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Uber Shuts Eats In Middle East As Subsidiary Cut A Third Of Workforce In Dubai

Uber Shuts Eats In Middle East As Subsidiary Cut A Third Of Workforce In Dubai
Uber Shuts Eats In Middle East As Subsidiary Cut A Third Of Workforce In Dubai
May 05, 2020  |  Ridesharing

Dubai-based Careem, a subsidiary of Uber which performs similar ride-hailing business, announced it would be laying off 31 percent of its workforce due to the...

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Is Paying Consumers For Their Time The Future Of Physical Retail?
Is Paying Consumers For Their Time The Future Of Physical Retail?
February 20, 2020  |  Merchant Innovation

Among the more famous aphorisms of Benjamin Franklin was his 1748 observation that “time is money” —  a fancy way of saying that making money...

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Uber Buys Dubai Ride-Hailing Unicorn Careem For $3.1B
Uber Buys Dubai Ride-Hailing Unicorn Careem For $3.1B
October 02, 2019  |  Partnerships

Uber coughed up over $3 billion to get its hands on Dubai’s ride-hailing startup Careem, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday (Oct. 2). Get the...

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Uber To Finance Careem Acquisition With $750M Of Debt
Uber To Finance Careem Acquisition With $750M Of Debt
September 12, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Uber said Thursday (Sept. 12) that it will tap $750 million in debt financing to help fund its $3.1 billion buy of Careem, a ride...

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Dubai Launches Business-To-Gov’t Digital Wallet
Dubai Launches Business-To-Gov’t Digital Wallet
May 07, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Dubai is looking at digital wallet technology to ease the friction of paying government fees for both businesses and consumers. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Pundi X CEO On Dialing Up Digital Payments, Calling Up Blockchain Phones In Dubai
Pundi X CEO On Dialing Up Digital Payments, Calling Up Blockchain Phones In Dubai
October 11, 2018  |  Blockchain

Well beyond bitcoin, blockchain is making inroads into the mainstream and cryptos are seeing a thaw when it comes to conducting commerce.  In Dubai, blockchain...

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New Global FinTech Deal Highlights Collaborative Trend
New Global FinTech Deal Highlights Collaborative Trend
September 03, 2018  |  Innovation

The latest global FinTech collaboration ties together Singapore and Dubai in a deal designed to encourage innovation in digital payments, online and mobile commerce, and...

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Middle East Online Marketplace Slowly Taking Shape
Middle East Online Marketplace Slowly Taking Shape
August 28, 2017  |  Retail

eCommerce has become a natural part of life in many parts of the world, but that hasn’t been the case in the Middle East. Most...

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