Splitit partnered with UAE-based BNPL provider tabby, and Singapore-based fintech Fave launched its BNPL service in Singapore and Malaysia as global appetite for installment lending services increases.

Half or more of those in India, the United Arab Emirates, and Singapore are comfortable with these certificates being used throughout their trips. But many travelers in the US and parts of Europe don’t want them to be required at all times. More like this:. Report: Worldwide Digital Ad Spending 2021. Article: Bank of America reports uptick in spending as consumers get ready for post-pandemic splurge.

Mastercard will bring FinGo’s vein-scanning payments solution to more markets, and Visa is working on a biometric authentication solution for online transactions with the UAE’s Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank.

Since Emirates Airlines is owned by the UAE government, the airline reportedly partners with the government to link a passenger’s iris to a national facial recognition database.

For example, in April, the card network announced two developments in the Middle East: It added HSBC UAE to its Track Business Program and partnered with the Central Bank of Iraq to digitize the country’s payment system. The Middle East is ripe for digital payments growth, so these initiatives could be a valuable growth opportunity for the card network.

We launched in Boots [in the UK] and we have expanded into UAE. We'll be moving into Southeast Asia in 2022. Right now our focus is on the UK because we're seeing such a strong response to our business.