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Careem Pay Launches UAE–Jordan International Remittance

UAE residents can now transfer money to Jordanian bank accounts via the Careem Pay app, enjoying fast transactions, competitive rates, and low fees.

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1 year ago

May 27, 2025

Nour Nasir

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Careem Pay, the digital payments service integrated within the Careem app, has expanded its international money transfer offerings by launching direct bank transfers from the UAE to Jordan. The new service responds to demand from the UAE’s substantial Jordanian expatriate community, who send over USD 1 billion annually to support family, education, and personal investments back home.

Jordan joins an established network of popular remittance destinations already supported by Careem Pay, including India, Pakistan, Egypt, Lebanon, the UK, Europe, and the Philippines. The introduction of this service coincides with increased activity around Arafah Day and Eid Al Adha, when remittances typically spike as expats send money home for charity and festive preparations.

Mohammad El Saadi, Vice President of Careem Pay, highlighted the importance of this service: “Sending money home is one of the most meaningful things our customers do with Careem Pay. For many Jordanian expats, it’s about supporting loved ones, covering school fees, or helping parents with everyday expenses. We wanted to make that process simpler, faster, and more affordable”.

To mark the launch, Careem Pay is offering first-time users zero-fee transfers for their first two transactions to Jordan. Regular users can transfer up to AED 25,000 per transaction for a fixed fee of AED 10, while Careem Plus members enjoy zero fees on transfers above AED 1,500, along with reduced charges for smaller amounts. Additionally, Careem Plus subscribers gain benefits across other Careem services, including discounted rides and free food and grocery deliveries.

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Funds sent via Careem Pay arrive within 24 hours on average — providing a speed comparable to traditional exchange houses — and are directly credited in Jordanian Dinars to any valid Jordanian International Bank Account Number (IBAN). This streamlined process underscores Careem Pay’s commitment to simplifying financial transactions for its users.

To start sending money to Jordan or explore other remittance corridors, users simply need to download the latest Careem app update and select the “Send Money” feature directly from the home screen.

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Instagram Redraws Its Wordmark And The Internet Reads “Instagzam”

Instagram’s first wordmark refresh in a decade arrives with new fonts, a restrained gradient — and a Reddit verdict of sidegrade.

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4 days ago

August 14, 2026

Nour Nasir

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Although Instagram’s famous camera icon hasn’t changed, the company has refreshed the handwritten wordmark at the top of its app. This is the first redesign we’ve seen in ten years, and one the internet promptly set about renaming.

“The wordmark at the top of the app hasn’t changed in 10 years, so it was time for a refresh,” Instagram head Adam Mosseri wrote in a post on August 13, describing the new version as “cleaner and more modern” while keeping references to the original design.

Instagram says its team explored hundreds of options — all-caps lettering, camera-inspired concepts, even literal handwriting — before returning to script. “Script reflects individuality, so referencing that felt right,” Instagram director of product design Jasmine Probst said in Meta’s announcement. “The new wordmark is bolder and simpler, with touches of unexpectedness. It cues individual expression, a personal voice, both of which have always been core to Instagram”.

The wordmark is part of a broader brand overhaul: an updated Instagram Sans typeface, two new fonts — the hand-drawn Instagram Pen and Instagram Mono — plus refreshed motion and layouts, and more restrained use of the signature gradient. The wordmark is rolling out globally now, with the rest arriving throughout 2026 and beyond.

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The design mixes cursive and print lettering, some characters connected and others floating free. That hybrid approach, combined with unusually shaped “s” and “r” characters, led some users to conclude the logo actually reads “Instagzam”. On the r/logodesign subreddit, one user said the wordmark looked “fan-made,” like something built in Canva; another called it “an unsettling mix of manuscript and cursive”; a third summarized it as a “sidegrade” — or, inevitably, a “zidegrade”.

Not everyone was hostile to the new look. Some found the half-cursive design stylish and surprisingly readable, while others called it an improvement on its predecessor, and one commenter argued Instagram was simply adopting minimalist branding later than everyone else. Either way, the platform now has a refreshed identity, three updated fonts, and an unofficial new pronunciation.