Dubai's Emirates signs preliminary deal to add crypto to payments


FILE PHOTO: An Emirates Airlines Airbus A380 is parked at Cairo International Airport, Egypt October 17, 2024. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo

DUBAI (Reuters) -Emirates has signed a preliminary deal with Crypto.com that will allow its customers to make payments through the crypto trading platform's payment service, the Gulf carrier's parent company said in a statement on Wednesday.

The partnership, which is expected to come into effect next year, is aimed at tapping into "younger, tech-savvy customer segments who prefer digital currencies", Adnan Kazim, Emirates' deputy president and chief commercial officer, said in a statement.

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