In pictures: the Cards & Payments show in Dubai

Losses due to credit and debit card frauds across the world in 2012 had reached $11.27 billion, while losses suffered by retail outlets for the same reason were $580 million, a speaker at the Cards & Payments show noted. Pawan Singh / The National

A sales person shows the MC 17 retail mobile computer at the Motorola stall of the Cards & Payments show. Pawan Singh / The National

More than 240 companies from 100 countries joined the Cards & Payments show. Pawan Singh / The National

Ali Mohammed Al Khouri, the director general of Emirates Identity Authority, emphasised the need to implement next generation payment technologies in his speech to participants of the Cards & Payments show. Pawan Singh / The National

More than 240 companies from 100 countries joined the Cards & Payments show. Pawan Singh / The National

Above, visitors at the Cards & Payments show. The total number of purchases using cards is expected to reach 280 billion by 2018. Pawan Singh / The National

Innovative new apps and devices were also featured at The Mobile Show of the Cards & Payments event. Pawan Singh / The National

Losses due to credit and debit card frauds across the world in 2012 had reached $11.27 billion, while losses suffered by retail outlets for the same reason were $580 million, a speaker at the Cards & Payments show noted. Pawan Singh / The National

In Nigeria, the National Identity Management Commission has introduced 13 million multipurpose, MasterCard branded national identity smart cards. Pawan Singh / The National

More than 240 companies from 100 countries exhibited their products and services at the two-day Card & Payments Middle East show, which closed May 14, 2014.