Middle East

Nvidia and Amazon Land Middle Eastern AI Deals Amid Trump Visit
Nvidia and Amazon Land Middle Eastern AI Deals Amid Trump Visit
May 14, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

American tech giants are reportedly upping their Gulf State investments amid President Trump’s visit to the region. The Trump administration has brokered deals for two...

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PayPal Launches X-Border Payment Collaboration With TerraPay
PayPal Launches X-Border Payment Collaboration With TerraPay
April 15, 2025  |  Partnerships

PayPal and TerraPay are teaming to promote cross-border payments in the Middle East and Africa (MENA). The partnership, announced Tuesday (April 15), is designed to speed cross-border money movement, while...

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Mastercard Expands Partnerships With Emirates NBD and Checkout.com
Mastercard Expands Partnerships With Emirates NBD and Checkout.com
February 28, 2025  |  Mastercard

Mastercard has expanded two partnerships in the Middle East. These include a partnership with Emirates NBD, a banking group in the Middle East, North Africa...

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Mastercard, Amazon Team to Digitize Payment Acceptance in MENA, S. Africa
Mastercard, Amazon Team to Digitize Payment Acceptance in MENA, S. Africa
September 30, 2024  |  Digital Payments

Mastercard and Amazon have teamed to digitize payment acceptance in Africa and the Middle East.  The partnership between Mastercard and Amazon Payment Services, announced Monday...

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Bahrain’s AI Push in Middle East Could Serve as Model for Region, Experts Say
Bahrain’s AI Push in Middle East Could Serve as Model for Region, Experts Say
September 23, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Bahrain, an archipelago nation of 1.5 million people, is emerging as an unlikely leader in the artificial intelligence race in the Middle East. Bahrain’s push...

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AI Startups Find Financing Pipeline in Middle Eastern Sovereign Wealth Funds 
AI Startups Find Financing Pipeline in Middle Eastern Sovereign Wealth Funds 
September 22, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Sovereign wealth funds have reportedly become major players in the artificial intelligence (AI) funding race. Countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab...

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Emirates NBD Says Middle East’s Digital-First Approach Forces Treasury Management Change
Emirates NBD Says Middle East’s Digital-First Approach Forces Treasury Management Change
July 23, 2024  |  Banking

The payments landscape is a global one, meaning winning innovations have boundless room to scale. It also means that geographical positioning can help with strategically...

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Mastercard and LuLu Collaborate on Cardless Payments
Mastercard and LuLu Collaborate on Cardless Payments
July 05, 2024  |  Payment Methods

Mastercard is expanding its partnership with Dubai-based retail conglomerate LuLu Group. The collaboration, announced Friday (July 5), will extend across the markets of Bahrain, Kuwait,...

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Paymentology and Audax Partner on Cards-as-a-Service Solution
Paymentology and Audax Partner on Cards-as-a-Service Solution
May 15, 2024  |  Partnerships

Paymentology and Audax Financial Technology have partnered to enable financial institutions in Southeast Asia and the Middle East to launch and manage their own branded card...

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