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TerraPay And OMT Launch Cross-Border Payments For Lebanon

Lebanese enterprises gain new access to international markets through the partnership, which offers secure, compliant, and real-time transfers.

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TerraPay, a global money movement company, has partnered with Lebanon’s OMT to introduce a new cross-border payment solution designed for businesses. The service aims to strengthen the position of Lebanese enterprises in the international economy by offering secure, real-time transactions aligned with global compliance standards.

Founded in 2014, TerraPay today connects payments to more than 150 receiving countries and over 210 sending countries, spanning billions of wallets, bank accounts, and cards. OMT, established in 1998, operates Lebanon’s largest retail channel with a network of over 1,400 agents providing more than 200 services nationwide.

The collaboration combines OMT’s extensive domestic network with TerraPay’s international payment infrastructure, giving Lebanese companies a streamlined way to integrate into global trade. Through a secure online portal, users can initiate transfers, track payments, and access financial reports, ensuring both visibility and speed in business operations.

“Partnering with OMT allows us to extend our vision to Lebanon’s business community, giving enterprises the tools they need to transact internationally with confidence, speed, and compliance,” said Bassem Awada, Senior Vice President at TerraPay, adding: “We’re excited to empower growth and unlock new opportunities through this collaboration”.

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OMT sees the move as a vital step for Lebanon’s business ecosystem. “Global commerce requires secure and compliant digital financial solutions,” explained Naji Abou Zeid, CEO of OMT. “Through our partnership with TerraPay, we are enabling Lebanese businesses to operate at the speed and standard of today’s interconnected economy. Whether sourcing raw materials or settling invoices with international partners, they now have access to a solution that is seamless, compliant, cost-effective, and fully interoperable”.

Lebanon is heavily reliant on global trade flows, and this partnership seeks to ease the challenges businesses face when dealing with international payments. By lowering costs, enhancing transparency, and ensuring compliance, TerraPay and OMT aim to create a more inclusive financial system that supports enterprises of all sizes.

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Trip.com Is Betting An AI Agent Will Book Your Next Vacation

Abu Dhabi, Jazeera Airways and a run of hotel deals give the company more inventory. Its Mastercard demo says the most about where booking technology is headed.

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Most of what Trip.com Group announced at Arabian Travel Market 2026 this week reads like the standard expansion playbook of an online travel agency: a new agreement with a tourism board, a run of hotel partnerships, an airline deal. However, one item was considerably more interesting: a demonstration built with Mastercard of an AI agent that doesn’t just suggest trips but also pays for them.

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The showcase put TripGenie, the company’s AI travel assistant, to work searching, selecting and completing purchases inside a single booking flow, with Mastercard’s Agent Suite for Merchants handling the payment step and Network International processing the transactions on the merchant side. It’s limited for now to attractions and ancillary services, but the partners plan a phased commercial rollout from early 2027.

“As traveller expectations change, technology and AI will play an increasingly important role in how people plan their journeys,” says Schubert Lou, CEO of Trip.com.

Meanwhile, in more conventional news, CEO Lou and Saleh Mohamed Al Geziry (Director General for Tourism at the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi), signed an agreement building on the two organizations’ existing partnership, with joint marketing and Abu Dhabi destination content to be pushed across Trip.com Group’s platforms.

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On accommodation, the group expanded its partnerships with JA Hotels & Resorts, Ishraq Hospitality and Aleph Hospitality and deepened its work with Silkhaus, which brings vacation homes into a portfolio that has so far leaned on hotels. Jazeera Airways signed a strategic partnership intended to widen the Kuwaiti carrier’s reach and encourage earlier bookings, tied to Kuwait’s own tourism ambitions.

The company moved into a larger Dubai office earlier this year and describes its long-term aim as a two-way ecosystem: sending Middle East travelers abroad while drawing international visitors in.

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