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United Arab EmiratesRetail and e-commerce2022 – ongoing

Emaar

AI receipt extraction for mall loyalty programs

Emaar reduced monthly receipt processing costs by more than 50% with AI

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Problem

Emaar sent shoppers' receipt images to a third party for digitization before awarding loyalty points. This required manual processing.

Approach

Emaar and Data Semantics integrated Azure Cognitive Services Form Recognizer into receipt scanning. Emaar ran it alongside the manual process before switching to the new platform. It extended the solution to its U By Emaar loyalty program.

Results

more than 50%reduction in monthly receipt processing costs, per MicrosoftCompany's own claim[1]
over 8,000 hoursmanual work saved over the preceding 6 months, per MicrosoftCompany's own claim[1]

Takeaway

Emaar saved processing costs and manual work before introducing automatic approval of scanned receipts.

Categories

Innovation type
Process innovation
AI technology
Computer vision
Evidence
Vendor case study

Sources

Source summaries

[1]Microsoft13 Jan 2022

Microsoft described Emaar's use of AI to digitize loyalty receipts. An Emaar technology leader reported monthly processing costs falling by more than 50% and over 8,000 hours of manual work saved in six months.

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Added 4 Nov 2026 · Updated 4 Nov 2026
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