On October 6, 2018,
First Abu Dhabi Bank and Sound-based payment services provider Tonetag announced their tie up for implementing sound based contactless payments.
It is reported that Tonetag's business has covered more than 250,000 merchants non-connected devices,
and as of November 2016, the platform has access to more than 18 million consumer devices.
According to foreign media sources,
ostrich venture media understands that Tonetag, a provider of contactless payment solutions,
announced that it has obtained a $ 1.3 million venture capital investment from Tropical Star Limited.
Users can now use Tonetag technology to withdraw cash from bank ATMs and have
the freedom to choose from a variety of transactional channels such as digital wallets or bank mobile apps- and most importantly, it takes only three seconds for any transfer transaction carry out.