DUBAI / WAM Mashreq Bank on Tuesday announced its partnership with Alipay, an online and mobile payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group. The first-of-its-kind association with Alipay, enables Chinese customers carry out payments at merchant outlets using their Alipay digital wallets. The move reaffirms Mashreq’s position as a leader in digital payments and innovation in the UAE. Alipay ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism — Abu Dhabi has announced that it will embark on a four-city roadshow to India along with partners and stakeholders to help promote the emirate and entice even more Indianvisitors to explore and discover Abu Dhabi. The delegation, which includes representatives from Rotana Hotels, Yas Experience, Royal Arabian Destination Management, ...

Dubai / Emirates Business In line with the Dubai Blockchain Strategy, announced by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council, which mandates that Dubai becomes the world’s first-ever government to execute all applicable transactions using blockchain technology by 2020, the first official Dubai government-hosted event, the inaugural ...