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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.
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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Samsung And Spotify Offer Free Premium Deal In MENA
Nearly seven in ten streams in the region come from 18-to-34-year-olds — the audience Samsung is hoping to entice into its ecosystem.
Samsung has announced a partnership with Spotify spanning the Middle East, North Africa, and Türkiye, bundling Spotify Premium with select devices across its ecosystem. The headline offer — up to four months of Premium for free — is a first for the region.
Customers in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Türkiye who buy any OLED or 98-inch television, or any Galaxy S or Z series mobile device, get four months of Spotify Premium. The offer, tiered by market and device, is available at retail and on Samsung.com, and redeemed through the Samsung Promotion and Samsung Members apps.
For Samsung, the strategy is less about free music than about lock-in. The Korean tech giant’s pitch is continuity: a track starts on a Galaxy smartphone through Galaxy Buds on the commute, moves to a Samsung TV and soundbar in the living room, and stays controllable from a Galaxy Watch. The more seamlessly music travels between those devices, the harder it becomes to swap any one of them for a rival’s.
“Technology should bring people closer to the things they love, and few things connect people the way music does,” said Omar Saheb, Regional VP of Marketing and Online Business at Samsung Electronics MENA. The partnership, he added, gives customers “a genuine reason to choose Samsung for the experience, not only the product”.
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For subscribers, Premium brings the usual package: ad-free listening, offline downloads, richer audio quality on Galaxy Buds and Samsung sound devices, and Jam, which lets friends build a shared queue.
“At Spotify, we are always working to make every listening moment feel more personal, meaningful, and worth it,” said Rami Jamal, Head of Partnerships at Spotify for South Asia, Middle East, and Africa.
The demographics go a long way to explaining the strategy. Across MENA, Türkiye, and Pakistan, nearly seven in ten Spotify streams come from listeners aged 18 to 34, according to the company — precisely the audience Samsung wants inside its hardware ecosystem before buying habits harden.
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