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Dubai’s Retail Giant Majid Al Futtaim Accepts Crypto at 29 Shopping Malls and 13 Hotels in Partnership With Binance

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Dubai"s Retail Giant Majid Al Futtaim Accepts Crypto at 29 Shopping Malls and 13 Hotels in Partnership With Binance


Leading shopping mall operator Majid Al Futtaim has partnered with Binance to accept cryptocurrencies at its malls and other properties. “Majid Al Futtaim is one of the most prestigious businesses in the Middle East and has millions of customers every year,” said the CEO of Binance. Majid Al Futtaim Dives Into Crytpo With Binance


Majid Al Futtaim, a leading operator of shopping malls, hotels, cinemas, hypermarkets, and retail stores in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, announced its strategic partnership with global crypto exchange Binance last week. The two companies will cooperate on a number of crypto and blockchain projects.


Firstly, Binance Pay will be integrated to allow millions of customers to pay with cryptocurrencies “at Majid Al Futtaim’s various destinations in line with appropriate laws and regulations,” the announcement notes. Binance Pay currently supports more than 40 cryptocurrencies, according to Binance’s website.


Changpeng Zhao (CZ), CEO and co-founder of Binance, tweeted last week: 29 shopping malls, 13 hotels, and four mixed-use communities now accepts crypto through Binance Pay. Adoption continues.


According to the company’s investor presentation published in February, Majid Al Futtaim operates in 17 countries.


The group’s properties include 29 shopping malls in five countries across the Middle East and North Africa, including Mall of the Emirates, Mall of Egypt, Mall of Oman, and Mall of Saudi. In 2021, its malls had 175 million visitors.


The company also operates 423 Carrefour stores in 16 countries across the Middle East and has exclusive franchise rights in over 30 countries across the Middle East, North Africa, and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) regions.


Furthermore, the group also operates 13 hotels (11 in the UAE and two in Bahrain) and 607 cinema screens.


“Majid Al Futtaim is one of the most prestigious businesses in the Middle East and has millions of customers every year,” Zhao continued. “Integrating Web3 technologies will give its customers access to innovative new ways to engage with its brands and provide new ways to pay.”


Other projects the two companies will collaborate on include listing non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Binance’s marketplace and creating a digital wallet infrastructure to hold cryptocurrencies from multiple platforms. Tags in this story accept cryptocurrency, Majid Al Futtaim accepts crypto, Majid Al Futtaim binance, Majid Al Futtaim bitcoin, Majid Al Futtaim crypto, Majid Al Futtaim cryptocurrency, UAE malls accepts crypto


What do you think about the partnership between Binance and Majid Al Futtaim? Let us know in the comments section below. Kevin Helms


A student of Austrian Economics, Kevin found Bitcoin in 2011 and has been an evangelist ever since. His interests lie in Bitcoin security, open-source systems, network effects and the intersection between economics and cryptography. UAE Charitable Foundation Receives Approval to Accept Crypto Donations FEATURED | 1 day ago US Regulator: Investors Reported Losing Over $1 Billion in Crypto to Scams Since 2021 FEATURED | 1 day ago


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