{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"133356","rtpr_id":"nBw7kSdv2a","ticker":"IRM","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["IRM"],"title":"Iron Mountain Expands Footprint in the Middle East with Social Development Bank Partnership","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-09-02T06:00:00.234Z","article_body":"Iron Mountain Expands Footprint in the Middle East with Social Development\nBank Partnership\n\nLeveraging AI-powered intelligent content management, the agreement marks a\nmilestone in Iron Mountain’s continued investment in the Kingdom of Saudi\nArabia\n\nLEAP 2026 – Iron Mountain\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ironmountain.com&esheet=54597222&newsitemid=20260901766297&lan=en-US&anchor=Iron+Mountain&index=1&md5=eb8ac5b7e7147f0831371b8feacedb85)\n(NYSE: IRM), a global leader in information management services, today\nannounced an agreement with the Social Development Bank in Saudi Arabia to\nsupport the bank’s ongoing digital transformation by modernizing\ndocument-intensive financing processes through AI-powered intelligent document\nprocessing. The bank will leverage Iron Mountain InSight(®) DXP’s\nintelligent document processing capabilities\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ironmountain.com%2Fservices%2Finsight-digital-experience-platform%2Fintelligent-document-processing%3Futm_source%3DSDB_release%26utm_medium%3Dhyperlink%26utm_campaign%3D2026_GLOBAL_PRF_BRND_BZW_PressRelease&esheet=54597222&newsitemid=20260901766297&lan=en-US&anchor=intelligent+document+processing+capabilities&index=2&md5=2c6b38168928a608c01de39b72ad9597)\nacross its small and medium enterprise (SME) loan operations.\n\nThe initiative illustrates how Iron Mountain helps organizations transition\nfrom traditional document management to AI-enabled business processes. InSight\nDXP converts complex, unstructured content into governed, actionable\ninformation, improving operational efficiency and enabling better-informed\ndecisions.\n\n“At Social Development Bank, our approach to digital transformation goes\nbeyond automating existing processes. We’re focused on leveraging advanced\ntechnologies and artificial intelligence to enhance operational efficiency,\nstrengthen data quality and governance, and continuously improve the\nexperience of our beneficiaries. This collaboration with Iron Mountain\nsupports that direction by establishing a more intelligent, scalable\nfoundation for our financing operations,” said Abdulrahman Bin Fehaid,\nExecutive Director of Cybersecurity and Business Continuity, overseeing\nDocuments and Archives Management, Social Development Bank.\n\nInsight DXP will automatically classify documents, extract relevant\ninformation, validate it against lending business rules, and identify missing\nor inconsistent documentation. The solution will also include human review,\nfocusing primarily on exceptions and cases requiring further attention or\njudgment.\n\nBy reducing manual processing, the initiative will help Social Development\nBank enhance the efficiency and consistency of its document workflows, improve\ndata quality, and support faster processing to deliver a more seamless\nfinancing experience for beneficiaries. Initial implementation will focus on\nselect SME lending processes to establish a scalable, AI-ready foundation to\nsupport additional products, document types, and workflows. Project\nimplementation is underway with go-live targeted in Q3 2026.\n\n“Across Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East region, organizations are\nmoving beyond basic digitization to drive measurable business outcomes. Iron\nMountain’s collaboration with the Social Development Bank demonstrates how\nintelligent information management can support national digital transformation\npriorities, strengthen operational resilience, and create a foundation for\nfuture growth,” said Wojciech Bajda, Vice President, MENAT, Iron Mountain.\n\nThis initiative is part of Iron Mountain’s accelerated regional expansion,\nincluding a recent strategic partnership with stc Bahrain\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Ffeed%2Fupdate%2Furn%3Ali%3AugcPost%3A7489874872295231488%2F&esheet=54597222&newsitemid=20260901766297&lan=en-US&anchor=partnership+with+stc+Bahrain&index=3&md5=6e155e6cefc343288689fd055be9800a)\nto drive enterprise digital transformation in Bahrain.\n\nLearn more about Iron Mountain InSight\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ironmountain.com%2Fservices%2Finsight-digital-experience-platform%3Futm_source%3DSDB_release%26utm_medium%3Dhyperlink%26utm_campaign%3D2026_GLOBAL_PRF_BRND_BZW_PressRelease&esheet=54597222&newsitemid=20260901766297&lan=en-US&anchor=Iron+Mountain+InSight&index=4&md5=f0facb4d080ddff2ce55b7a09c965df4)\n(®)\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ironmountain.com%2Fservices%2Finsight-digital-experience-platform%3Futm_source%3DSDB_release%26utm_medium%3Dhyperlink%26utm_campaign%3D2026_GLOBAL_PRF_BRND_BZW_PressRelease&esheet=54597222&newsitemid=20260901766297&lan=en-US&anchor=%26%23174%3B&index=5&md5=4f1af85604c16fd94da671ac03547d9e)\nDXP\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ironmountain.com%2Fservices%2Finsight-digital-experience-platform%3Futm_source%3DSDB_release%26utm_medium%3Dhyperlink%26utm_campaign%3D2026_GLOBAL_PRF_BRND_BZW_PressRelease&esheet=54597222&newsitemid=20260901766297&lan=en-US&anchor=DXP&index=6&md5=af9033a3509d51522b14c5e8d2580387)\n.