking technology, digital transformation, operations, IT governance, strategic planning, process reengineering and enterprise change. As Chief Technology & Transformation Officer at CrediMax, Nada leads technology strategy, digital innovation, strategic projects and transformation initiatives that support business growth and operational excellence.

Portrait of Bassam Al-Moosawi, Board Member of 973 Labs

Bassam Al-Moosawi

Board Member
Head of Retail Digital Banking, BBK

MBA from DePaul University and a BSc in Business Administration from New York Institute of Technology. A banking professional with 15+ years of experience in digital banking, business transformation, strategic planning and operational excellence. Currently Head of Retail Digital Banking at BBK.

Our Team

Meet the team

Portrait of Eman Daabel, Acting General Manager at 973 Labs

Eman Daabel

Acting General Manager
Portrait of Malek Kamal, Solution Engineer at 973 Labs

Malek Kamal

Solution Engineer
Portrait of Hessa AlMukhaizeem, Engineer at 973 Labs

Hessa AlMukhaizeem

Engineer
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