In partnership with Equinix, CNME hosted an in-depth roundtable discussion centred around the topic of connected commerce in the Middle …
UAE Statistics Authority pens Mastercard big, open Data MoU
The Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (FCSA) has signed an MoU with Mastercard to provide both parties with a strategic …
Zain allies with Mastercard for digital payment services
Zain has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Mastercard to boost digital payment services in Jordan through ‘Zain Cash’ mobile …
Gemalto unveils banking card personalisation centre in Dubai
Gemalto has opened a new banking card personalisation centre in Dubai, to support the region’s fast developing financial services sector.
Mastercard sets up shop in Bahrain
Mastercard has inaugurated its first dedicated office in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The move comes as part of its ongoing …
eHosting DataFort attains PCI-DSS certification
eHosting DataFort (eHDF) has recently achieved the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) compliance certification. Besides, the company is …
Gemalto receives MasterCard approval for cloud-based payments
Gemalto recently announced cloud payment that they are the first mobile payment vendor to receive full MasterCard approval for a complete Cloud-Based Payment (CBP) solution.
NFC forecast dims at Gartner
Gartner today drastically lowered its forecast for the monetary payments that near field communication technology will provide in coming years, …
PayPal unveils mobile payments for in-store shopping
PayPal has unveiled a mobile payment initiative for shoppers that doesn’t require near-field communication (NFC) technology inside smartphones. The system …
MasterCard gives sneak peek into mobile payments future
MasterCard over the weekend gave a sneak peek into the near future of mobile payment systems and said that the …