Jabbar group's Cashu has recently launched PayFort as a new payment gateway for the Arab World.
The startup offers payment gateway for e-commerce sites offering also acceptance of payment over the phone and mobile.
The startup competes with Jordan based payment gateway Game2Play....


Today Gate2Play, an end-to-end payment and value-added services platform based in Amman, Jordan, announced a first-time partnership with social games developer Zynga to distribute Zynga Game Cards in 16 countries throughout the Middle East and Africa. As a result of the partnership, Zynga Game Cards will be available for purchase soon in thousands...
E-commerce has not taken off in the Arab world mainly for two major factors: There is no merchant service that allows Arab-based e-commerce merchants to accept and process payments, and shoppers in the region are hesitant to trust any and reveal their financial information to any online shop, especially if it is not well known.
In the US thi... 


