Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Nearly 43 percent of people in Saudi Arabia expect to send cross-border payments more frequently in the next 12 months, according to Mastercard’s Borderless Payments Report 2023. Globally, the report highlights two in five (40 percent) senders, and half of receivers, intend to use cross-border payments...
Qatar leads by example in money laundering control
"Nations must take action to establish measures for detecting the physical cross-border movement of currency and negotiable instruments to combat smuggling," adds Al Jabrin, stressing the need for imposing proper, deterring penalties on individuals who falsify declarations and disclosures.
Dubai International Chamber launches International Partners Network
DUBAI, UAE - Dubai International Chamber (DIC), one of the three chambers operating under Dubai Chambers, has launched the International Partners Network, a platform to enhance cross-border dialogue and cooperation between DIC and trade promotion agencies, commercial attaches and business councils. The launch of the network was attended by over...
Investment to tackle climate change falls in 2022, says UNCTAD
Cross-border investment in climate change mitigation and adaptation is projected to decline in 2022 against the backdrop of a global investment downturn, according to a new report published by the UN Conference on Trade and Development.UAE, Lulu Money sign pact on digital KYC service
LuLu Exchange – one of UAE’s leading financial service providers, announced that it has signed an agreement with the country's Ministry of Interior to launch a digital KYC process through new-age facial recognition on its cross-border payments app, LuLu Money.
