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Dubai Fintech Tabby Launches eCommerce “Tabby Shop” App
500,000 products will be available to purchase from multiple retail brands.
Tabby is a pioneering Buy Now, Pay Later fintech serving the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia with over 5 million active users. Now, the startup will offer an additional service via a dedicated “Tabby Shop” app.
The app is a fully-fledged eCommerce marketplace where retailers can offer their products, opening up another revenue stream and capturing more online shoppers.
As well as wish-listing and deal alerts, the Tabby Shop app will offer coupon codes and exclusive offers. The platform will allow users to buy over 500,000 products at zero interest rates, covering brands in the fashion, beauty, electronics, and home categories.
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“For shoppers, discovering their favorite brands and products is easier than ever while allowing our retailers to tell their story to the region’s most powerful shopping community,” said Hosam Arab, CEO and co-founder of Tabby.
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Saudi Digital Payments Reach 80% As Cash Use Shrinks
Visa data shows cards and mobile wallets dominate spending, with smartphones now driving a growing share of daily transactions.
Digital payments now account for 80% of all transactions in Saudi Arabia, according to Visa’s latest Where Cash Hides report, another marker of how quickly the Kingdom is moving away from cash.
The share is up four percentage points from a year ago. Around 67% of consumers are now largely non-cash users, paying mainly with cards or mobile wallets. Smartphones are taking a bigger role, with mobile payments making up 16% of transactions.
Cash is retreating in routine spending. Eating out dropped 9%. Bill payments fell 8%, as shoppers opt for faster checkouts and app-based payments.
“The data shows a steady move toward digital payments in Saudi Arabia. Such progress is possible only because banks, fintechs, merchants, and technology partners are moving together in the same direction, in line with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030,” said Ali Bailoun, Visa’s Senior Vice President and Group Country Manager for Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Oman.
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Despite the recent findings, it’s important to note that cash hasn’t yet disappeared. It still shows up for tips (39%), peer-to-peer transfers (28%) and rent (14%).
Visa points to security features such as tokenization, along with rewards and cashback, as factors nudging more spending onto cards and phones — a shift that tracks with Saudi Arabia’s wider Vision 2030 push to digitize commerce.
Saudi Digital Payments Reach 80% As Cash Use Shrinks
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