Ooredoo and Huawei have partnered on mobile money in the Middle East and North Africa. This collaboration will provide Huawei’s FinTech and mobile money platform...
Singapore’s Tazapay has teamed with Volt to add open banking to its payments offerings. The collaboration, announced in a Tuesday (Feb. 28) news release, will...
Foreign exchange company Travelex has launched a wholesale banknote business in the Middle East. The new operation, announced Tuesday (Feb. 28), comes amid continued consumer...
The imbalance between payments issuance and acceptance is a major pain point in emerging markets. According to Islam Shawky, co-founder and CEO at Cairo-based digital...
Saudi FinTech Hala is expanding its payments offering with the purchase of Paymennt.com. The deal, announced in a Wednesday (Feb. 15) news release, will help...
Nigerian Agri-FinTech company Tingo has teamed with Visa to launch digital payment offerings in Africa. The partnership, announced in a Tuesday (Feb. 14) news release,...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is preparing to launch a central bank digital currency. The Gulf nation announced its digital currency plans Sunday (Feb. 12)...
Carrefour has enabled facial recognition as a means of verifying payments in the UAE. The retailer, which is operated as a franchise by Majid Al...