\n\nAbout Iron Mountain\n\nIron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) partners with more than 240,000\ncustomers across 61 countries, including approximately 95% of the Fortune\n1000. We serve as the trusted guardians of what matters most, helping unlock\nwhat’s possible. By connecting physical, digital, and intelligent workflows,\nour lifecycle solutions help organizations realize enterprise value at scale.\nFrom complex challenges across information management and digital\ntransformation to data security, data centers, and asset lifecycle management,\nwe empower organizations to navigate an ever-changing landscape to prepare for\ntomorrow’s possibilities. Our longstanding commitment to safety, security,\nsustainability, and continuous innovation defines everything we do.\n\nTo learn more about Iron Mountain, please visit www.IronMountain.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ironmountain.com&esheet=54597222&newsitemid=20260901766297&lan=en-US&anchor=www.IronMountain.com&index=7&md5=d74a77ef6a70afbe767b7bd25d7ecb57)\n.\n\nAbout the Social Development Bank\n\nThe Bank considers social development to be an important pillar of development\nin empowering citizens through the provision of accessible financing products\nand programmes to contribute effectively and influentially.\n\nBuilding, development and boosting the national economy, and since its\ninception, the Bank for Social Development has witnessed fundamental\ndevelopments that it has developed today as one of the most important\ndevelopment institutions.\n\nWhich plays an active and influential role in the process of social and\neconomic development within the components of the dear country, in the belief\nof rational leadership in the importance of the roles that have been played by\n\nProvides it in the area of affordable development finance programmes for the\nchildren of this country, on the one hand, and supports small and emerging\nenterprises as an important contributor to building the economy of the Kingdom\non the other.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260901766297/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260901766297/en/)\n\nMedia Contact: media@ironmountain.com (mailto:media@ironmountain.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw7kSdv2a","title":"Iron Mountain Expands Footprint in the Middle East with Social Development Bank Partnership","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"IRM","created":"2026-09-02T06:00:00.234Z","tickers":["IRM"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Iron Mountain Expands Footprint in the Middle East with Social Development\nBank Partnership\n\nLeveraging AI-powered intelligent content management, the agreement marks a\nmilestone in Iron Mountain’s continued investment in the Kingdom of Saudi\nArabia\n\nLEAP 2026 – Iron Mountain\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ironmountain.com&esheet=54597222&newsitemid=20260901766297&lan=en-US&anchor=Iron+Mountain&index=1&md5=eb8ac5b7e7147f0831371b8feacedb85)\n(NYSE: IRM), a global leader in information management services, today\nannounced an agreement with the Social Development Bank in Saudi Arabia to\nsupport the bank’s ongoing digital transformation by modernizing\ndocument-intensive financing processes through AI-powered intelligent document\nprocessing. The bank will leverage Iron Mountain InSight(®) DXP’s\nintelligent document processing capabilities\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ironmountain.com%2Fservices%2Finsight-digital-experience-platform%2Fintelligent-document-processing%3Futm_source%3DSDB_release%26utm_medium%3Dhyperlink%26utm_campaign%3D2026_GLOBAL_PRF_BRND_BZW_PressRelease&esheet=54597222&newsitemid=20260901766297&lan=en-US&anchor=intelligent+document+processing+capabilities&index=2&md5=2c6b38168928a608c01de39b72ad9597)\nacross its small and medium enterprise (SME) loan operations.\n\nThe initiative illustrates how Iron Mountain helps organizations transition\nfrom traditional document management to AI-enabled business processes. InSight\nDXP converts complex, unstructured content into governed, actionable\ninformation, improving operational efficiency and enabling better-informed\ndecisions.