Visa and spend management solution provider Qashio have partnered to launch a B2B travel payments solution in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, Europe and the United Kingdom. Their launch of the Visa Commercial Choice Travel program in these areas...
UAE-based startup CredibleX has raised $55 million in a seed round to grow and broaden its embedded finance solutions for small- to medium-sized business (SMBs). The company’s solutions are designed for the UAE’s SMB sector, integrating into SMBs’ daily operations, according to a Monday (Dec. 16)...
Mastercard has joined forces with Fundbot, a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based supply chain financing FinTech. The collaboration, announced in a news release Thursday (Nov. 21), is designed to streamline business-to-business (B2B) payment flows via a new platform linking buyers and suppliers. “Rolled out initially in...
Dubai’s cryptocurrency regulator reportedly wants companies to warn customers of the risks of digital currencies. The Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) updated its guidelines and will require companies that want to market crypto in the United Arab Emirates to include a new and “prominent” disclaimer...
February 07, 2025
For online merchants — no matter in which country they operate, no matter what they are selling — there are two sides to what might be called the eCommerce coin. There’s the user experience on one side, which leads to conversion. Then there’s the other side of the merchant/customer interaction, as they move through the […]
July 23, 2024
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 driving forward various innovations. “The...
May 13, 2024
In the United Arab Emirates, 71% of consumers actively use digital features to enhance their shopping experiences. Yet valuable opportunities to build on this robust foundation remain in play. The...
November 23, 2023
Shoppers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have a strong inclination toward digital features in their shopping journeys. Ninety-four percent of consumers in the Middle Eastern country used at least...
January 06, 2025
Visa and spend management solution provider Qashio have partnered to launch a B2B travel payments solution in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, Europe and the United Kingdom. Their launch of the Visa Commercial Choice Travel program in these areas will transform and digitize payments for online travel agencies and […]
December 20, 2024
UAE-based startup CredibleX has raised $55 million in a seed round to grow and broaden its embedded finance solutions for small- to medium-sized business (SMBs). The company’s solutions are designed for...
November 21, 2024
Mastercard has joined forces with Fundbot, a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based supply chain financing FinTech. The collaboration, announced in a news release Thursday (Nov. 21), is designed to streamline business-to-business...
September 26, 2024
Dubai’s cryptocurrency regulator reportedly wants companies to warn customers of the risks of digital currencies. The Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) updated its guidelines and will require companies that want...