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iACCEL GBI Brings Seven Innovative Startups to Expand North Star 2024 in Dubai

iACCEL GBI Brings Seven Innovative Startups to Expand North Star 2024 in Dubai

10th October, 2024, Dubai, UAE: iACCEL Gulf Business Incubator (iACCEL GBI), a leading go-to-market accelerator, launched under the patronage of Dubai SME, announces its participation in Expand North Star 2024, GITEX GLOBAL’s powerhouse startup show. Expand North Star 2024 will bring together founders, investors, and tech leaders from around the world, providing a platform for startups to secure business deals, attract investment, and expand their networks.

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Danube Home sets up the largest home interior & outdoor solutions showroom in Musaffah Abu Dhabi

Danube Homes expands its store to 120,000 square feet showroom, a one-stop shop for all home furnishing and home improvement needs with ample parking and associated facilities, due to higher demand

Date: Dubai, UAE, October 10, 2024

Danube Home, the largest interior décor and home improvement products retailer in the Middle East, today unveiled its biggest showroom  in Musaffah  Abu Dhabi, sprawling over 120,000 square feet , that will cater to a wider residential community and help existing homeowners to source better products to match their lifestyle.

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Visa Introduces the Visa Tokenized Asset Platform 

Visa Tokenized Asset Platform (VTAP) is a new product that helps banks issue fiat-backed tokens. BBVA will use VTAP to create tokens on the public Ethereum blockchain with expected live pilots in 2025.

UAE, Dubai, 9 October, 2024 – Visa (NYSE: V), a global leader in digital payments, is helping to bridge existing fiat currencies with blockchains through the Visa Tokenized Asset Platform (VTAP), a new product designed to help financial institutions issue and manage fiat-backed tokens on blockchain networks. The VTAP solution is available on the Visa Developer Platform for participating financial institution partners, to create and experiment with their own fiat-backed tokens in a VTAP sandbox.

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Mashreq Collaboration with Al Etihad Payments Expands Payment Options for Customers in the UAE

Jaywan Cards to be Accepted on All NEOPAY Terminals in UAE

Dubai, UAE, 09 October 2024: Mashreq, one of the leading financial institution in the MENA region, announced it has further expanded payment options for customers across the UAE with acceptance of Jaywan cards on all NEOPAY terminals.

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Latest Technologies and Trends in the Emerging Startups Ecosystem at AIM Congress 2025

Abu Dhabi (UAE), 9 October 2024: The upcoming AIM Congress 2025 themed “Connecting Visionaries and Building Futures: Insights and Strategies for Aspiring Entrepreneurs and Visionary Startups & Unicorns” will take place from April 7 to 9, 2025. The central discussions of this event will be around latest technologies and trends in the evolving startups ecosystem.

This event will bring together breakthrough innovators, experienced investors, innovative professionals, and influential regulators from around the globe fostering international collaboration and cross-border partnerships, driving growth in the emerging digital environment. It will also discuss the role of Startups and Unicorns in stimulating investment, targeting to connect them with venture capitalists, angel investors, and funding agencies.

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