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07-May-18 Gulf Capital has acquired a strategic stake in fintech firm Saudi Geidea to boost its presence in the payment and digital financial transactions sector in the GCC. The total value of the transaction is AED978 mn (USD266 mn). [image: Geidea]
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04-May-18 Singtel Group and gaming technology company Razer have signed a MoU to foster collaboration in e-payments, e-sports, gaming-related digital media and telecommunication, offering Singtel's mobile wallet users access to Razer's merchant network of over 1 mn payment points. [image: Open Gov]
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03-May-18 The People’s Bank of China has received an application from international payment firm WorldFirst, for permission to conduct third-party payment business in China. The application marks a first for foreign-funded third-party payment institutions in China. [image: iStock / Asia Times]
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02-May-18 In the fruit trade it pays to understand e-commerce platforms, so much so that Frutacloud CEO George Liu believes ‘e-retail’ is a better term for the phenomenon which is sweeping its way towards 20% penetration in the fresh produce market. [image: Fresh Fruit Portal]
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02-May-18 Whether it is buying retail companies or building a global fintech business that includes not just payments but also online banking, wealth management and insurance, investments being made by Alibaba and Tencent are expected to reap substantial returns. [image: My Stock]
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