NAIROBI: Visa, the global payments technology company and Branch, the most downloaded finance app in Africa, have announced a partnership that will see virtual Visa prepaid debit cards offered to over 2 million consumers in Sub-Saharan Africa. This partnership represents Visa’s broader strategy to collaborate with and invest in rapidly growing FinTech companies that are reaching consumers and merchants not previously …

PANAMA: The wealth of trade and business opportunities available in the rapidly expanding Latin America and the Caribbean regions will be in the spotlight when the third Global Business Forum (GBF) on Latin America commences tomorrow (April 9) in Panama City under the theme “Next Hubs, New Regions.” Organised by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Dubai Chamber) in partnership …

KARACHI: Usman Institute of Technology (UIT) affiliated with NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, held a launching ceremony for UIT’s Cisco Networking Academy (NetAcad) to be established at its Karachi campus and CISCO’s National Conference. The guest for the event was Kashif-ul-Haq, Cisco Country GM, Marc Khayat, CISCO Technical Manager Middle East and North Africa, and other invited guests, …

DUBAI: RTA’s Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC) announced a discount in taxi flag down rate for passengers arriving through Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC). The rate will go down by 75% for 45 days from April 16 to May 30, 2019. The step coincides with the upgrading of the Southern runway of Dubai International (DXB) Airport, which will be closed for …

DUBAI: Emirates Islamic has announced the launch of Chat Banking services for customers via WhatsApp, marking a global first in the Islamic banking sector. The bank’s customers will now able to conduct daily banking activities via WhatsApp in a seamless and hassle-free manner. The Chat Banking solution, supported by Infobip,  further enhances Emirates Islamic’s suite of digital banking channels and …

DUBAI: The founders of the renowned M WOODS Museum in Beijing – Wanwan Lei, Lin Han and Michael Xufu Huang recently visited The Dubai Mall to admire their first ever art showcase in the Middle East. Hosted in Fashion Avenue, the M WOODS x The Dubai Mall exhibit features nearly 40 of the world’s most important contemporary artworks from east …

RAS AL KHAIMAH: MR Properties has announced the launch of two new hotels in in Al Marjan Island the flagship of Marjan, the master-developer of freehold properties in Ras Al Khaimah. The hotels will add to the diverse hospitality offering of the Emirate, further supporting the government’s vision to boost tourism and inward investment. Having already launched Double Tree by …

DUBAI: Shopinc.com, the UAE-based online retailer, is giving away a year’s free shopping to lucky customers of the online store. The stunning new promotion is valid all through April. Rahul Duragkar, Managing Director at Shopinc.com, says, “Shopinc.com’s exciting new ‘One Year of Free Shopping’ initiative is designed to give to our loyal customers a little help with their bills. This …

DUBAI: Two brand new Porsche Panamera 4S Sport Turismo models have been added to the Dubai Police force’s current fleet of luxury cars at an official handover that took place at the Dubai Police Headquarters. Speaking on the contribution K. Rajaram, Chief Executive Officer, Porsche Importer Dubai and Northern Emirates, Al Nabooda Automobiles LLC said: “We appreciate the efforts of …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, is celebrating one year since launching its new brand at the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2018. Millions of viewers globally witnessed the new look and feel of the airline and saw the complete change of the brand during the weekend race. The launch was planned to …