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Terry Kane is the Regional Head of Auto, Finance, Telco & Travel for MENA at Facebook. His work as he explains is to help businesses understand friction within their process and solve it.   “So the the industry [travel] is usually fragmented,” he said in an interview. One of the processes he describes is the […]

For the past year, select Google advertisers have had access to a potent new tool to track whether the ads they ran online led to a sale at a physical store in the US. That insight came thanks in part to a stockpile of Mastercard transactions that Google paid for. But most of the two billion […]

The e-commerce landscape has seen a great deal of movement in the past year. November 2016 saw the announcement of Noon.com – which is yet to be launched, following several delays and an investment by Alshaya – followed by Amazon’s acquisition of Souq and Emaar’s acquisition of Namshi this year. At the time of the […]

As much as 83% of marketers in EMEA will increase their budget over the next 12 months, and in five years’ time, 40% expect more than a quarter of their budget to be dedicated to mobile, according to new research from WARC and the Mobile Marketing Association. Based on a survey of 548 marketing professionals […]

By Ahmed Galal Ismail, CEO, Majid Al Futtaim Ventures Have a think about the last time you made a purchase – maybe you ordered food for delivery online or picked up a new pair of shoes from the mall, or you may even have sourced a hand-made gift made by a local designer on Instagram. Was […]

ENOC/EPPCO customers can now experience easier, faster and safer refuelling visits to all service stations as Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) announced the extension of its Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) based fuel retailing system to all customers across its service station network. Known as ViP (Vehicle Identification Pass), it is a completely automated and paperless […]

In light of the Mastercard Innovation Forum 2015, recently held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Mastercard revealed the findings from a social media study on digital wallets.When it comes to payments innovation in the world’s emerging markets – like the UAE, India, China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Nigeria – digital wallets are a buzzing topic online.Over the summer, Mastercard and PRIME […]

The power of Apple is rarely in the new technology it brings to the market, but the new behaviors it popularizes. From mobile payments to near-field communication, MP3 players to smartphones, Apple is rarely first to market — but with its brand, vast market share, swelling coffers and ability to make the complex seem simple, […]

Visa unveiled its connected car proof of concept, developed in partnership with Accenture, at the Mobile World Congress this year. Visa’s connected car commerce execution builds on the idea of enabling a seamless mobile payment experience in consumer vehicles. The prototype is being showcased for the first time ever in the region at the Middle […]

Bank Audi and MasterCard launch the “Tap2Pay – NFC Wearables, ” a first-of-its-kind payment solution in the Middle East, during a press conference held at Bank Audi headquarters in Bab Idriss on Tuesday, March 31. This modern payment solution marks a new era for credit card payments in the region as it introduces MasterCard’s contactless technology that can now […]

In a highly competitive retail banking sector, banks try to keep up with growing demand for mobile solutions. Over the years, retail banks around the world have been working on making personal banking more convenient and customer friendly through the introduction of innovative services and offerings: sprawling branch networks, innovative credit cards, enhanced automatic teller […]

In a press statement today, digital agency Intigral announced that it has activated Samsung OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) across the Saudi Telecom Company (STC) and VIVA networks in KSA, Kuwait and Bahrain enabling direct operator billing for Samsung Galaxy apps store purchases. STC group subscribers will be able to pay for apps and in-app purchases […]

  The Middle East mobile market is narrow, highly competitive and offers many barriers of entry for new product launches. What is the reason behind launching Obi in this region and at this time? What are the challenges and opportunities you reckon for the brand in this part of the world? Approximately 70 percent of […]

Twitter is now a shopping platform. On Monday, the social media company introduced its Buy Now button, a feature that allows users to make purchases directly on Twitter.com and through its mobile app. “You’re going to see native ad units become transactional,” said Nathan Hubbard, head of commerce at Twitter. “We’ve put a stake in […]

  When developers first starting building for Apple’s phones, in 2007, they were given one format for the four-inch iPhone screens. A larger format came along three years later, when the iPad debuted. Google, on the other hand, gave developers an array of options, so they could build apps for its ever-evolving cache of hardware partners […]

SLA Mobile, a worldwide solutions vendor focused on generating new revenue streams for mobile operators and merchants, has partnered with Actel, a value-added service (VAS) provider in the Middle East and Africa.  As SLA Mobile recently introduced Direct Operator Billing (DOB) capabilities to Zain Group in the Middle East, this partnership will allow Actel to […]

  LoopPay Inc., which provides the world’s first mobile payments solution accepted at the vast majority of retail point-of-sale terminals, announced that it has received an investment from global payments technology company Visa Inc. The investment is part of a larger strategic funding round for LoopPay, announced earlier this month, which includes Synchrony Financial (formerly GE Capital […]

Payment solutions provider Visa Inc. has created Visa Digital Solutions, a suite of offerings that facilitate secure payments across a broad range of Internet-connected devices and wearables. In 2014, commerce initiated with mobile phones and tablets is expected to total $114 billion in the US alone, according to research firm Forrester. Two-thirds of those sales will happen via […]

  du, Majid Al Futtaim Group (MAF) and Beam Wallet, have signed a partnership to tap into the potential of mobile shopping across the region, creating more opportunities for consumers to earn rewards and save money. The collaboration brings together a leading telecom provider, one of the biggest retail groups in the region and an […]

  Self-described “personalized retargeting company” Criteo, which is reported to be bought out soon by Publicis Groupe, recently released the Mobile Flash Report, compiling figures on mobile behavior and usage and the opportunities that lay in them for advertisers and retailers. We’ve recapped the key findings: Retail, classified ads and travel rank first in mobile […]