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11-Apr-18 Digital payments in the Middle East are at a watershed as regulations, culture and technology all shift, opening the door for innovative companies to disrupt one of the oldest payment ecosystems in the world. [image: Global Growth Markets]
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06-Apr-18 CardUp users can now pay for recurring cash expenses like taxes and rent via credit card. The development follows its seed funding round of USD1.7 mn, led by Sequoia Capital and Seedplus. [image: Fintech Singapore]
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05-Apr-18 Global card companies Visa and Mastercard are struggling for market share with India's homegrown payment channels. Compounding troubles for card companies is the scant availability of swiping machines across India with just 1,900 per million people. [image: DW]
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03-Apr-18 Google has identified three Asian countries and one other emerging market for its Tez m-payment service, having assessed Asia, Latam, Africa and the Middle East. Criteria included political appetite for digital payments, low card penetration and limited access to NFC. [image: Mobile World Live]
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In the Middle East, opportunities for innovation in payments are plentiful. More than 80% of brick-and-mortar retail payments and 65% of e-commerce payments are still made in cash. The region has all the makings of an ideal environment for safe, secure and convenient alternative payments. The Middle East presents a rare opportunity for digital payment innovators to access a populous and high-spending region with good levels of connectivity. [Image: ArabNet]
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