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Yasmina Smart Speakers Now Feature Ramadan-Specific Content

Yango Group’s AI assistant is helping to enhance Ramadan 2025 with Quran recitations, prayer reminders, bedtime stories, and mindfulness tips.

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2 years ago

March 11, 2025

Nour Nasir

yasmina smart speakers now feature ramadan-specific content

Yango Group is helping to make Ramadan 2025 more immersive with the latest updates to its AI assistant, Yasmina. Designed for its smart speaker lineup, these features include Quran recitations in over 30 new voices, Ramadan-specific content, and bedtime stories for children — bringing families closer during the holy month.

World-Renowned Reciters

For those who cherish listening to the Quran, Yasmina now offers recitations from more than 30 world-renowned speakers, including Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy, Abdul Basit Muhammad Abdul Samad, and Yasir al-Dawsari. Whether you want to hear a complete recitation or a specific Surah, Yasmina provides a seamless experience. Just say, “Yasmina, play Surah At-Tawbah”.

Ramadan-Focused Content

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Beyond Quran recitations, Yasmina is now packed with content designed to support spiritual growth. Users can access Ayat Al-Siyam and daily Ramadan Duas in both Arabic and English with simple voice commands like, “Yasmina, play Ramadan Dua” or “ياسمينة، شغلي أدعية رمضانية”.

Additionally, the assistant provides daily mindfulness tips, promoting reflection and well-being. To hear one, just ask, “Yasmina, what is your Ramadan advice for today?” or “ياسمينة، أيش نصيحة رمضان لليوم؟”.

Prayer Time Reminders

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Yasmina’s smart speakers can now provide accurate prayer times for any location worldwide and even set reminders. A simple command like, “Yasmina, remind me of Fajr today,” ensures you stay on track with your prayers.

Bedtime Stories For Kids

Ramadan is an important time for families, and Yasmina now brings a special feature to help with bedtime routines. The smart assistant can play stories in both Arabic and English, with content ranging from Puss in Boots to tales from Shamandar, a popular children’s podcast. Parents can simply say, “ياسمينة، شغّلي قصص للنوم” or “Yasmina, play bedtime stories for children”.

Automatic Shutdown

Finally, for added convenience, Yasmina allows users to set a timer for automatic shutdown. Whether playing Quran recitations, Duas, or bedtime stories, just say, “Yasmina, turn off the device after half an hour”.

AI That Enhances Ramadan

“Ramadan is a time for reflection, family, and community,” said Rami Abu Arja, Senior Innovation Marketing Manager at Yasmina, Yango Group Middle East. “As we embrace this holy month, Yasmina stands ready to ease the daily lives of families across the GCC with its intelligent and culturally aware features. Whether it’s helping adults deepen their spiritual practice or lulling children to sleep with bedtime stories, Yasmina is here to help”.

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NEOPAY Wants To Follow Merchants Across Channels And Borders

A controlling 65% stake in noon payments would give NEOPAY access to marketplace sellers, online merchants and the payment flows they generate.

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1 day ago

October 5, 2026

Nour Nasir

neopay wants to follow merchants across channels and borders

It’s been a long time since checkouts were single defined places. A merchant might take payments at a physical register, on its own website and through an online marketplace, sometimes in more than one country. NEOPAY wants to follow those transactions wherever they happen.

The UAE payments company has entered into an agreement to acquire a 65% controlling stake in noon payments. NEOPAY already runs the acquiring infrastructure that lets merchants accept card payments, along with omnichannel acceptance and a merchant services platform. This new deal would add noon payments’ embedded payments platform, e-commerce gateway and merchant network across the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. That would considerably expand both NEOPAY’s digital commerce capabilities and its regional reach.

For merchants, the attraction is a single provider for online and in-store payments, plus faster settlements, data and analytics, and value-added financial services.

“Payments should be simple, reliable, and built for the markets they serve,” said Faraz Khalid, CEO of noon. His counterpart at NEOPAY, Vibhor Mundhada, added: “We have built a strong payments business in the UAE, and our ambition is now to take that capability across the region”. The acquisition, Mundhada added, would “expand our footprint into Saudi Arabia and Egypt” while reinforcing NEOPAY’s position at home.

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NEOPAY is also keen to point out potential payment volume increases. The company says noon payments’ integrations with marketplace sellers and online merchants create high transaction density in some of the region’s fastest-growing digital commerce segments. It also believes control of the business would give it access to those merchant relationships and payment flows, and speed up the rollout of alternative payment methods and installment options.

The combined roadmap targets faster merchant onboarding, better payment performance, tighter fraud controls and embedded financial services. The deal could also strengthen cross-border payments and settlement along key regional commerce corridors.