Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 03 March 2019: Network International, the leading payment solutions provider in the Middle East and Africa region, has won the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MRM) Business and Innovation Award for its commitment to innovation in business strategy, operations and planning in the past year. The Chairman of Network International, Abdulla Qassem received the award from Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Emirates Airline and Chief Executive of the Emirates Group.

Initiated in 2005 under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, the MRM Business Innovation Award is presented by Dubai Chamber every year to organisations across the GCC, who are focused on establishing new business excellence standards and creating role models for like-minded organisations.

Commenting on the win, Abdulla Qassem, Chairman of Network International, said: It is an honour to win the prestigious Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business and Innovation Awards, and be recognised by the Dubai Chamber for our commitment to innovation in the payments sector. In recent years, Network International has implemented an innovation-first business model that has allowed us to grow immensely and become a leading payment solutions provider in the region.

As part of its ongoing commitment to introduce best in class technology and payment innovation to the UAE, Network International recently launched a new, multi-million dollar online payment gateway. Developed in the UAE, following global best practice standards, the gateway is part of Network Internationals cloud-based N-Genius payment platform.