Oman news and trends

PayMate and Sohar International Partner to Digitize B2B Payments in Oman
Partnerships // August 30, 2023

Sohar International, one of Oman’s banks, has formed a strategic partnership with PayMate India, a B2B payments and solutions provider. The collaboration aims to digitize, automate and streamline B2B payments in Oman using bank-issued corporate credit cards, the companies said in a Tuesday (Aug. 29) press release. By...

Weak Pound Makes UK Tech Investment Bargain for Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds
Investments // October 30, 2022

Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are emerging as major centers of economic gravity whose movements affect the entire world, so when one of them indicates an interest in capitalizing on the weak pound to snap up U.K. tech companies, it...

PYMNTS GCC Series: Still in Its Infancy, Oman FinTech Hub Shows Huge Potential for Growth
emea // July 15, 2022

Often referred to as rentier states due to their dependence on oil revenue, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries — Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) — have all set out economic transformation agendas to diversify their economies and reduce...

Qatari eCommerce Startup Snoonu Buys Omani Food Delivery Platform Akeed
Acquisitions // May 29, 2022

Snoonu, the tech startup from Qatar, has acquired Akeed, an Omani food delivery platform, a press release says. This will help the company towards its goal of being a local tech unicorn, meaning a company worth $1 billion or more. This will also assist Snoonu...

Quick Reads
OnlineCheckWriter.com Expands Cloud Banking Service to Oman

December 29, 2023
B2B payment platform OnlineCheckWriter.com has expanded its cloud banking service to provide entrepreneurs and freelancers in Oman with the ability to open a U.S. account remotely. This expansion aims to facilitate effortless payments to U.S. vendors, affiliates, employees and partners globally, allowing Omani businesses to engage in international transactions without the need to be physically […]

PayMate and Sohar International Partner to Digitize B2B Payments in Oman

August 30, 2023
Sohar International, one of Oman’s banks, has formed a strategic partnership with PayMate India, a B2B payments and solutions provider. The collaboration aims to digitize, automate and streamline B2B payments in Oman using...

Qatari eCommerce Startup Snoonu Buys Omani Food Delivery Platform Akeed

May 29, 2022
Snoonu, the tech startup from Qatar, has acquired Akeed, an Omani food delivery platform, a press release says. This will help the company towards its goal of being a local...

Bitcoin Daily: Oman Port Teams Up With Blockchain Platform Tradelens, Crypto Exchange Binance Adds New...

January 09, 2020
The largest port in Oman, the Port of Salalah, has joined the blockchain shipping platform TradeLens, in an effort to transform into a more digital friendly enterprise, according to a...