mada, Saudi Arabia’s domestic payment network, and Mastercard have announced the launch of a joint partnership initiative to enable online payments using Mastercard’s Payment Gateway Services technology.
Alibaba injects extra $2 billion into Southeast Asian e-commerce firm
Alibaba Group Holding is reportedly investing an addition $2 billion in Southeast Asian e-commerce firm Lazada Group and replace its chief executive.
3M products now available on Souq.com
SOUQ.com has announced newly available products on SOUQ.com from renowned American innovative sciences company 3M to provide easy access to innovative solutions to life’s everyday needs to customers across the UAE, KSA and Egypt.
“Amazon not a threat to UAE retail,” Dubai Chamber chairman
The chairman of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said that the imminent rise of Amazon in the Middle …
Women-owned tech startups make waves in Saudi Arabia
King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)’s Badir Program has announced that the number of women’s businesses incubated by the programme grew by 144 percent in 2017.
Marks & Spencer launches UAE online shop
The revamped website, marksandspencerme.com, offers customers an enhanced way to shop with M&S, with greater choice and better availability including more sizes, styles and colours, said the company.
Digital payments could save Dubai consumers $200m: Visa
In collaboration with Roubini ThoughtLab, Visa examined the economic impact of increasing the use of digital payments in major cities around the world.
Abu Dhabi forum to prepare Emiratis for digital revolution
Abu Dhabi Center for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (ACTVET) has recently organised the Innovation Leaders Forum as part of the activities of the 4th Technical and Vocational Education and Training, TVET Week 2018.
eBay ditches PayPal as payment partner
eBay has announced that it will stop working with PayPal as its back-end payments service in 2020, ending a 15-year partnership.
More than half of UAE residents shop online
Digitalks, a digitally-focused conference in the Middle East, provided a new platform for industry professionals to exchange ideas, network and …