A new directive by the Central Bank of UAE will change the way banks and other financial institutes communicate and collect information from their customers. In a notice dated April 17, 2026, the ...

The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has banned all banks and financial institutions from using platforms such as WhatsApp for customer services. Banks have until the end of April to stop ...

WhatsApp is adding prepaid phone recharges in India in a move to get more users to transact within the app, even as it struggles to gain meaningful ground in a payments market dominated by ...

Jacob Frey became an adopted son of Minneapolis in 2009, drawn by the city’s trails and lakes after running its marathon. His three terms as mayor have been an endurance test of another sort. Frey led ...

WhatsApp is testing a new subscription tier, similar to Instagram Plus and Snapchat+, that lets users pay for customized icons, themes, ringtones, and more. The paid plan’s features are largely ...

The Central Bank of UAE (CBUAE) has instructed directed all banks and licensed financial institutions in the country to immediately stop using instant messaging platforms such as Whatsapp to deliver ...

Back in early March, it emerged that WhatsApp would be launching a subscription service, and today this has been confirmed as real. WhatsApp is officially testing WhatsApp Plus. This costs €2.49 per ...

Tal Be'ery knew that I was online the night before I called him. He knew what kind of device I was using. I didn't share this information with him. All he had was my phone number. I had no way to know ...

Under the notice, institutions must not use instant messaging applications to request, receive or share customer data. Image: Shutterstock The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has ordered all banks and ...

In a recent survey from the Digital Education Council, a global alliance of universities and industry representatives focused on education innovation, the majority of students (86%) said they use ...

April 21 (Reuters) - Los Angeles' school board on Tuesday passed a measure regulating students’ screen time during classroom assignments, reflecting concerns that technology could be linked to a host ...