“We are proud to partner with VFS Global to provide unmatched convenience to our members and employees for their visa and passport requirements. Through this joint initiative, we offer Indian and Philippine residents an additional avenue to renew their passports. It also helps residents of Najran as they can apply from a comfortable location,” said Mohaimeed Saleh Al Salem.

“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.”

The partnership aimed at successfully launching new products by innovative brands is in line with strengthening the e-commerce market and to meet the fast-growing demand among the most digitally-savvy and brand conscious shoppers in the region. The strategic collaboration between b8ta and noon.com is designed to provide innovative and curated products a launch-pad with an optimal marketing strategy

Besides having dedicated programs to motivate partners to earn higher margins in the SMB space, D-Link’s extensive portfolio also houses end-to-end offerings around innovative technologies, right from smart solutions.

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