Business & Money | Saturday 1 August, 2015 2:25 am

Western Union Celebrates its 20th Anniversary in Africa

Western Union Company (NYSE:WU), a leader in global payment services, today celebrated its 20th anniversary in Africa. With over 34,000 locations and connections to millions of bank accounts and mobile wallets in more than 50 countries and territories, across Africa, the Western Union network...

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Business & Money | Saturday 1 August, 2015 1:43 am

Global IT Provider Completes Acquisition of usable, UI/UX design firm

Synechron, the largest independent pure-play technology consulting and outsourcing provider for the financial services industry, today announced the acquisition of usable, a U.S.-based boutique UI/UX design firm. The acquisition strengthens and further expands Synechron’s digital design and...

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Business & Money | Saturday 1 August, 2015 1:30 am

Payments Security & Authentication Global 2015 Conference & Expo

Debuting this year, the Payments Security & Authentication Global summit will bring together futurists, cyber security and payments professionals from across the region to discuss how to protect their customers through developing and upscaling secure payments infrastructure. Co-located with...

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Business & Money | Saturday 1 August, 2015 1:23 am

AmTrust signs up to ReMetrica for Life, Health & Pensions

Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon plc (NYSE:AON), has licensed ReMetrica for Life, Health & Pensions to insurer AmTrust at Lloyd’s. ReMetrica is Aon Benfield’s risk and capital modelling platform. One of the ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 1 August, 2015 1:17 am

IATA Disappointed by Aéroports de Paris 2016-2020 Airport Charges Agreement

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) criticized the decision by the French Government to allow the operator of Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Paris-Orly (ORY) airports to continue increasing airport charges for each year of the 2016-2020 period. The French government’s...

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Business & Money | Friday 31 July, 2015 5:44 pm

BBPOS Unveils Best-in-Class Chipper 2X Scheduled for Q3 2015 Debut

Chipper 2X is the latest merchant mobile card acceptance solution from BBPOS, already an innovation leader with its family of successful Chipper mPOS products. Chipper 2X is the only chip card reader that combines magstripe, EMV and NFC compatibility, along with the ability to accept Apple Pay,...

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Business & Money | Thursday 30 July, 2015 2:43 pm

Security comments on the FCA’S recall of 1.4 million vehicles in the US

Last Friday, Fiat Chrysler Automobile (FCA) announced that it would recall 1.4 million vehicles in the US to install software that would prevent hackers obtaining control of the engine remotely, including the steering wheel and other systems in cars. The successful breach allowed hackers to take...

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Business & Money | Thursday 30 July, 2015 2:35 pm

EY Riyadh employees visit the King Fahad National Centre for Children's Cancer and Research

Volunteers from EY Riyadh office recently visited the King Fahad National Center for Children’s Cancer and Research to distribute gifts among the children for the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr. The visit was aimed at boosting the morale of the children and raising awareness for volunteer work and...

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Business & Money | Thursday 30 July, 2015 3:01 am

A number of steps to be observed by the young citizens while constructing their new homes

Mr. Ismail Al Hammadi, managing director of Al Ruwad project development consultant, stressed that the time has come to raise the real estate investment efficiency, promoting to the next stage of normal development, stopping the waste of time and money in terms of construction and development. He...

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Business & Money | Thursday 30 July, 2015 2:44 am

TURNING THE TIDE ON OCEAN PLASTIC POLLUTION

Retrieved by Parley for the Oceans from shorelines around the world, the RAW for the Oceans collection repurposes approximately 700,000 PET plastic bottles each season through its use of Bionic yarn. Since the collaboration’s inception, partner Parley has cleared 53 tonnes of plastic debris...

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