\n\n“At Social Development Bank, our approach to digital transformation goes\nbeyond automating existing processes. We’re focused on leveraging advanced\ntechnologies and artificial intelligence to enhance operational efficiency,\nstrengthen data quality and governance, and continuously improve the\nexperience of our beneficiaries. This collaboration with Iron Mountain\nsupports that direction by establishing a more intelligent, scalable\nfoundation for our financing operations,” said Abdulrahman Bin Fehaid,\nExecutive Director of Cybersecurity and Business Continuity, overseeing\nDocuments and Archives Management, Social Development Bank.\n\nInsight DXP will automatically classify documents, extract relevant\ninformation, validate it against lending business rules, and identify missing\nor inconsistent documentation. The solution will also include human review,\nfocusing primarily on exceptions and cases requiring further attention or\njudgment.\n\nBy reducing manual processing, the initiative will help Social Development\nBank enhance the efficiency and consistency of its document workflows, improve\ndata quality, and support faster processing to deliver a more seamless\nfinancing experience for beneficiaries. Initial implementation will focus on\nselect SME lending processes to establish a scalable, AI-ready foundation to\nsupport additional products, document types, and workflows. Project\nimplementation is underway with go-live targeted in Q3 2026.\n\n“Across Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East region, organizations are\nmoving beyond basic digitization to drive measurable business outcomes. Iron\nMountain’s collaboration with the Social Development Bank demonstrates how\nintelligent information management can support national digital transformation\npriorities, strengthen operational resilience, and create a foundation for\nfuture growth,” said Wojciech Bajda, Vice President, MENAT, Iron Mountain.\n\nThis initiative is part of Iron Mountain’s accelerated regional expansion,\nincluding a recent strategic partnership with stc Bahrain\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Ffeed%2Fupdate%2Furn%3Ali%3AugcPost%3A7489874872295231488%2F&esheet=54597222&newsitemid=20260901766297&lan=en-US&anchor=partnership+with+stc+Bahrain&index=3&md5=6e155e6cefc343288689fd055be9800a)\nto drive enterprise digital transformation in Bahrain.\n\nLearn more about Iron Mountain InSight\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ironmountain.com%2Fservices%2Finsight-digital-experience-platform%3Futm_source%3DSDB_release%26utm_medium%3Dhyperlink%26utm_campaign%3D2026_GLOBAL_PRF_BRND_BZW_PressRelease&esheet=54597222&newsitemid=20260901766297&lan=en-US&anchor=Iron+Mountain+InSight&index=4&md5=f0facb4d080ddff2ce55b7a09c965df4)\n(®)\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ironmountain.com%2Fservices%2Finsight-digital-experience-platform%3Futm_source%3DSDB_release%26utm_medium%3Dhyperlink%26utm_campaign%3D2026_GLOBAL_PRF_BRND_BZW_PressRelease&esheet=54597222&newsitemid=20260901766297&lan=en-US&anchor=%26%23174%3B&index=5&md5=4f1af85604c16fd94da671ac03547d9e)\nDXP\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ironmountain.com%2Fservices%2Finsight-digital-experience-platform%3Futm_source%3DSDB_release%26utm_medium%3Dhyperlink%26utm_campaign%3D2026_GLOBAL_PRF_BRND_BZW_PressRelease&esheet=54597222&newsitemid=20260901766297&lan=en-US&anchor=DXP&index=6&md5=af9033a3509d51522b14c5e8d2580387)\n.\n\nAbout Iron Mountain\n\nIron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) partners with more than 240,000\ncustomers across 61 countries, including approximately 95% of the Fortune\n1000. We serve as the trusted guardians of what matters most, helping unlock\nwhat’s possible. By connecting physical, digital, and intelligent workflows,\nour lifecycle solutions help organizations realize enterprise value at scale.\nFrom complex challenges across information management and digital\ntransformation to data security, data centers, and asset lifecycle management,\nwe empower organizations to navigate an ever-changing landscape to prepare for\ntomorrow’s possibilities. Our longstanding commitment to safety, security,\nsustainability, and continuous innovation defines everything we do.\n\nTo learn more about Iron Mountain, please visit www.IronMountain.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ironmountain.com&esheet=54597222&newsitemid=20260901766297&lan=en-US&anchor=www.IronMountain.com&index=7&md5=d74a77ef6a70afbe767b7bd25d7ecb57)\n.\n\nAbout the Social Development Bank\n\nThe Bank considers social development to be an important pillar of development\nin empowering citizens through the provision of accessible financing products\nand programmes to contribute effectively and influentially.\n\nBuilding, development and boosting the national economy, and since its\ninception, the Bank for Social Development has witnessed fundamental\ndevelopments that it has developed today as one of the most important\ndevelopment institutions.\n\nWhich plays an active and influential role in the process of social and\neconomic 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