Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), Qatar’s digital bank, continues its partnership with Visa, the leader in digital payments, with the rollout of another exciting FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 promotion. It offers customers the chance to win hospitality packages and prize bundles for two to attend the matches. Committing to its digital strategy of offering a […]
Cellulant has rolled out Tingg, a digital payments platform enabling businesses and their consumers to accept and make payments seamlessly. Cellulant is launching Tingg in Ghana to provide the best customer experience for all persons and businesses looking to digitise their payments, collect, and disburse to customers today. The PSP License allows Cellulant to aggregate […]
The Central Bank of Egypt launched the national system for the instant payments network and the InstaPay application for banking sector customers: The launch allows financial transactions to be conducted electronically and instantly. The step was implemented within the framework of the digital transformation strategy of the National Payments Council, headed by President Abdel Fattah […]
Cantaloupe, a digital payments and software services company, has partnered with HIVERY, a data-science company that specialises in artificial intelligence to streamline category management for retailers in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry. As a result of the partnership, Enhance, an AI-based solution, will be available to Cantaloupe Seed customers through its integration with the […]
The number of cash-on-delivery (COD) payments is 75 per cent lower in the UAE since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic as more consumers opt to pay online or through contactless methods. The use of digital payments – either contactless cards or mobile wallets – has almost doubled (98 per cent) in the same period, […]
Amazon Payment Services (APS), the payments processing unit of the e-commerce giant, has partnered with insurer Zurich International Life to offer digital payments for Middle East customers. With the partnership, Zurich’s clients can now make e-payments for insurance premiums across all products in local currencies without incurring conversion fees. APS acts as the single point […]
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, have agreed to collaborate on identifying solutions to improve nol customer experience and move towards realising Dubai’s cashless economy ambitions. As part of the collaboration, both parties will share best practices and mutually beneficial experiences as well as conduct joint studies […]
Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi (SCAD) signed a service agreement with Visa, under which the world leader in digital payments will make available rich data and insights on consumer behaviour and spend patterns in the market. SCAD is keen to build a strategic partnership with the private sector and the agreement with Visa opens new […]
Network International, the leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa (MEA), has announced the appointment of Ahmed Bin Tarraf as Regional President – UAE. In his new role, Ahmed will be responsible for all aspects of Network’s acquiring and issuing business in the UAE, and for developing and implementing a comprehensive […]
Fintech Startup Stripe has set up in Dubai for its debut in the Middle East and North Africa region. Stripe has partnered with Dubai-based payments processor Network International, the company said in a statement. “Our launch today means we can now connect our global user base to the Gulf, enabling them to seamlessly expand their operations […]
