Mastercard Middle East and Africa President shares his views on the changing face of the global financial services giant, its key partnership with Expo 2020 Dubai and how new technologies are making the world a more efficient and transparent place to live and work
payment solution
Banking & Finance
Video: What is fintech all about?
It’s a multi-billion dollar industry that’s changing everything from how we make purchases to how we get loans. What is fintech all about?
Brand View
Verifone take POS to new levels with V240m mobile payments device
Brand View: Image capture opens up new applications, and can scan printed or digital barcodes from coupons, loyalty cards, vouchers, mobile wallets and QR codes
Brand View
Verifone launches new camera for retail payments
Device can be used in restaurants and airports
Artificial intelligence
Video: The digital solutions that reveal the future of banking
Abdulaziz Al Jouf, CEO of Saudi-based payment solutions company PayTabs, is planning on using elements from cryptocurrency to blockchain and artificial intelligence to ease the payment processes ranging from remittances to SME bank transactions.
business owners
UAE businesses should focus on value more than profit, says PayTabs chief
Abdulaziz Al Jouf urged entrepreneurs to balance value and profit in order to scale successfully
Bahrain Fintech Bay
How Bahrain is taking on the fintech challenge
Bahrain’s FinTech Bay hopes to be a catalyst for change in the digitally-savvy kingdom
blockchain technology
‘Cryptocurrency is here to stay’ says PayTabs founder
Saudi-based fintech company to speed up remittance through cryptocurrency
Bahrain Fintech Bay
Opinion: Why there’s no better time for GCC’s fintech revolution
Financial technologies will play a key role in the GCC’s economic diversification efforts
AbdulAziz Aljouf
Saudi’s PayTabs: Is this the future of banking?
Abdulaziz Al Jouf, CEO of Saudi-based payment solutions company PayTabs, is planning on using elements from cryptocurrency to blockchain and artificial intelligence to ease the payment processes ranging from remittances to SME bank transactions
AbdulAziz Aljouf
Middle East SMEs need more support from banks, private sector, says PayTabs CEO
Abdulaziz Al Jouf says there has been ‘massive’ change in regional support towards SMEs, but that there remains much more to be done
Brand View
Cobrands: How Visa can add value to your business
Brand View: Visa, the world leader in digital payments, on how it continues to support retailers
Asset Management
Gulf Capital acquires stake in Saudi fintech firm
Gulf Capital has acquired a $266.6m stake in Saudi Geidea
Mobile wallet
Samsung Pay launches UAE online payments option
UAE is the first country in the Middle East where Samsung Pay has been enabled
Al Kelly
Paying it forward: How Visa is staying ahead in the Middle East
Al Kelly, CEO of Visa Inc, talking about how the global company is staying ahead of the region’s payments game as e-commerce and blockchain start to build a presence
Bahrain Fintech Bay
PayTabs to collaborate with the largest dedicated Fintech Hub in the Middle East and Africa
Brand View: Bahrain Fintech Bay promises to be the Middle East’s most dynamic and diverse fintech network
blockchain technology
Ripple extends partnerships to India, Singapore
Crypto news: A bad year for ICOs and Canada’s biggest bank blocks credit-card purchases
