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
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
How one Jordanian entrepreneur failed, then built a better company: the story of YalaValet The startup scene is no stranger to failure, especially not in the Middle East, where regulations can cripple new businesses and generous... Aysha El-Shamayleh • 06 November, 2013 Payment systems Automobiles Failure