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October 1, 2020

Network International to acquire DPO in landmark pan-African payments deal

DPO, an African payment service provider operating across 19 countries, […]
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October 1, 2020

Womens Month: KFC ‘s Nolo Thobejane on achieving QSR success in Africa

In her role as franchise operations director: rest of sub-Saharan […]
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September 30, 2020

ACI and Mastercard to collaborate and provide real-time payment solutions

ACI Worldwide and Mastercard announced that they will partner to provide a wide range of real-time payment solutions globally. They will initially collaborate to offer best-in-class central infrastructure, payments localization and access solutions to central banks, scheme operators, financial institutions, payment service providers, and other organizations launching real-time payments initiatives.
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September 30, 2020

CompleteView 20/20 from Salient Systems gets approval from SIRA

Salient Systems has earned prestigious approval from Dubai’s Security Industry Regulatory Agency (SIRA) on its CompleteView 20/20 platform, opening new opportunities for the company in the Middle East.
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September 29, 2020

UK FinTech Fasset granted authorization to test blockchain platform

UK-headquartered FinTech Fasset, a provider of blockchain-powered platforms for the […]
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September 29, 2020

Northern Trust makes two senior appointments to it MEA executive team

Northern Trust announces it has made two senior appointments to its Middle East and Africa asset servicing business. The new positions, based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, support Northern Trust’s continued business growth across the region, and follow the expansion of its senior management team in Saudi Arabia, announced earlier this month.
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September 29, 2020

Kuwait Steel digitally transforms with SAP to boost manufacturing growth

Kuwait Steel (United Steel Industrial Company), has said that its digital transformation with global technology company SAP is enabling new levels of manufacturing efficiency and productivity. Johan Henning, CIO, Kuwait Steel and SAP made the statement during the recent Digital Transformation (DX) event, which brought together Kuwait’s business and technology leaders.
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September 29, 2020

New survey indicates that remote work is likely to become the norm

Two-thirds (67%) of decision makers said their organizations are extending remote working arrangements for some employees even after the pandemic, while 57% said they are introducing more flexible work-from-home policies
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September 29, 2020

The future of brick-and-mortar retail is omnichannel

Visa's insights show that cash-only retailers have been most negatively impacted while merchants who moved online and adopted contactless payment systems have been able to better weather the economic adversity. Contactless payments usage in UAE and KSA, for example, grew by approximately 10% in Q2 2020 compared to Q1 2020
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September 29, 2020

Appetite grows for office return as coronavirus-fuelled ‘Zoom fatigue’ bites

Analysts say rumours of the demise of the traditional office […]
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