{
  "id": 3430702,
  "title": "Dubai’s e-commerce playbook aims to boost Syrian market",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/dubais-e-commerce-playbook-aims-to-boost-syrian-market",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-26T05:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2026/08/26/dubais-e-commerce-playbook-aims-to-boost-syrian-market/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Syrian entrepreneur, Rami Kaiem, is using Dubai’s e-commerce success to launch a platform called My Syria aimed at reopening the Syrian market for international card payments. Kaiem and his co-founders are replicating the UAE’s bundled services, one-tap payments and cashless transactions that have driven Dubai’s growth. My Syria, which launched in Damascus earlier this month, is the first platform to handle cross-border digital payments in Syria, filling the void left by international card networks that abandoned the country for 14 years. The app has already attracted 12,000 active users in its first 15 days, processing Visa and Mastercard payments. Kaiem credits Dubai’s advanced technology, e-commerce, infrastructure and logistics for their success and is now applying that knowledge to Syria. The UAE and Syria recently signed a business forum, with Gulf investors pouring $28 billion into the Syrian economy in 2025. My Syria currently offers eight services, including car rentals, hotel bookings and holiday home rentals, with plans to expand to 40 services across the country. The platform aims to bridge the digital payment gap in Syria, which has been cut off from the global financial system due to sanctions.",
  "summary": "A Syrian entrepreneur who built his career in Dubai's e-commerce boom is betting that the same playbook of bundled services, one-tap payments and cashless transactions can help jump-start a market that international card networks abandoned for 14 years . “There are many successful examples in the UAE that help both locals and visitors,” said Rami Kaiem, co-founder of My Syria, a “super app” that…",
  "key_points": [
    "My Syria platform launched in Damascus to process cross-border digital payments in Syria.",
    "Platform attracts 12,000 active users in first 15 days, handles Visa and Mastercard payments.",
    "UAE and Syria signed business forum; Gulf investors inject $28 billion into Syrian economy in 2025."
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Dubai’s e-commerce playbook aims to boost Syrian market",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/dubais-e-commerce-playbook-aims-to-boost-syrian-market-3431161",
        "published": "2026-08-26T05:00:00.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}