Dubai

Dubai Launches Business-To-Gov’t Digital Wallet
Dubai Launches Business-To-Gov’t Digital Wallet
May 07, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Dubai is looking at digital wallet technology to ease the friction of paying government fees for both businesses and consumers. Reports on Monday (May 6)...

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Pundi X CEO On Dialing Up Digital Payments, Calling Up Blockchain Phones In Dubai
Pundi X CEO On Dialing Up Digital Payments, Calling Up Blockchain Phones In Dubai
October 11, 2018  |  Blockchain

Well beyond bitcoin, blockchain is making inroads into the mainstream and cryptos are seeing a thaw when it comes to conducting commerce.  In Dubai, blockchain...

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New Global FinTech Deal Highlights Collaborative Trend
New Global FinTech Deal Highlights Collaborative Trend
September 03, 2018  |  Innovation

The latest global FinTech collaboration ties together Singapore and Dubai in a deal designed to encourage innovation in digital payments, online and mobile commerce, and...

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Middle East Online Marketplace Slowly Taking Shape
Middle East Online Marketplace Slowly Taking Shape
August 28, 2017  |  Retail

eCommerce has become a natural part of life in many parts of the world, but that hasn’t been the case in the Middle East. Most...

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Noon And The Race For Middle Eastern eCommerce
Noon And The Race For Middle Eastern eCommerce
July 25, 2017  |  International

Until fairly recently the Middle East was a rather underdeveloped region from an eCommerce point of view.  According to McKinsey, 50 million consumers are scattered...

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Cardtek Teams With NXP To Enable Mobile Pay In Dubai And UAE
Cardtek Teams With NXP To Enable Mobile Pay In Dubai And UAE
June 08, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Cardtek, a provider of global payment technologies, announced Wednesday (June 7) that it is collaborating with NXP Semiconductors to deliver the first nationally sanctioned mobile pay...

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Visa, Dubai Launch Second UAE Card Security Week To Promote Safe Shopping
Visa, Dubai Launch Second UAE Card Security Week To Promote Safe Shopping
May 16, 2017  |  eCommerce

The Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai and global payments technology company Visa launched the second annual UAE Card Security Week to promote safe online shopping...

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Dubai FinTech Set To Offer Gold-Backed Digital Currency
Dubai FinTech Set To Offer Gold-Backed Digital Currency
May 04, 2017  |  Fintech Investments

On Tuesday, Dubai FinTech company OneGram announced it would offer a gold-backed digital currency called OneGramCoin with the hopes of raising over $500 million in...

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Using Blockchain To Build Up Smart Cities
Using Blockchain To Build Up Smart Cities
April 13, 2017  |  Blockchain

Dubai is one of the fastest-growing regions in the world and has big ambitions to become a global tech hub. The young country is working...

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