Jordan Saudi INET invests 'millions' in Jordan's Gate2Play Jordanian based payment service provider, Gate2Play, announced yesterday a strategic partnership and investment by Saudi virtual... Maya Rahal • 18 February, 2015 INET Integrated Networks hyperpay
U.A.E Payment gateway Telr to target MENA and Southeast Asia on strength of Series A round Online payment gateway Telr, based between Singapore and Dubai, has secured Series A funding from Hatcher and iMENA,... Maya Rahal • 21 October, 2014 iMENA hatcher Telr
Telr and Innovate Payments merge to boost e-commerce in global emerging markets Telr, the payment gateway for emerging markets based between Dubai and Singapore, has announced that it will merge with Innovate Payments,... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 08 September, 2014 innovate payments Telr Payment Gateways
Yamsafer tackles region's payment challenge with cardless bookings Faris Zaher, CEO and co-founder of hotel bookings site Yamsafer, thinks his team may have come up with a solution to the region’s payment r... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 07 April, 2014 yamsafer payment solutions cardless bookings
Lebanon ShopBuilder hopes to boost e-commerce in Lebanon After realizing the huge opportunity for e-commerce in Lebanon, Emile Boustani, a Lebanese entrepreneur who spent 20 years in the... Reine Farhat • 20 March, 2014 lebanon Payment Gateways E-commerce
Ex-PayPal MD launches Singapore-based payment gateway for the Middle East, Africa, Asia Can a new payment gateway finally make it easy to transact online? Elias Ghanem, previously of PayPal, announced today the launch ... Nina Curley • 06 March, 2014 Telr Payment Gateways
Two new online payment options emerge in Morocco as telecom monopoly ends [Update: this article has been edited to add corrections concerning Fast Payment and the FNEM following a discussion with El Amine... Aline Mayard • 16 January, 2014 Payment Gateways E-commerce
PayPal brings new mobile payment option to rapidly developing East Africa M-PESA, a mobile payment scheme launched in 2007 by Kenyan mobile network operator Safaricom, has fundamentally changed the way Kenyans... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 11 December, 2013 mobile payments Payment systems Kenya
New payment solution in Kuwait wants cloud-based tokens to replace cash registers Some say that in order to see a new startup ecosystem really take off, you just need to build one billion dollar company. Just one... Abdullah Alshalabi • 27 November, 2013 Payment systems Payment Gateways
Cards & Payments Middle East 2014 in Dubai Cards & Payments Middle East is one of the region’s largest smart card, payments and ID events. With over 5,000 attendees and 200+ inte... Wamda • 12 November, 2013 Payment systems Payment Gateways
e-Innovate Day in Dubai e-Innovate Day in Dubai will be held on November 12, 2013 at the Westin Hotel Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina, offering a... Wamda • 31 October, 2013 Payment Gateways Conferences E-commerce
5 ways to compete with Amazon, and why its model isn't 'profitless' After almost two decades in online retail, Amazon is still the punchline to jokes about profitability. “Amazon, as best I can tell, is a ... Nina Curley • 28 October, 2013 Amazon Scaling Payment Gateways
Jordan Can Jordan's Voga Closet scale its e-commerce store without offering cash-on-delivery? [Update: Voga Closet is now offering Cash on Delivery] Needless to say, online payment is a serious issue for e-commerce websites in... Reine Farhat • 06 October, 2013 cash-on-delivery Shipping Payment Gateways
How to reduce cash-on-delivery in Middle East e-commerce At a roundtable hosted by PayPal last week, representatives from some of the region’s biggest e-commerce players gathered to discuss the r... Kia Davis • 29 September, 2013 cash-on-delivery Payment Gateways E-commerce
What are the most surprising e-commerce trends in the Middle East this year? After PayPal released its Insights report yesterday, which details trends in e-commerce in the Middle East, we chatted with Elias Ghanem,... Nina Curley • 24 September, 2013 PayPal Payment Gateways E-commerce
How CashU spinoff PayFort is trying to improve Cash on Delivery The region’s newest payment gateway is pioneering some interesting new options for consumers to buy online. Launched in Dubai in late ... Glen Dalakian II • 14 August, 2013 Payment Gateways E-commerce
What PayPal's new partnership with Qatar National Bank means for online shoppers After opening in Egypt this March, PayPal is continuing its expansion throughout the Middle East, announcing a new partnership with... Nina Curley • 17 July, 2013 PayPal Payment Gateways
Mobile payment solution launches in Kuwait, looks to region Finding the right platform for online and mobile payment continues to be one of the top challenges for Arab startups selling online. Over... Ahmed Gabr • 14 July, 2013 Payment Gateways Mobile E-commerce
Event Management Startup Faces Steep Hurdles in Saudi Arabia One new startup in Saudi Arabia lets you better organize and personalize your social gatherings, but they ran into some big obstacles when... Ahmed Gabr • 14 April, 2013 Payment Gateways Social Networks Accelerators
PayPal Answers Your Questions: When, Where, and How Will It Expand in the Middle East? [Wamda TV] After our recent interview with Elias Ghanem, General Manager PayPal Middle East, at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Dubai, several... Nina Curley • 26 February, 2013 E-commerce Payment Gateways PayPal
Weekly Wrap-Up: February 17-21 This week's content included a number of announcements, from Turkish entrepreneur Bedriye Hulya's Social Entrepreneur of the Year award at... Wamda • 21 February, 2013 Advice Competitions Conferences
Payment Gateways in the Arab World: 2013 [Infographic] If you're looking to startup an e-commerce company in the Middle East, here's our cheat sheet showing the availability and cost structure... Wamda • 20 February, 2013 PayPal Payment Gateways E-commerce
How Gate2Play Supports E-Commerce Growth in the Middle East [Wamda TV] In an interview at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, founder and CEO of regional payment solution Gate2Play, Muhannad Ebwini, discusses ... Wamda • 20 February, 2013 E-commerce Investment Payment Gateways
How PayPal Plans to Expand Across the Arab World in 2013 [Wamda TV] Fresh off their partnership with Aramex announced late last year, PayPal’s General Manager for the Middle East and North Africa, Elias Gha... Wamda • 13 February, 2013 E-commerce Payment Gateways PayPal