UAE Ministry of Education introduces instant degree recognition for 34 Universities | World News

UAE’s new automatic degree recognition system for 34 universities / Image: file Graduating from university in the UAE just got a lot more seamless. In a major move to slice through red tape, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MoHESR) has officially activated an automatic recognition system for degrees from 34 selected universities. […]

Saudi-Singapore alliance promises instant payments and same-day settlements | World News

DBS and Banque Saudi Fransi join forces to enable same-day Asia–GCC payments, boosting trade, remittances, and cross-border transactions / Image courtesy of The Business Times. Singapore’s DBS and Riyadh’s Banque Saudi Fransi have signed an MOU to smooth trade finance and enable faster, same-day payment flows across Asia and the GCC — a move that […]

HDFC Bank Launches ‘My Business QR’, India’s First Instant Digital Storefront for Small Businesses | Udaipur Kiran

Udaipur Kiran: HDFC Bank, one of India’s leading private sector banks, has unveiled My Business QR — the country’s first instant digital storefront QR for small businesses. The announcement was made at the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2025. Developed in partnership with Vyaparify, this innovation extends the Bank’s popular SmartHub Vyapar app, already used by […]

OpenAI Launches ‘Instant Checkout’ in ChatGPT with Stripe, Enables Etsy Purchases in Chat | Udaipur Kiran

(Udaipur Kiran News): OpenAI has introduced a major e-commerce feature called Instant Checkout inside ChatGPT, powered by a new Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) developed in collaboration with Stripe. The feature is now available in the US for all users — including those on the free tier — allowing them to buy products directly within chat. […]

Kuwait: GCC expats, including Indians, now eligible for instant tourist visa on arrival in Kuwait | World News

GCC expats can now get a Kuwait tourist visa on arrival at all airports and border ports with valid passport and 6-month residency/ File In a major policy shift benefiting millions of Gulf expatriates, Kuwait now allows foreign GCC residents to obtain tourist visas on arrival, without prior application or embassy procedures, lifting long-standing restrictions […]