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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 ...

The Egyptian pound slipped again on Thursday during the Central Bank of Egypt's currency auction

January 3rd, 2013 - 12:34 GMT

Egyptian pound slips again, but at slower pace

Oman's GDP grew by 8.3 per cent in 2012, faster than the seven per cent target

January 3rd, 2013 - 12:10 GMT

Oman's GDP grew by 8.3 per cent in 2012

The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development has signed deal with Sudan to help finance new projects

January 3rd, 2013 - 11:55 GMT

Arab Fund for Development and Sudan sign loan agreement

The value of trade between Iran and Turkey surpassed $20.8 billion in the first 11 months of 2012, new statistics show

January 3rd, 2013 - 11:41 GMT

Turkey-Iran trade tops $20 billion

The UK has assumed the role of the G8 group of nations and has said that more needs to be done to support Egypt

January 3rd, 2013 - 10:57 GMT

UK pledges more support for Egypt in new role as head of G8

Qatar-based television station Al-Jazeera has acquired Current TV,the channel founded by former US president Al Gore

January 3rd, 2013 - 09:29 GMT

Al Jazeera snaps up Current TV to gain foothold in US market

Members of the Islamic Research Academy, has said Egypt's new sukuk plans are non-compliant with Sharia law

January 3rd, 2013 - 08:46 GMT

Egypt's new sukuk declared non-compliant with Sharia

The UAE has become Japan's main economic partner in the region, according to a new report

January 3rd, 2013 - 08:34 GMT

UAE-Japan trade keeps on growing

The stock market in Cairo responded well to new currency controls

January 3rd, 2013 - 04:00 GMT

Egypt's stocks respond well to currency controls

After discovering Israeli goods in a store in Lebanon, Spinneys has reaffirmed its commitment to trade embargoes

January 3rd, 2013 - 03:00 GMT

Spinneys reaffirms goods ban after Israeli products found in Lebanon

The UAE has deposited $250 million in Jordan's Central Bank

January 2nd, 2013 - 01:04 GMT

UAE deposits $250 million in Jordan's Central Bank

Mohamed ElBaradei has said that the Egyptian economy will not recover without political stability

January 2nd, 2013 - 11:51 GMT

"Show me a faltering economy and I will show you a fractured society”, ElBaradei says