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Visa AI Payment

June 11th, 2026 - 09:59 GMT

P. Choiaqo

Visa to use ChatGPT for AI shopping

ALBAWABA - In AI’s next step into our lives, Visa plugged its payment network to ChatGPT to allow AI agents to fully shop and pay for users. From plane tickets to diapers, AI will have the ability to independently shop and complete the transaction without requiring any input from users, marking a new breakthrough for AI in managing human affairs. Visa has previously tested this technology, limiting it to a ...

Jordan's PM Ensour has ordered a review of all privatisation deals in the Kingdom since 1989, under the King's directive

January 15th, 2013 - 08:47 GMT

Jordan to review all privatisation deals since 1989

Egyptian stocks responded well to the possibility of reconciliation of Mubarak-era financial corruption

January 15th, 2013 - 04:00 GMT

Egyptian stocks respond well to talk of possible "reconciliation"

Former deputy governor of Egypt's Central Bank has resigned as head of the NAtional Bank of Egypt for undisclosed reasons

January 14th, 2013 - 01:03 GMT

Head of Egypt's largest bank resigns

Kuwait has revealed a budget surplus of $52 billion, in the first eight months of the fiscal year, buoyed by oil revenues

January 14th, 2013 - 12:14 GMT

Kuwait’s reveals budget surplus of $52 billion

Oil tankers are stuck at the Iraqi-Jordan border, which has recently seen protest against Iraq's Prime Minister

January 14th, 2013 - 12:00 GMT

Oil tankers stuck at Iraqi-Jordanian border

An investment bank for the Arab Maghreb has been created with $100m and support from the IMF

January 14th, 2013 - 11:13 GMT

Arab Maghreb Union investment bank gets the go ahead

The Egyptian pound has hit a record low against the dollar as the currency continues to struggle

January 14th, 2013 - 10:22 GMT

Egyptian pound hits record low against dollar

Intraregional trade needs to be improve, Adnan Kassar from Lebanon's Economic Committee has said

January 14th, 2013 - 07:56 GMT

Arab economies should boost intraregional trade, Lebanese minister states

The Egyptian corruption body has recovered approximately $150 million from Mubarak era figures

January 14th, 2013 - 06:46 GMT

Egypt recovers $150 million from Mubarak era figures

Saudi Arabia is funding further aid to Syrian refugees in Jordan as winter sets in

January 14th, 2013 - 04:00 GMT

Saudi King finances more aid for Syrians in Jordan

Saudi Arabian non-oil exports dropped by five per cent in November of last year.

January 14th, 2013 - 03:00 GMT

Saudi non-oil exports declined in Nov 2012

Iran, Iraq and Syria have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to ease trade across shared borders between the three nations

January 13th, 2013 - 12:39 GMT

Business san frontières: Iran, Iraq and Syria agreements