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Disney+ Confirms Its Middle East Launch Date

With a single Disney+ subscription, subscribers can watch films and television series on up to 4 devices at the same time and create profiles for up to 7 people.

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3 years ago

March 31, 2022

David Morelo

disney+ confirms its middle east launch date

Disney+, a video streaming service owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company, has just confirmed its Middle East launch date: June 8th.

In the UAE, the service will cost 29.99 AED a month or 298.99 AED a year. Disney+ subscribers can access a large library of content produced by The Walt Disney Studios and Walt Disney Television, including original films and television series.

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“Subscribers will have access to Star Wars’ The Book of Boba Fett and The Mandalorian from executive producer and writer Jon Favreau,” Disney+ highlights some of its content. “Subscribers will also be able to enjoy Disney and Pixar’s Academy Award-nominated Luca and from Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Academy Award-winning Encanto.”

With a single Disney+ subscription, subscribers can watch films and television series on up to four devices at the same time and create profiles for up to seven people. Parents can create special kid-friendly profiles for the youngest family members to enable a child-friendly user interface and restrict access to potentially inappropriate content.

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Disney+ started in 2019 in the United States, Canada, and several other countries. The service has been steadily expanding to other markets since then.

All countries (and price guide) where Disney+ is launching on June 8th:

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As of January 2022, Disney+ has around 130 million global subscribers, making it the third-largest video streaming service in the world, after Netflix (222 million) and Amazon Primo Video (175 million).

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Stake Powers Instant Payouts With Checkout.com Pay To Card

The new feature lets investors in the UAE, KSA, and UK receive real estate returns in minutes — cutting withdrawal times to under 10 minutes.

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2 days ago

June 19, 2025

Nour Nasir

stake powers instant payouts with checkout.com pay to card

Stake, a leading digital real estate investment platform, has unveiled Pay to Card, a next-generation withdrawal feature built on Checkout.com’s global payment infrastructure. The integration enables investors to have dividends and returns credited directly to their bank cards — often within minutes — dramatically reducing the traditional multi-day payout process.

After a successful pilot in May involving over 200 users, some investors reported receiving their funds in under 10 minutes. Ricardo Brizido, CPTO and Co-Founder of Stake, emphasized the importance of speed and reliability: “With Pay to Card, we’re eliminating unnecessary delays and putting returns in our investors’ hands almost instantly. This feature was built to directly solve one of the most common pain points in real estate investing, and it’s already driving strong results”.

The feature launch coincides with rapid growth in real-time finance across the Middle East. Checkout.com’s “State of Digital Commerce in MENA 2025” report highlights a 388% year-on-year surge in Account Funding Transactions (AFTs) in the UAE, reflecting strong demand for immediate payout solutions. The same study recorded a 176% increase in total processing volume from 2023 to 2024 and noted that daily online transactions have jumped 320% since 2020.

Since its 2021 debut, Stake has facilitated over AED 1 billion in property transactions, advancing its mission to democratize real estate investment in high-growth markets. By integrating Pay to Card, Stake reinforces its commitment to customer-centric innovation and operational transparency.

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Remo Giovanni Abbondandolo, General Manager for MENA at Checkout.com, praised the collaboration: “Stake has always led with customer-first financial experiences. Together, we’re meeting the expectations of a region that is no longer just digital-first, but real-time-first. Pay to Card exemplifies how modern payment infrastructure can directly solve investor pain points”.

Pay to Card is now available to all Stake users in the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom. By slashing withdrawal times from days to minutes, Stake and Checkout.com are setting a new standard for seamless, on-demand real estate investing.