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Visa Study: Contactless Payments in the UAE Here to Stay
Visa’s third edition of its global research study, “Visa Back to Business Study – 2021 Outlook”, found that both the continued small and micro business’ (SMB) shift towards digital commerce and changing consumer payments habits embracing digital payments in the
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Visa Study Forecasts Booming E-Commerce Sector Amidst Rising Digital Payments
The UAE e-commerce sector is expected to continue on an upward trajectory due to the digital payments boom during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a joint study by Dubai Economy and Visa. The “United Arab Emirates (UAE) eCommerce Landscape 2020”
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First Abu Dhabi Bank Ties up With Visa to Launch Virtual Corporate Card
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has partnered with Visa to launch digital payment solutions, the Visa Central Travel Account and Virtual Corporate Cards, to cater to its corporate clients. The Central Travel Account solution was designed to make it easier
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Visa Study Shows Significant Shift to Digital Commerce Amid COVID-19
Visa published its global Back to Business study assessing the shift to digital commerce in response to the pandemic, driven largely by changing consumer expectations for a safe and contactless payment method. As small and micro businesses (SMBs) continue to
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Mamo Pay Is Working With Visa to Deliver the Next Innovation in Payments
Mamo Pay, the MENA region’s highly anticipated peer-to-peer mobile payments app, announced that it has joined Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program, allowing Mamo Pay to reach a wider audience, and benefit from the capabilities, and security of VisaNet, Visa’s global
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UAE Consumers Go Cashless as Trust in Digital Payments Surges Amid COVID-19
Dubai Police, Dubai Economy (DED), and Visa released findings of a survey on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on payment behavior of consumers in the UAE. The survey also looks at consumers’ general views, preferences and concerns related to digital
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Bankable Opens Middle East & Africa Hub in Dubai
Bankable, the global provider of “Banking as a Service” solutions, and Visa today announced a strategic collaboration within the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA) region. Bankable aims to work with Visa to accelerate the digital capabilities
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Visa Partners with Bahrain Fintech Bay to further Develop Bahrain’s Fintech Ecosystem
Visa has partnered with Bahrain FinTech Bay to further support the development of the FinTech ecosystem in Bahrain. Bahrain FinTech Bay was established a year ago and it claims to have around 100 partners . The partnership will focus on
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Here are the 10 Startups Selected to Join Startupbootcamp Fintech Dubai
Ranked by Forbes as one of the top ten 10 accelerators in the world, Startupbootcamp is a famed accelerator which counts over 22 programmes across the global — many of which are fintech focused. Startupbootcamp FinTech Dubai launched in September
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UAE Tops The Global Charts with an All-in-One Payment Feature for its Citizens
Between accelerators, the development of fully digital banks and government initiatives, the UAE is in the midst of an exciting time in fintech. The government, entrenched financial institutions and the humble innovators are all working in tandem with a vision of bringing
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