With the convenience of online shopping comes the inherent risk of fraud and scams, which leaves consumers hesitant and distrustful. Leading the fight in this sector, dubizzle, UAE’s powerhouse classifieds platform, is determined to change the game with its advanced ‘account verification’ and ‘reviews and ratings’ features. The new features make it easier to identify genuine and trustworthy buyers and sellers on the platform, helping potential buyers avoid scams and other unpleasant situations.
Combined with the government's Consumer Protection Laws, dubizzle’s new features aim to enhance consumer confidence, while supporting genuine sellers.
Sahar Khan, Director of Marketing, dubizzle, explains how a simple feature can create a safer environment for everyone, “Since its inception in 2006, dubizzle has always worked to make our consumers’ experience on the platform better, but like any other such platform in the world, dubizzle has also had to face and fight scammers, who’ve also become more advanced and sophisticated in their attacks as the years go by.. To address these issues and put everything to rest, dubizzle has now launched ‘verified’, which not only helps buyers and sellers interact with each other safely, but also helps them close their deals quicker than before, while protecting the security of our users.”
Besides higher credibility, verified account holders enjoy several perks that maximise visibility on dubizzle. They are also eligible for priority issue resolution from dubizzle’s customer service. The verification process is simple and hassle-free. Any registered users can apply for a verified account by uploading the required documents, a profile picture and a 5-second selfie video for authentication. Team dubizzle verifies the provided information and approves the request after due diligence.
dubizzle’s account verification further enhances the effectiveness of reviews and ratings on the platform. It is easier to trust the feedback when it comes from verified accounts. With this update dubizzle has taken further steps to cement their status as an equitable marketplace for both buyers and sellers by promoting healthy competition and consumer satisfaction.
About Bayut
Bayut is the UAE’s most trusted property website for buying, selling and renting homes. Bayut provides detailed insights, extensive content resources and updated statistics allowing end-users to make the best decision when searching for properties in the UAE.
Since Bayut was established in 2008, the company has seen accelerated growth, increasing not only the number of real estate partners it works with, but also obtaining substantial traffic growth over the past few years. Haider Ali Khan joined Bayut in 2014 as the CEO and the company has continued to showcase very high growth over the past five years including closing multiple rounds of funding from top Venture Capital firms such as Naspers, KCK, Exor, and other notable names. To further expand their reach in this region, Bayut also launched Bayut.sa in 2019, with its headquarters in Riyadh.
Bayut is a part of the Emerging Markets Property Group (EMPG) which also operates the largest property classified sites in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Morocco. In April 2020, the group merged with the Netherlands-based OLX group in certain key markets, and was valued at $1 Billion, giving it the coveted unicorn status. The group now also owns and operates Dubizzle in the UAE, OLX Pakistan, OLX Egypt and OLX Lebanon, in addition to several other OLX platforms in the broader Middle East region including Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait and Qatar.
About dubizzle:
dubizzle is the leading classifieds platform for users in the United Arab Emirates. Since its launch in 2005, dubizzle has become the number one platform for users to buy, sell, or find anything in their community. A community where underused goods are redistributed to fill a new need, and become wanted again, where non-product assets such as space, skills, and money are exchanged and traded in new ways that don’t always require centralized institutions or ‘middlemen’.
