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FAB and Mastercard transform UAE business payments with virtual corporate cards

Payments & Fintech

FAB and Mastercard transform UAE business payments with virtual corporate cards

First Abu Dhabi Bank and Mastercard have partnered to launch a mobile-first virtual card number solution for businesses, transforming corporate expense...

QCB Says Himyan Card Can be Used in Kuwait

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QCB Says Himyan Card Can be Used in Kuwait

The Qatar Central Bank has announced that holders of the national payment card Himyan can now use their cards for purchase transactions and cash withdrawals...

Standard Chartered Launches Blockchain-Based Tokenised Deposits Solution

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Standard Chartered Launches Blockchain-Based Tokenised Deposits Solution

Standard Chartered has launched a blockchain-based tokenised deposits solution in Singapore dollars and US dollars, partnering with Ant International to...

Visa Launches Stablecoin Settlement in the United States

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Visa Launches Stablecoin Settlement in the United States

Visa has launched stablecoin settlement capabilities in the United States, expanding its partnership with Circle to enable US financial institutions to...

Thawani Pay Partners with Network International to Accelerate Digital Payment Innovation in Oman

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Thawani Pay Partners with Network International to Accelerate Digital Payment Innovation in Oman

Thawani Pay has signed a strategic partnership with Network International to accelerate credit card and digital payment innovation in Oman, leveraging the...

Visa Forms New Regional Hub for Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman

Payments & Fintech

Visa Forms New Regional Hub for Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman

Visa has established a new regional hub encompassing Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Oman, led from its Riyadh headquarters, to accelerate digital payments...

Payments & Fintech

Central Bank of Oman Launches National Payment Card “Maal”

The Central Bank of Oman has soft-launched its national payment card Maal, introducing a domestic alternative to international card schemes that offers...

Mastercard Brings Agentic Payments to Life with Majid Al Futtaim in the UAE

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Mastercard Brings Agentic Payments to Life with Majid Al Futtaim in the UAE

Mastercard has completed the world's first live agentic payment transaction in Dubai, partnering with Majid Al Futtaim to demonstrate AI agents executing...

noon payments and NEOPAY Introduce the First AANI Instant Payment System

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noon payments and NEOPAY Introduce the First AANI Instant Payment System

noon payments and NEOPAY have partnered to introduce the AANI instant payment system for UAE merchants, enabling businesses to receive real-time payments...

Sohar International Launches the "Maal" National Payment Card Under CBO Initiative

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Sohar International Launches the "Maal" National Payment Card Under CBO Initiative

Sohar International has launched the Maal national payment card, operating on Oman's OmanNet domestic payment network, as part of a strategic initiative...

BENEFIT and NIPL Sign Linkage Agreement to Enable Real-Time Cross-Border Payments

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BENEFIT and NIPL Sign Linkage Agreement to Enable Real-Time Cross-Border Payments

Bahrain's BENEFIT and India's NPCI International Payments Limited have signed a linkage agreement to connect their instant payment systems, enabling...

Citi and Coinbase Join Forces to Boost Digital Asset Payment Capabilities

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Citi and Coinbase Join Forces to Boost Digital Asset Payment Capabilities

Citigroup and Coinbase have announced a collaboration to develop digital asset payment solutions for institutional clients, focusing on improving...