Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (Adib) on Thursday announced the launch of the region’s first tokenised, contactless payment methods through the options of clasp and ring “Adib Pay”, in partnership with token enablement service provider Tappy Technologies and global digital payments leader, Visa. Samih Awadhalla, Acting Global Head of Retail Banking at Adib, said, “Adib continues ...

Bloomberg The world’s airlines are taking a cautious approach to China’s reopening, reluctant to immediately change up schedules and divert planes from other routes despite the internal pent-up demand for international travel. Scheduled flights into China during January, February and March are up no more than 2.9% this week compared to last week, according to aviation data provider Cirium. That’s ...

  Bloomberg US aviation agencies disputed certain elements of Ethiopia’s latest report into the deadly Boeing Co 737 Max crash near Addis Ababa in 2019, including findings related to actions taken by the flight crew. In comments attached to the near-350 page document, the US groups including the National Transportation Safety Board also said there was enough evidence to suggest ...