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According to a study by the University of Oxford, money is a transmission route for bacteria, up to 26,000 per banknote. In many areas, the fear that banknotes or coins are a vehicle for the transmission of infection has caused some establishments or services to prohibit it. Many US restaurants have gone cashless and are using QR codes for menus.
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Sianna Wu, Senior Vice President, MEA of PayerMax, highlighted the role of digital payments in the Middle Eastern countries’ digitized economy vision in a keynote address.
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UnionPay International (UPI) has enabled card acceptance in 180 countries and regions, with issuance in more than 70 countries and regions, through partnerships with over 2500 institutions worldwide. UPI offers the world’s largest cardholder base high-quality, cost-effective, and secure cross-border payment services, as well as convenient local services to a growing number of global UnionPay cardholders and merchants.
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Various opportunities, problems, and issues related to banking trends have been observed by the organisation. A transition to digital and quick payments is one of them. The Middle East digital payments market is expected to develop at a CAGR of 6.5 percent from 2020 to 2025, owing to a sharp increase in e-commerce sales, widespread internet access, and high smartphone adoption.
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Since its inception in 2018, OPay’s active users have risen to 15 million across the dozens of markets in which it operates. On average, the company processes millions of transactions per day. Users in Nigeria, where OPay has a significant market share, have saved billions of dollars in the last four years through credit-linked savings accounts from their mobile wallets.
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