Mark Dowdall - Seamless Xtra

Carrefour tests new technologies for visually impaired customers

Posted by Mark Dowdall | Jun 6, 2024 | Europe, inclusion, Retail and E-commerce

Carrefour Belgium has introduced a new innovative, system designed to help visually impaired customers shop more independently.

Till Payments partners with BigCommerce to enhance online payment tools

Posted by Mark Dowdall | Jun 6, 2024 | Asia-Pacific, Fintech and Payments

The partnership with Till Payments enables BigCommerce customers to access a range of e-commerce payment processing tool.

Seamless ME 2024: Interview with Rehana Raj | Choithrams

Posted by Mark Dowdall | Jun 6, 2024 | Interviews, Middle East & Africa, Retail and E-commerce, Video

Seamless Xtra Editor, Mark Dowdall speaks with Rehana Raj, Operations Head – Retail at Choithrams at Seamless Middle East 2024.

Infobip launches its operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Posted by Mark Dowdall | Jun 5, 2024 | Company News, Middle East & Africa

Cloud communications platform, Infobip, has launched its operations including its first data centre in the Saudi Arabia.

As part of its expansion plans, Infobip has also launched its first data centre

5 costly mistakes to avoid when onboarding independent talent

Posted by Mark Dowdall | Jun 5, 2024 | Identity, Middle East & Africa, Opinion

Azeem Zainulbhai, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Outsized outlines five common onboarding missteps for businesses to avoid.

Deutsche Bank and Bitpanda launch real-time payments for digital asset trading

Posted by Mark Dowdall | Jun 5, 2024 | Europe, Fintech and Payments

Bitpanda is expanding its partnership with Deutsche Bank to launch real-time payments for users of its digital asset platform in Germany.

Report: Online gaming emerges as hotspot for identity fraud

Posted by Mark Dowdall | Jun 4, 2024 | Asia-Pacific, Europe, Fintech and Payments, Identity, Middle East & Africa, North America

A new report has shown that while fraud attempts are still highest in the Payments sector, Gaming has become a new hotspot for potential fraudsters.

Saudi introduces first international digital wallet to serve Haj and Umrah pilgrims

Posted by Mark Dowdall | Jun 4, 2024 | Fintech and Payments, Middle East & Africa

The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah (MoHU) has partnered with the Saudi National Bank (SNB AlAhli) to...

Western Union partners with Plaid to integrate open banking

Posted by Mark Dowdall | Jun 4, 2024 | Europe, Fintech and Payments, Middle East & Africa

Western Union has teamed up with open-banking platform Plaid to streamline the process of sending and receiving cross-border payments.

Zara to bring live shopping shows to Europe and the US

Posted by Mark Dowdall | Jun 4, 2024 | Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America, Retail and E-commerce

Zara is reportedly planning to take its live shopping shows to the UK, Europe and the US this year, on the back of growing popularity in China, where the format was launched in November.

Parcel delivery firm Evri to invest £1 million in AI strategy

Posted by Mark Dowdall | Jun 3, 2024 | Europe, Home Delivery

Uk-based Evri will invest £1 million in its AI strategy in a bid to transform its customer service and streamline the delivery process.

Will in-car payments be the next big thing?

Posted by Mark Dowdall | Jun 3, 2024 | Europe, Fintech and Payments, Interviews, Video

Seamless Xtra’s Paula Hallentuch speaks with André Moeller, Global Head of Payments, Risk & Fraud management at Volkswagen Group Charging GmbH, better known as Elli.

EFG Hermes ONE introduces Egypt’s first debit card top-ups for securities trading

Posted by Mark Dowdall | Jun 3, 2024 | Fintech and Payments, Middle East & Africa

Banque Misr and EFG Hermes ONE have teamed up with PayTabs Egypt to launch a new debit card top-up feature on the EFG Hermes ONE online trading platform.