UAE

Amazon Secures Souq.com Acquisition
Amazon Secures Souq.com Acquisition
March 29, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

It’s official. After months of will they? won’t they? and a last-minute challenger bid, Amazon has closed an acquisition deal to buy 100 percent Dubai-based...

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PYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: The Amazon Scoop
PYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: The Amazon Scoop
March 29, 2017  |  Daily Data Dive

Amazon’s quest to become the ultimate eCommerce site is well under way. Lately, Amazon has taken actions to move itself further along this path. Today...

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Bitcoin Tracker: Up, Up And Away?
Bitcoin Tracker: Up, Up And Away?
February 24, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Is there an alternative, profound French phrase or two that can describe what investors have seen this week with bitcoin? Because “déjà vu” no longer...

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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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Infosys Spearheads Blockchain Network In India, UAE
Infosys Spearheads Blockchain Network In India, UAE
November 29, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Two top banks in the United Arab Emirates and India are spearheading blockchain initiatives in their perspective markets thanks to a new collaboration with software...

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: A Glance At Global Finance
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: A Glance At Global Finance
September 12, 2016  |  Daily Data Dive

A whirlwind tour around the finance globe offers some interesting news and statistics. Trade finance showed the biggest drop in the finance world for the...

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UAE Government Places Weight Behind Mobile Payments
UAE Government Places Weight Behind Mobile Payments
August 31, 2016  |  Mobile Payments

The United Arab Emirates government is pushing for a cashless economy and, according to reports on Tuesday (Aug. 30), has just taken a major step...

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Visa/MasterCard-Equipped mPOS Lands In Middle East
Visa/MasterCard-Equipped mPOS Lands In Middle East
June 01, 2016  |  International

Cybersecurity company Thales announced on Tuesday (May 31) that its payShield 9000 hardware security modules (HSMs) will be used by payments technology company Swiftch to...

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