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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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Noon And Yango Switch On Robot Deliveries In Dubai
The rollout folds autonomous couriers into noon’s rapid-delivery network as the UAE tests everyday autonomy.
Noon and Yango Group have signed an agreement to put autonomous robot deliveries into commercial use in Dubai, turning Yango’s earlier pilots into a daily service for noon Minutes orders. The launch in Sobha Hartland is the first full integration of Yango Autonomy’s electric robots with a major e-commerce network in the region, with wider deployment planned across Dubai and, later, other GCC markets.
Residents can choose a robot at checkout, track it in the app and unlock its compartment once it arrives. The hardware runs on Yango’s AI navigation and routing stack, which plans paths, avoids obstacles and yields to pedestrians. The units had already covered more than 1,500 kilometers during previous Dubai pilots, a test bed that demonstrated their ability to operate in mixed pedestrian environments and dense residential streets.
The rollout adds a contactless option to noon’s last-mile network and is positioned as extra capacity during peak periods. “Partnering with Yango Group lets us bring a future-ready delivery option straight to our customers,” said Ali Kafil-Hussain, noon’s Chief Business Officer. Noon has used Minutes to set rapid-delivery expectations in UAE cities; autonomous units now slot into that same high-frequency model.
Regulatory clearance from Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority underpins the move. The RTA authorized Yango’s robots to operate on public walkways and in neighborhoods, smoothing the shift from controlled trials to commercial work. Dubai has framed autonomous mobility as part of its smart-city buildout, and the partners lean on that agenda to accelerate integration.
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For Yango, the partnership is an anchor for its autonomy platform in the Gulf. Islam Abdul Karim, Yango’s Middle East regional head, said the aim is to make autonomous delivery an “everyday, reliable service” for UAE communities. The company views operational data from early districts as the basis for scaling into more communities and, eventually, cross-border rollouts.
The move lands as Gulf retailers search for faster fulfilment and lower-emission logistics. Autonomous couriers remain a small share of last-mile delivery, but Dubai’s approvals and early usage data give the partners a clearer path to turn pilots into durable infrastructure.
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