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Emirates reveals touchless check-in kiosks

News | Mobile Payments | 16 Feb 2021

Emirates has upgraded its 16 self-check-in and 32 self-service bag drop kiosks recently installed at Dubai International airport.

United Arab Emirates, check-in kiosks, touchless transactions, product upgrade, payments , mobile payments, Dubai

Emirates NBD introduces digital ID verification

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 11 Jan 2021

Emirates NBD has announced that its customers can now have their ID verified using contactless NFC technology when opening a bank account via the bank’s Mobile Banking App.

Emirates NBD, bank, online, Dubai, contactless identity verification, innovation, TruID, NFC, onboarding, MENA

Dubai launches the UPN payments platform to facilitate cashless transactions

News | Online Payments | 08 Dec 2020

Dubai has launched the Unified Payments Network (UPN), a payments platform aimed at bringing together all payment service providers as well as the unbanked and underbanked merchants to facilitate cashless transactions.

Dubai, UPN, merchants, digital payments, payment service providers, PSPs, cards, wallets

Dutch payments provider Adyen expands to Middle East

News | Online Payments | 12 Nov 2020

Netherlands-based payments company Adyen has announced it is expanding to the Middle East, according to MENAbytes. 

Adyen, expainsion, Middle East, Facebook, Uber, Spotify, L’Oréal, eBay, Dubai, payments , online payments, payments processing, ecommerce payments processing, United Arab Emirates

Ripple shifts its regional headquarters to Dubai International Financial Centre

News | Cryptocurrencies | 09 Nov 2020

Ripple, an enterprise blockchain solution for global payments, has established its regional headquarters in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).

RippleNet, blockchain, money exchange, money transfers, cross border payments, DIFC, Dubai, Ripple

Japan-based digital gift card marketplace expands in the Middle East

News | Cards | 18 Aug 2020

Japan-based Amaten, a digital gift card marketplace, has announced plans to expand its brand across the world, starting with Dubai.

Amaten, Japan, Dubai, Middle East, gift cards, marketplace, blockchain, merchants, digital gift card

Dubai International Financial Centre partners with a Chinese fintech platform

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 27 Jul 2020

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has signed a MoU with Jiaozi Fintech Dreamworks, a China-based fintech innovation and entrepreneurship platform.

DIFC, fintech, China, Dubai International Financial Centre, Dubai, MOU, Jiaozi Fintech Dreamworks, China, innovation, entrepreneurship, Middle East, Africa, South Asia, MEASA, UAE, Belt and Road, partnership, People’s Bank of China, banks

Mobile payment service PayBy ties up with uPay to extend its reach in UAE

News | Mobile Payments | 10 Jul 2020

UAE-based fintech PayBy is partnering with payments app uPay to expand its reach to more than 850 uPay self-serve kiosks across the UAE.

PayBy, UPay, mobile payments, UAE, United Arab Emirates, payment kiosk, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, ecommerce, online payments

Commercial Bank Dubai teams up with Thunes

News | Payments General | 26 Jun 2020

Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD) has partnered Thunes, a cross-border payment provider, to facilitate transaction flows between the UAE and the rest of the world.

Commercial Bank, Dubai, Thunes, partnership, remittances, cross-border, payments , transactions , UAE, India, Philippines, Pakistan, Bangladesh, banks, mobile wallet, CBD, CBF Mobile App, online banking, banking

Dubai International Financial Center invests in four startups

News | Payments General | 11 Jun 2020

Dubai International Financial Center has invested in four startups through its USD 100 million Fintech Fund.

Dubai, Dubai International Financial Center, fintech, startups, FlexxPay, rise, Now Meny, Sarwa, fintech fund, Middle East, Africa, South Asia, financial

Jingle Pay to extend in UAE

News | Payments General | 22 May 2020

Dubai-based fintech startup Jingle Pay has announced bringing neobanking to the Middle East, starting with its home turf of the UAE. 

Dubai, startup, Jingle Pay, Middle East, digital banking, neobanking, neobank, UAE, mobile wallets, payments , onboarding, AML, Indonesia, Philippines, GCC

Emirates NBD to use LiquidX's network to sell commodities

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 12 Mar 2020

US-headquartered network for illiquid assets LiquidX has revealed that it has added Emirates NBD to its network.

Emirates NBD, LiquidX, LiquidX platform, financial institution, liquid commodities, trade finance, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Dubai

IKEA to enable customers pay for goods using time in Dubai

News | Ecommerce | 25 Feb 2020

IKEA has announced plans to enable customers pay for goods with their time, the more time customers spend travelling to IKEA, the more they can buy.

IKEA, commerce, goods, Customers, Dubai, campaign, retailer, user experience, Google Maps

Farnek launches new e-procurement portal

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 24 Oct 2019

UAE-based facilities management company Farnek has officially launched a new online e-procurement portal.

Farnek, e-procurement, tendering process, facility management, product launch, e-procurement platform, contract tracking, e-procurement process, United Arab Emirates, Dubai, B2B payments, business process automation

Emirates NBD signs MoU on blockchain trade finance solutions in Dubai

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 15 Oct 2019

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Emirates NBD on trade finance solutions.

Emirates NBD, The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, MOU, Memorandum of Understanding, trade finance, blockchain, Trade Finance Solutions, Digital Silk Road