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October 24, 2017

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Apple Pay to boost UAE’s e-payments market even as cash remains king.
Banks and regulators primed for innovation but region faces ingrained barriers in moving away from a cash-based economy.

The National
Sarah Townsend
Updated: October 24, 2017 08:52 PM

PayPal launches a payments product designed for marketplaces, platforms and crowdfunding sites.
PayPal today is beginning the rollout of a new product designed for customers operating larger online marketplaces, like ride-sharing platforms, crowdfunding portals, peer-to-peer e-commerce sites, room rentals platforms, and others. The solution, called simply PayPal for Marketplaces, is designed to be tailored to the business’s needs, based on how much risk they want to manage with regard to their transactions.

TechCrunch
Posted yesterday by Sarah Perez (@sarahintampa)

Pay with Google and speed through checkout.
If you’ve ever paid for something on your phone or tablet, you know just how frustrating checkout can be. Maybe you had to fill in a bunch of forms. Maybe your session timed out. Maybe you encountered an error and had to start all over again. Back in May, we shared a sneak peek of how paying with Google would help you skip all that. And starting today you can now speed through online checkout on many of your favorite apps and websites with a few quick clicks.

Google

Pali Bhat
Pali Bhat, VP of Product Management, Payments

Published Oct 23, 2017

India Post Payments Bank appoints Vodafone M-Pesa’s Suresh Sethi as MD, CEO.
Former Vodafone M-Pesa MD Suresh Sethi takes over from A.P. Singh who was interim MD and CEO of India Post Payments Bank since January 2017.