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Run and pay? Fitbit acquires wearable payments assets from Coin
May 23rd, 2016
Fitbit announced it has acquired the wearable payment assets of Coin, a Silicon Valley consumer electronics and financial technology company. The deal includes key personnel and intellectual property specific to Coin’s wearables payment platform, according to a press release. While ...
PAYFORT State of Payments 2016 report to reveal new insights into Arab world’s buying habits
May 12th, 2016
Report examines e-payment and e-commerce markets; adds extensive consumer survey to reveal region’s shopping behavior PAYFORT, the leading online payment service provider in the Arab world, will soon publish its third “State of Payments in the Arab World” report, ...
Meet the new Saudi Arabia, nothing like the old Saudi Arabia
May 11th, 2016
After years of building a glut, the world’s oil industry by the end of this year is expected to stop overproducing more crude than the world can use. But analysts say one wild card in that equation is Saudi Arabia — ...
What Saudi Arabia’s decision to replace its once-influential oil minister really means
May 9th, 2016
Saudi Arabia’s decision to replace its once-influential oil minister is being viewed widely as the latest effort of Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to consolidate power and pursue what one analyst has called a “brutal battle for market access against ...
Saudi Arabia looks to bring in billions of foreign dollars
May 5th, 2016
Saudi Arabia announced a string of reforms to its stock market that could attract billions of dollars of fresh foreign money and smooth sales of state assets as the kingdom grapples with damage to its finances caused by low ...
Oil prices dip on looming production race between Saudi Arabia, Iran
April 26th, 2016
Crude oil futures dipped on Tuesday as analysts warned of an intensifying producer race between Saudi Arabia and Iran, wiping out earlier price gains that came from a weaker dollar and a flood of new cash into the market. ...
Wealthiest Arabs in the world 2016 – graphic
April 18th, 2016
The past year was unkind to billionaires all over the world, including the Middle East, where Arab billionaires saw their net worth drop by 23.8 per cent from a year ago, according to Forbes. However, Forbes Middle East added ...
Oil crisis? Here is how Saudi Arabia plans to shake up its economy
April 14th, 2016
In late February, several hundred Saudi officials, company executives and foreign consultants gathered in a luxury Riyadh hotel to discuss how Saudi Arabia’s economy could survive an era of cheap oil. In late February, several hundred Saudi officials, company ...
This new Arab Bitcoin community plans to push adoption of digital currency across the Middle East and North Africa
April 11th, 2016
AskBitcoiner is the First Major Arab Bitcoin Community This new Arab Bitcoin community plans to push adoption of digital currency across the Middle East and North Africa in the coming years. Bringing the culture of Bitcoin and blockchain technology ...
How Saudi Arabia will boost tourism
April 11th, 2016
Saudi Arabia looks to mid-market to boost tourism The hospitality industry in Saudi Arabia is witnessing a shift towards the development of mid-range hotels in 2016, according to a new report. Six out of the top ten brands with ...
