NEWS
QATAR
Ahlibank unveils Qatar’s first credit
card with Visa payWave technology
Ahlibank, a Qatari owned financial
institution, and Visa International have
announced the launch of its first Visa
Platinum Credit Card in Qatar powered
with Visa payWave technology.
With the Visa payWave technology
feature, cardholders can simply shop,
wave and go – convenient, fast and
secure without needing any PIN
(Personal Identification Number) or
signature for purchases of QAR 100 or
less. However, purchases above QAR100
can be paid using the Visa payWave
with inserting the PIN in the terminal.
Rahul Joshi, Qatar Country Manager
at Visa said: “Ahlibank’s Visa payWave
Platinum Credit Card launch represents
a major milestone in Qatar’s journey
towards a cashless and contactless
payments future. It puts the cardholder
in control of the transaction and delivers
a truly fast and convenient payment
experience as well as the security benefits
of chip technology. As a Platinum Credit
Ooredoo to
launch security
solution
Card, it also delivers an array of rewards
and privileges associated with Visa,
including complimentary airport lounges
access as well as hundreds of locally
relevant offers and discounts.”
Ooredoo has announced that it will offer an individual cloud-
based device security solution for all of its 130 million users. The
new security service will protect Ooredoo customers against
viruses, dangerous files and harmful websites across their
connected smart devices, fixed and business accounts. The
Ooredoo security service will work by automatically blocking
harmful downloads or files and alerting customers via SMS.
The security service will be provided by German security
specialist Secucloud, who recently signed a strategic partnership
agreement with Ooredoo Group at its headquarters in Doha.
Secucloud will provide Ooredoo with a comprehensive,
completely cloud-based enterprise-class security system that
the company will install directly into their network infrastructure.
This will enable Ooredoo to protect their customers from all
cyber-threats on the internet in a centralised way. Customers do
not need to install any software on their devices, so no setup or
maintenance is required. The Secucloud solution scales elastically
and can protect over 100 million users effectively and in real time.
Secucloud’s powerful, cloud-based security solution will offer
universal protection for all Ooredoo connected devices and
Ooredoo is planning to make the security service available to its
operating companies over the next few months, starting with
Oman, Qatar and Kuwait.
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