Tag: Payments
MENA Region Opens New Opportunities for Fintech Companies
Middle East and Africa is projected to experience a significant growth in the coming years to reach USD 3.45 billion by 2026.
New fintech firm...
NCR First in UAE to Introduce Bitcoin ATMs
NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a global leader in omni-channel solutions, today announced that it has teamed-up with CoinHub, a cryptocurrency exchange in the UAE,...
Customers Who Pay By Card Less Likely to Remember Paid Amounts
The transparency of spending money depends on the mode of payment used: cash, single-function cards that offer only a payment function, or multifunctional cards...
Digital Payments Giant Debuts on Fortune Future 50 List
Debuting on the first-ever Provider Debuts on ? Now that’s priceless. Coming in at No. 14 Mastercard has been recognized as a leader on...
Top Business Trends 2017
As the curtains are drawn on the dusk of 2016, and you turn another year over, your mind is shrouded with overwhelming thoughts of...
eDebit service launches in UAE
New eDebit service allows payment of service fees and purchases through direct debit from the customers’ bank accounts
eDirect service enables topping up...
Late payments on the rise in UAE
During the past few months, more UAE companies are reporting late payments as liquidity tightens due to the prolonged effect of low oil prices...
‘Cash on delivery’ – Payment of choice for UAE residents
While online shopping and retail is certainly on the rise in the region, it seems people still prefer to pay cash on delivery rather...
Emirates Airline offers Visa Checkout to book flight tickets
Emirates Airline customers in 15 countries can now use Visa Checkout with any Visa debit or credit card or other branded cards to purchase...
Spotlight on prepaid; up to 60% of payments globally will be...
VRL Financial News conference puts the spotlight on the Middle East prepaid cards market
UAE’s prepaid spending expected to reach $18bn by 2015 and...
DAMAC introduses new payment plans
Property Consultant from DAMAC Properties told DubaiChronicle.com that the company is introducing new more flexible and affordable payment plans, along with various discounts....
Real-time Automated Payments in DIFC
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Central Bank of the...