National Bank of Bahrain has announced the activation of ‘Tap & Go’ contactless payment service across its point of sale (POS) terminals and cards. The launch comes as part of a collaboration by the bank with the Central Bank of Bahrain and Benefit, allowing NBB customers to make contactless payments at outlets across Bahrain using their […]

Sunline and Huawei has collaborated to launch the Digital Loan One Box Solution, a global contactless solution for financial services. The Digital Loan One Box Solution is built on Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure adopting the enterprise-level microservices banking framework EDSP released by Sunline in 2020. The solution supports rapid, dynamic horizontal scaling on both the […]

In continuation of its mission to empower the length and breadth of Pakistan with its best-in-class connectivity solutions, Zong 4G has brought an amazing deal for the people of Azad Jammu & Kashmir. Zong 4G customers in AJK will now be able to experience seamless internet and GSM services, of Zong 4G through a new […]

DBS Bank has announced that it is the first Asian bank partner on AntChain’s newly-launched blockchain trade platform, Trusple. The one-stop trade platform aims to facilitate greater acceptance and adoption of digital trade processes among corporates, especially small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) which face many pain-points when it comes to international cross border trade. The other […]

First Abu Dhabi Bank has partnered with UAE-based fintech startup Tabby to enable acceptance of their Buy-Now-Pay-Later solution at FAB merchant partners. The very first roll-out of this solution has been at Al Futtaim-owned Toys R’ Us stores in the UAE. With this solution customers can instantly make purchases and pay using interest-free instalments of up […]

Dragon Mart shopping mall located in Dubai has announced the launch of a new e-commerce platform dragonmart.ae. It is the first platform in the region dedicated to one shopping mall with an onsite fulfilment center. The e-commerce platform harnesses digital transformation to connect Dragon Mart retailers to customers across the UAE and beyond. The move […]

Taking a major stride towards its mission of accelerating digital inclusion in the underserved areas of Pakistan, the country’s leading provider of cellular and digital services, Zong 4G, has won a USF project to power some areas of rural Balochistan with high-speed mobile broadband. The Universal Service Fund (USF) has awarded Zong with a contract […]

Mox a new virtual bank created by Standard Chartered in partnership with PCCW, HKT and Trip.com has been officially launched in Hong Kong. The new virtual bank provides its suite of retail banking services entirely digitally over its app. Mox is the first virtual bank in Hong Kong to support both Apple Pay and Google […]

BitPay, announced a new feature enabling users to buy cryptocurrency from within the BitPay Wallet App using Wyre. Customers can now buy Bitcoin and ETH using a debit card or Apply Pay through the BitPay Wallet App with one-click. A Wyre account is not required. The option to purchase other cryptos like XRP and stablecoins will be […]

VenueNext has announced a multi-year partnership with Ticketmaster, that will enable fans to manage contactless payments, mobile orders and other in-venue experiences from their smart phones. The features will be made available at every venue around the world that is powered by Ticketmaster technology as they tap into digital ticketing capabilities. The partnership will provide […]