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
6 surprising facts about the future of the internet Google is dominating the internet, Business Insider Intelligence reveals in a new presentation on 'The Future of Digital.' While the search... Nina Curley • 13 November, 2013 Internet growth Data Google
Celebrities suit up with online tailoring from Dubai “We’re effectively ‘stealing’ from the Brooks Brothers and Jos. A. Banks of the world,” says Tarig El Sheikh, cofounder of bespoke online s... Glen Dalakian II • 12 November, 2013 Retail Online retail E-commerce
U.A.E How e-commerce stores are undercutting offline retailers in the UAE [Infographic] Lower prices are one of the major factors that encourage consumers to shop online, according to a new infographic by price comparison site... Reine Farhat • 10 November, 2013 PayPal Infographic E-commerce
Regional MarkaVIP launches new platform, mobile apps, hints at new verticals to come MarkaVIP, a leading regional flash sales site, has announced the launch of its new iOS and Android mobile applications, also debuting... Nina Curley • 05 November, 2013 MarkaVIP E-commerce
What it takes to build a billion dollar tech company, and what it means for startups in the Arab world Yesterday, Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures took an honest look at what it takes to build a billion dollar company in Silicon... Nina Curley • 04 November, 2013 Investment Trends
Online sports community Duplays launches new software platform, enters non-expat markets If there's one thing Brian Sigafoos loves as much as sports, it's software. A 6'10" former professional basketball player, he's managed to... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 04 November, 2013 abu dhabi playpass Dubai
Egypt 2 lessons from last year's Dare'n'Deal shutdown Ever since Dare’n’Deal shut down last May, many have wondered why Egypt’s most popular daily deals site... Hanan Solayman • 22 April, 2014 Daily Deals E-commerce
Can media marketplaces disrupt traditional news outlets? The statistics are by now familiar: newspaper and magazine subscriptions are in free fall, Facebook and Twitter are on the rise, and what... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 30 October, 2013 marketplace news Media
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
Global This young Jordanian entrepreneur bootstrapped a funky gadget e-commerce site from home Loay Malahmeh loves funky gifts. While shopping for one recently, he became frustrated with the overpriced products that he found... Reine Farhat • 29 October, 2013 cash-on-delivery Shipping E-commerce
Global Could Middle East e-commerce benefit from Pinterest? There was nothing special about the verb ‘pin’ before Pinterest was founded in 2010. Today, online, it's most likely to... Reine Farhat • 27 October, 2013 Funding Social Networks Marketing
Foodonclick enters Saudi and Lebanon. Can they replicate their success in Turkey and UAE? Who will own online food delivery in Saudi Arabia? With Foodonclick, the Arab arm of Turkish giant Yemeksepeti, announcing expansion into... Aline Mayard • 22 October, 2013 Food delivery Food & Beverage
BusinessPulse's workshop about the latest trends in e-commerce and trading BusinessPulse, an online portal that provides advice and support to SMEs in the region, is organizing a workshop on the 28th of October in... Wamda • 16 October, 2013 Dubai Workshops
Is Algeria ready for an online supermarket? Despite significant challenges for e-commerce sites in Algeria – including the fact that only 14% of Algerians are internet users – t... Aline Mayard • 20 October, 2013 algeria
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
Aramex, Google, PayPal, and ShopGo launch EZStore.me to help offline retailers go online With 30 million people shopping online today in the Middle East and North Africa, in a market expected to reach $15 billion by 2015,... Nina Curley • 07 October, 2013 E-commerce
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
How Dubai media machine AWI is turning traffic into transactions with new car portal ArabsTurbo In classifieds, Egypt has become a highly competitive market, with companies like the revamped Waseet, Dubizzle, and Avito’s Bekam duking i... Glen Dalakian II • 29 September, 2013 classified Content Portals
How e-commerce site Kahenas overcame local challenges to sell stunning Moroccan designs Preserving national heritage is a concern for many cultures today, as globalization causes the production and consumption of similar items... Wiem Melki • 26 September, 2013 Art E-commerce
What did startups learn at Astrolabs' recent workshop in Amman? After their first Scaling Online Startups (SOS) workshop in Dubai this past May, and subsequent workshops in Riyadh and Beirut,... Glen Dalakian II • 24 September, 2013 Astrolabs Workshops Marketing
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
PayPal Insights: E-commerce in the Middle East [Report] A new report by PayPal takes a comprehensive look at statistics and trends in e-commerce in the Middle East, specifically the UAE, Saudi... Wamda • 23 September, 2013 M-commerce Mobile Penetration PayPal
PayPal Insights e-commerce report reveals trends in mobile, travel in the Middle East The idea that mobile is the future of e-commerce isn’t new, but it may surprise some to learn that shoppers in the Gulf already p... Nina Curley • 23 September, 2013 Mobile Penetration Travel Mobile