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Noon And The Race For Middle Eastern eCommerce
Noon And The Race For Middle Eastern eCommerce
July 25, 2017  |  International

Until fairly recently the Middle East was a rather underdeveloped region from an eCommerce point of view.  According to McKinsey, 50 million consumers are scattered...

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Cardtek Teams With NXP To Enable Mobile Pay In Dubai And UAE
Cardtek Teams With NXP To Enable Mobile Pay In Dubai And UAE
June 08, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Cardtek, a provider of global payment technologies, announced Wednesday (June 7) that it is collaborating with NXP Semiconductors to deliver the first nationally sanctioned mobile pay...

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Visa, Dubai Launch Second UAE Card Security Week To Promote Safe Shopping
Visa, Dubai Launch Second UAE Card Security Week To Promote Safe Shopping
May 16, 2017  |  eCommerce

The Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai and global payments technology company Visa launched the second annual UAE Card Security Week to promote safe online shopping...

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Dubai FinTech Set To Offer Gold-Backed Digital Currency
Dubai FinTech Set To Offer Gold-Backed Digital Currency
May 04, 2017  |  Fintech Investments

On Tuesday, Dubai FinTech company OneGram announced it would offer a gold-backed digital currency called OneGramCoin with the hopes of raising over $500 million in...

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Using Blockchain To Build Up Smart Cities
Using Blockchain To Build Up Smart Cities
April 13, 2017  |  Blockchain

Dubai is one of the fastest-growing regions in the world and has big ambitions to become a global tech hub. The young country is working...

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Abu Dhabi Bank Implements Blockchain
Abu Dhabi Bank Implements Blockchain
February 02, 2017  |  Blockchain

The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) announced that it has become the first bank in the Middle East and North Africa to introduce real-time,...

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Tech Center: Dubai Takes A Front Row Seat To FinTech Growth
Tech Center: Dubai Takes A Front Row Seat To FinTech Growth
January 26, 2017  |  International

Dubai’s startup and tech scene has come a long way in the past three decades — the city is now a major business center in...

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