{
  "id": 2086336,
  "title": "Qatar's digital payment surges 40% to over QR100bn",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/qatars-digital-payment-surges-40-to-over-qr100bn",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-20T05:55:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar Business",
    "slug": "the-peninsula-qatar-business",
    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/20/08/2026/qatars-digital-payment-surges-40-to-over-qr100bn"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "<p>Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s financial technology sector recorded unprecedented growth in July 2026, driven by a sharp rise in digital account-to-account transfers, rapid adoption of instant payment systems, and steady expansion in point-of-sale transactions.</p> <p>According to official statistics released yesterday by the Qatar Central Bank (QCB), the total value of electronic payment system…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}