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29 March 2024

Connected Car: Pay for fuel, food with your car

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Visa and Etisalat have launched a joint showcase to mark the first annual UAE Innovation Week as part of the UAE’s National Innovation Strategy.

The showcase, at the Etisalat Experience Centre in Dubai Mall, includes a live demo of the Connected Car, which shows how a consumer can pre-order or pay for everything from fuel to food by utilising in-car tech like Visa Checkout, Etisalat’s Mobile Cashier, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), and Beacon technology to alert the merchant that the customer has arrived and ready to pick up their order.

“Visa and Etisalat are pleased to give residents in the UAE a chance to experience the future of connected commerce,” said Nathan Cushnie, Visa’s Head of Emerging Products and Innovation for Mena. “The UAE is making huge strides in developing the infrastructure for digital payments, adding to the possibility of realising innovations such as the Connected Car in the near future,” he said.

“Etisalat connects people from around the world, and we have developed some of the world’s most advanced networks by constantly adding value to this infrastructure,” added Rashed Al Abbar, Etisalat’s Vice President of Consumer Innovations,

The prototype will be on display until November 28, 2015.