Mohamed Hassan, Co-founder & CEO at Glamera, while discussing his initiative with Daily NewsPK explained how they are resolving issues that women face while booking an appointment or getting related services through out Middle East. 1. What led you to create ‘Glamera’? When was it founded? The beginning of 2018 was when we decided to […]

Muhammad Zubair, Co- founder & CEO at Queno, while in conversation with Daily NewsPK elaborated on their journey in addressing the pain points of school administration and how they have become a bridge between parents and their respective school’s management. 1. What led you to create ‘Queno’? When was it founded? Ideas flow in when […]

Mehedi Hasan, Founder & Group CEO at MyCash Online while conversing with Daily NewsPK explained how they are addressing the issues concerning financial inclusion among migrant workers in Asian markets and at the same time offering ease and security with their transactions. 1. What led you to create ‘MyCash Online’? When was it founded? In […]

MoneyGram partners with Digital Financial Services in order to help facilitate cross-border transfers involving digital wallets in the United Arab Emirates. Digital Financial Services is a partnership between Etisalat and Noor Bank, which was acquired earlier this year by the Dubai Islamic Bank. The partnership will enable eWallet users to make cross-border remittances to more than 200 countries […]

Dubai – June 28th, 2020: Careem, the internet platform for the greater Middle East, and Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, have partnered to expand digital financial inclusion across the Middle East and North Africa region by integrating Visa credentials into the Careem Pay Super App and providing Careem captains (the term for Careem […]

Statrys announces its partnership with Railsbank, the leading global open banking platform. Statrys expands its current service offerings (online business account, payments, and forex solutions) to provide local currency accounts in EUR and GBP for Asian SMEs. “We’ve banked with Statrys for a few months because we knew they would launch the local currency accounts. Having access to […]

Dubai Police, Dubai Economy, and the world’s leader in digital payments, Visa, released findings of a survey on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on payment behavior of consumers in the UAE. The survey also looks at consumers’ general views, preferences, and concerns related to digital payments and offers key insights for merchants. The survey release […]

Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, has launched its ‘Where You Shop Matters’ (WYSM) initiative in Pakistan with Daraz, the country’s leading online marketplace. The campaign aims to empower and support small businesses adversely affected by COVID-19 pandemic and is part of a larger Visa effort spanning the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East […]

MagicCube, the creator of the world’s only Software Trusted Execution Environment (SDT) platform, and areeba, the leading issuing and acquiring services provider to banks, financial institutions, merchants and retailers in the Middle East, today announced a technical partnership to deploy a joint product offering contactless SoftPos in the region. SoftPos is a software-only Point of Sale […]

Tonik Financial Pte Ltd (“tonik”) announced today that it closed a $21M round of Series A equity funding. The round was led by blue-chip VC investors Sequoia India and Point72 Ventures, with significant participation from previous VC investors Insignia and Credence. tonik will use the funding to launch its digital bank in the Philippines, targeting […]