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Visa shares the result of “Visa Bank to Business Global Study – 2022 SMB Outlook” study
As the world enters the third calendar year of the COVID-19 pandemic, small and micro businesses (SMBs) the world over are truly back to business. A new Visa research study released today, the “Visa B...
Hackers can force locked iPhones to make payments
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET highlights the flaws in Apple Pay and Visa could allow criminals to make arbitrary contactless payments – no authentication needed.
Visa and Mashreq partner to debut the new “Rapid Seller Onboarding” program in the UAE
In what is a first for the CEMEA (Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa) region, Visa and Mashreq have partnered to debut the new “Rapid Seller Onboarding” program in the UAE.
PayTabs partners with Visa to offer ‘Tap to Phone’ mobile acceptance solution
PayTabs, today announced the launch of their PayTabs Touch product, globally known as Tap to Phone – a contactless merchant payment acceptance solution that will help millions of merchants now t...
3 out of 4 UAE small businesses optimistic about recovery
Three out of four small businesses in the UAE say they feel optimistic about business recovery in 2021, according to a new study by Visa. The majority of UAE merchants (82%) said their investments in ...
97% of UAE SMBs embrace new digital technologies
According to the study, by the end of 2020, nearly all (97%, compared to the global average of 83%) of SMBs surveyed in UAE had embraced new forms of digital technology to meet changing consumer behav...
Startupbootcamp establishes headquarters at DIFC
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has today announced that one of the world’s most active global industry-focused startup accelerators and investors, Startupbootcamp has established its regi...
Dubai Smart City Accelerator graduates new batch
The Dubai Smart City Accelerator (DSCA), the leading smart city program in the MENA region, hosted its third Demo Day for the 11 startups that have made it into the program’s third cohort. The h...
Visa brings Apple Pay to Saudi Arabia
Visa brings Apple Pay to its Saudi-based cardholders. Apple Pay allows prepaid, debit and credit cardholders to make easy, quick and secure purchases using their iPhone and Apple Watch in stores that ...