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Visa Joins Dubai Fintech Summit as Co-Host

Vis has joined the Dubai FinTech Summit organised by Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), as a Founding Partner & Co-Host underscoring its dedication to support innovative and future thinking businesses on a global scale. Visa has cemented its partnership with

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Eazypay Partners With Visa Direct

Bahrain based EazyPay, a financial institute specialized in Point-of-Sale (POS) and online payment gateway acquiring services, has joined forces with Visa, to enable Visa Direct for EazyPay’s customer base. This first-of-its-kind collaboration in Bahrain marks the initial deployment of Visa

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Visa Rolls Out Installments Solution in the UAE

Network International, a digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, in collaboration with Visa has introduced Visa Installments Solution (VIS) for its merchants and issuer clients in the UAE. Under this agreement, Visa credit cardholders will be

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Visa Appoints Tarek Abdalla as Chief Marketing Officer for CEMEA Region

Visa has appointed Tarek Abdalla as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa (CEMEA), effective 2nd May onwards. Tarek will be based in Dubai and report to Frank Cooper III who

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Tarabut Gateway Raises US$32 Million to Expand in Saudi Arabia

Tarabut Gateway announced the completion of a US$32 million Series A fundraise. The funding round was led by Pinnacle Capital with the participation of Aljazira Capital, Visa, Tiger Global and other existing investors. The proceeds raised bolster Tarabut Gateway‘s footprint

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Applications Open in UAE for Visa Fintech Startup Innovation Competition

Applications are now open in UAE for the 2023 edition of the Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI), a global open innovation competition that sees startups pitch their innovative solutions to solve tomorrow’s payment and commerce challenges. In addition to monetary prizes,

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Saudi British Bank Partners With Visa’s Cybersource to Enhance Its Payment Gateway

Saudi British Bank (SABB) has partnered with Visa’s Cybersource to enhance its payment solutions and network uptime, and supplement the bank’s payment gateway proposition. According to a 2021 Visa survey, more than 60% of consumers surveyed in Saudi Arabia said

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Visa to Pilot Facial Biometric Payments At FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Visa announced that it will pilot payment innovations such as instantly-issued prepaid cards and facial biometric payments at the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. To this end, the company has installed 5,300 contactless-enabled payment terminals at official FIFA venues,

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Kuwait Finance House Launches Its Digital Wealth Management Platform in Bahrain

Kuwait Finance House (KFH) – Bahrain has launched KFHB Wealth, its digital wealth management platform to streamline the investment and banking experience for the bank’s high net worth clients. The new platform, accessible on mobile and web, allows KFH Bahrain

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UAE Money App Mamo is Now Licensed to Offer Payment Services in the DIFC

Dubai-based money app Mamo has been granted a license by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to operate within the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), a special economic zone and leading financial hub in the Emirates. The company was previously

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