Stripe's Middle East plans and the untapped 'GDP of the internet'

More than 13,000 businesses in the Middle East have expressed interest in using Stripe since the payments platform announced its regional debut and office in Dubai last month. “There's just so much momentum in the UAE and the surrounding area,” said Matt Henderson, the business lead at Stripe for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, regions where the company is rapidly expanding. Stripe offers products that allow merchants to accept digital payments and a range of business banking services. Clients include Amazon, Shopify, Deliveroo, Microsoft and Apple.   Mr Henderson joined The National’s Business Extra podcast this week to talk about the market for digital payments. In this episode: Infrastructure for the digital economy (0m 37s) Stripe in the Middle East (2m 44s) The evolution of the digital payment landscape (7m 40s) Cybersecurity and digital payments (18m 22s) Read more on our website: • Global digital payments company Stripe enters Middle East after funding round values company at $95bn • Would you tip for social media content? Why people are willing to reward creators with more than just likes • ADGM unveils Digital Marketplace to test feasibility of future products Subscribe to Business Extra for free to receive new episodes every week Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Audioboom | Spotify | RSS