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Mastercard ends partnership with Binance in Bahrain and 3 other countries
The winding down of Mastercard’s relationship with Binance comes amid an increasingly fraught legal and public relations crisis for the world’s largest crypto exchange
Mastercard opens Global Centre for Advanced AI and Cyber Technology in Dubai
Also signs up with UAE’s Artificial intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications Office to drive AI and battle financial crimes
talabat, ADCB announces new credit card, offer food discounts, unlimited free delivery
Eligible applicants of the talabat ADCB Credit Card must be adult residents of the UAE, with a minimum monthly income of AED5,000
Mastercard, SimpliFi collaborate to expand digital payment solutions in MENAP
The strategic partnership will empower businesses to bring Mastercard-enabled payment products and services to market in record time
Demand for biometrics rise, challenges revealed: Report
Mobile biometrics has become an urgent security matter—and a critical step for the credit and banking customer experience (CX)
Astra Tech and Mastercard boost UAE fintech sector
Astra Tech’s PayBy granted Mastercard principal membership licence
e&, Mastercard announce new partnership across 16 Middle East, Asia and Africa markets
Customers will benefit from new digital finance technology
Indian-American Ajay Banga is the US pick for World Bank president
If confirmed by the World Bank board of directors, Banga would be the first Indian-American to head either of the two top international financial institutions: IMF and the World Bank
Mastercard and BitOasis to launch crypto cards in the MENA region
The crypto card will enable customers to make fiat payments across 90 million global locations
Kamel Pay: Transforming the financial ecosystem for the underbanked across the GCC and South Asia
A leading fintech company driving financial inclusion for the unbanked segment across South Asia and the GCC, Kamel Pay’s CEO and co-founder Ehsan Rahman explains how their distinct products, solutions, and ongoing efforts are helping drive financial inclusion to empower this segment
Ajman Bank’s new ‘touch’ Mastercard to facilitate easy payments for the visually impaired
Credit cards have a squarish notch, debit cards have a rounded notch, and prepaid cards will have a triangular notch
Digital payment adoption in the UAE in full swing: Mastercard index
The index found 88 percent of people in UAE have used at least one emerging digital payment method in the last year
Metaverse, AR, NFT activations to boost Saudi’s billion-dollar gaming industry under new Mastercard deal
The Saudi Esports Federation and Mastercard aim to make payments easier for gamers and create more immersive experiences for consumers in the region and around the world
Mastercard, EziPay partner with to offer MEA consumers secure digital commerce payment solution
The tie-up will also allow small business owners to purchase from suppliers abroad and pay with the virtual payment solution
Saudi Arabia’s HyperPay raises $36.8mn in new investment round led by Mastercard
New funding will support the payment services provider’s regional expansion to Egypt, Qatar and Oman
UAE’s micro SMEs, unbanked labour force get new payment options through Kamel Pay-Mastercard deal
The partnership will enable the much-required financial inclusion through payment solutions for the UAE’s underbanked population, the chairman of Kamel Pay said