By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Visa (NYSE:V), the world leader in digital payments, renewed its sponsorship of the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) for the twenty-fourth consecutive year. This year again, Visa brings many exciting deals for its domestic and international cardholders to help them find their escape during DSF 2019. This DSF, Visa cardholders can benefit from attractive deals and promotions …

DUBAI: Orient Planet Academy (www.opacademy.com), the Arab world’s first online academy dedicated to public relations (PR) and communications practitioners, recently unveiled its upgraded online platform containing more comprehensive details about its internationally recognized courses. To bridge the skills gap in the continuously evolving industry, online education offers a modern learning structure that provides working professionals with the needed flexibility and …

DUBAI: As part of its commitment to provide the best customer experience in digital banking, Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, has introduced Cardless Cash Withdrawal – a unique feature available on the Bank’s Mobile Banking App. Customers can now initiate the cash withdrawal from the Bank’s Mobile Banking App and the funds can …

DUBAI: FarEye, a technology solution to run eCommerce and supply chain logistics operations has  been mentioned as a sample vendor in Gartner’s recent Hype Cycle report for Multienterprise Solutions under the Global Logistics Visibility technology which was published on 13 December 2018. Gartner has mentioned FarEye in four other researches for its real-time visibility platform. Therefore, this mention is the …

ISLAMABAD: VC of Air University AVM (r) Faaiz Amir has termed Alumni Reunions a gateway to reconnect graduates with their alma mater, to commemorate their wonderful past, to celebrate their present achievements and to strengthen professional networking for bright future. He made these remarks while addressing the ‘Air Alumni Homecoming 2018′ ceremony as Chief Guest. On the occasion, it was …

LONDON: For many flights present the perfect opportunity to get some shut-eye in front of a relaxing film or TV show but this wasn’t the case for British Airways customers this year, as it has been revealed that heart-racing thriller Red Sparrow has topped the list as the airline’s most watched film on its inflight entertainment system in 2018. Red Sparrow features Jennifer …

DUBAI: A member of Star Alliance, Istanbul-based Turkish Airlines, and India’s largest domestic carrier, IndiGo recently announced a codeshare and mutual cooperation agreement. The signed codeshare and mutual cooperation agreement between the two carriers, the effectiveness of which is subject to receipt by Turkish Airlines and IndiGo of all necessary Board and regulatory approvals, will enable both carriers to provide …

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Airlines, the Largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX Certified Four Star Global Airline, is pleased to announce to its customers worldwide that it has fully implemented Self Check-in Initiative, enabling its customers to check-in using their mobile device and avoid queues at the airport. The new Self Check-in Initiative provides hassle free check-in experience with self-service …

DUBAI: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has honoured the winners of the Second Short Story Contest dedicated this time to the People of Determination. The contest underscores RTA’s commitment to its social responsibility towards this segment of the society and its efforts to integrate them in the knowledge and literature field. The Contest is part of RTA’s ‘Read More’ …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Jazz, Pakistan’s leading digital communications company, has partnered with Sehat Kahani, an enterprise working across market segments to create quality healthcare and increase its efficiency. Under this partnership, JazzCash, the country’s fastest growing mobile financial services provider, is to be integrated into the Sehat Kahani App where users will be able to pay for various Sehat …