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June 28, 2021

Adyen expands its acquiring services to the United Arab Emirates

“The launch of our UAE acquiring solution allows us to offer merchants the local solution they have been looking for. We are ready to reduce the pain points merchants currently see in the UAE market.”
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June 15, 2021

DFF report on cyber risk scenarios in banking and finance

The world is witnessing a remarkable growth in the reliance on digital solutions, especially in the financial sector, and any threat to the financial infrastructure may lead to an imbalance in the economic and social system. Therefore, cooperation between the private and public sectors is a pre-requisite for combating cybercrime.
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June 14, 2021

UAE medical device market to top AED 5.6 billion by 2025

Arab Health has for the last 45 years been instrumental in the growth of the medical device sector by providing a platform to connect and do business with the global healthcare industry. In line with the UAE’s increasing budget allocation for the healthcare sector and ongoing healthcare development projects, we expect to play a pivotal role in the continued growth.
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June 7, 2021

Amazon launches online car rentals for customers in the UAE

Available for rental periods starting from one day to one month, all car rentals made through Amazon Home Services are delivered directly to the selected address as early as three hours from the time of booking by the service provider. Delivering a convenient customer experience – and starts from rates as low as AED 44 per day.
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May 27, 2021

Ramzi Saboury to head Zwipe operations in MENA

Zwipe announced that it has recently appointed Ramzi Saboury as a general manager for the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) as it seeks to respond to strong interest for its biometric products in this market.
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May 17, 2021

Fincasa & IMT sign partnership to help grow US$1 billion start-up eco-system

A staggering $1.03 billion was plowed into MENA-based startups in 2020, marking a 13 per cent increase from 2019, startup data platform MAGNiTT said, despite the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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April 27, 2021

Gartner forecasts IT spending in MENA to reach $171 Bn in 2021

CIOs in MENA will increase their spending on servers, applications and infrastructure software in 2021, to support the rapid digitalization efforts. Additionally, the increase in remote workforce will increase spending on mobile devices and remote working technologies such as desktop-as-a-service (DaaS).
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April 20, 2021

Indian businessmen rush to Dubai for Pfizer vaccine amid Covid spike

Cash rich Indians are making trips to Dubai as they […]
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April 5, 2021

Instagram scams and how to avoid them

This scamming has worsened over the past year, with the BBC claiming in January 2021 that Instagram fraud reports have increased by 50% since the coronavirus outbreak began in 2020. As our digital lives continue to grow, and online scammers learn new tricks, it is important to know how to identify an Instagram scam.
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March 10, 2021

African company Flutterwave raises $170M, now valued over $1B

The proliferation of fintech services across Africa remains in full […]
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