Mobile money services are connecting millions of unbanked and underbanked populations in the region to digital financial services
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Apple Pay
The rise of contactless payments in the UAE
Dubai’s biggest bank reveals huge growth in contactless take-up amid ongoing pandemic
Amazon
Video: Why big tech is getting into finance
In 2019, many large tech firms announced plans to offer financial products and services.
Al Rajhi Bank
Apple Pay said to be coming to Saudi Arabia this week
Advertisements from Al-Rajhi Bank suggest Apple Pay will be available in Saudi Arabia on February 19
2019 Prediction
2019 Prediction: Twitter focuses on transparency, videos and m-commerce
Commercial transactions made electronically by mobile phone will continue to spread
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Secure mobile payments surge in UAE, says Mastercard
In late September, Mastercard was named as the official payments technology partner of Expo 2020 Dubai
Abdul Nazeer
Entrepreneur of the Week: Bebuzzd’s Abdul Nazeer
Loyalty programmes might be suffering, but Nazeer has built an entire business model around that very same problem
digital payments
Visa appoints new manager to lead Middle East ops
Marcello Baricordi says region is ‘moving rapidly’ towards digital and mobile commerce
banking
Dubai bank to launch first battery powered payment cards
Wallet Card, the world’s first connected, secure payment card, is set to be introduced in the UAE in 2018
