Adyen will deliver its smart POS machines to Foodics PAY UAE as part of this strategic agreement, ensuring speed in every transaction and providing guest insights so restaurants can better understand their customers and improve the dining experience. For restaurant owners, this end-to-end interface will reduce friction by minimising manual entry errors and shortening reconciliation time.

Navin Gupta, Managing Director for South Asia and MENA at Ripple said: “Ripple already has a significant client base in the MENA region and the opportunity to co-locate with our customers made DIFC a natural choice. Our regional office will serve as a springboard to introduce our blockchain based solutions.