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This first edition marks a nexus for innovation and talent development within the hospitality and tourism industry in South Africa The Middle East & Africa Future Leaders Challenge (FLC) will host its first South African edition on 8th and 9th May 2024 in Johannesburg. Following highly successful inaugural editions in Dubai and Morocco, this event has established itself as […]
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Mastercard Market Trends is an interactive business intelligence platform that brings together up-to-date payments data, consumer and industry insights Mastercard has announced the expansion of its new interactive business intelligence platform Mastercard Market Trends in the Middle East and Africa. The new platform provides a comprehensive view of payments insights, competitive intelligence and industry trends for banks and financial […]
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Acceptance Across Middle East & Africa Partnership will enable 500,000 new merchants and SMEs to accept payments through mobile phone, via Tap on Phone technology Deepening collaboration between Mastercard and Network International is driving acceptance and innovation of digital payments across the Middle East and Africa region An estimated 500,000 new merchants across the Middle East […]
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Small businesses globally go digital at three-times pre-pandemic levels To shed light on the impact the global health crisis – and ongoing recovery – has had on small businesses globally, Mastercard released Recovery Insights: Small Business Reset. The report revealed that in the Middle East and Africa, lodging small businesses have consistently outperformed larger businesses in 2021 […]
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Guided by potential for upskilling staff, digital payment acceptance and better data: Mastercard MEA SME Confidence Index 78% of SMEs in region’s retail sector are optimistic about the next 12 months, according to Mastercard MEA SME Confidence Index SME confidence levels were highest among businesses in retail, ahead of other sectors, like food and beverage, […]
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· 81% of women entrepreneurs across the Middle East and Africa have a digital business presence according to Mastercard MEA SME Confidence Index · Latest research by Mastercard highlights high digitalization among women-owned businesses as opportunity for broader SME recovery and digital economy growth Despite the gender gap and social challenges, entrepreneurial women across the world and […]
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