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TELRSHOPS INTEGRATED E-COMMERCE PLATFORM LAUNCHED IN UAE

UAE-based payment gateway solutions

company , Telr , has launched TelrShops , a digital payment gateway and e-commerce platform that enables merchants to grow their business online .
According to Telr , merchants will have access to all the necessary tools to create unique virtual shops through a simple , fast and secure process . In addition , the platform is fully integrated with the Telr Payment Gateway enabling merchants to accept all kinds of online payments , a much needed feature to enhance

competitiveness
HISTORICALLY , PANDEMICS AND CRISES HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED THE AUTHORS OF A NEW ERA IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE AND REPRESENT A MAJOR BUSINESS PARADIGM-SHIFT FACTOR .
and conform to the current trend of moving toward digital payments in line with the UAE ’ s vision to achieve a cashless society by 2021 .
Khalil Alami , CEO , Telr , said : “ For more than six years , Telr has specialised in award-winning payment gateway solutions for SMEs and we are pleased to have channelled our expertise into a platform that addresses the unique challenges we ’ ve seen merchants face over the years .
“ In line with the key pillars of the UAE Vision 2021 , we at Telr are proud to be helping merchants of all sizes and across different industries , to seamlessly transition towards a cashless payments society .”
Alami added : “ Historically , pandemics and crises have been considered the authors of a new era in the global economic landscape and represent a major business paradigm-shift factor . Consequently , with the on-set recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic , all sectors globally are now quickly re-shaping to adapt to a new and digital focused business model in order to ensure Business Continuity . The COVID-19 pandemic has also secured the position of payment gateways and e-commerce platforms , such as Telr , at the backbone of any economy .”
He explained that as economies and governments from around the world gradually come out of the lockdown phase and ease movement restrictions , the sector will witness a rapidly increasing trend that focuses on the adaptation phase , where basic digitisation of all industries has become the new norm .
“ As a result , the e-commerce industry is strategically positioned to become the foundation of the next economic phase , as businesses of all shapes and sizes rush to move their operations online . And companies such as Telr are at the core of facilitating this paradigm-shift .”
TelrShops is serving the need for a long-awaited medium in the UAE and KSA markets . �
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