Bahraini teen entrepreneur setting new online shopping standards

Bahraini teen entrepreneur setting new online shopping standards

An innovative Bahraini teenager is hoping to change the way people shop by introducing pioneering digital methods that are among the first in the GCC. Sixteen-year-old Isa Haji, a high school student at British School of Bahrain, founded last year his online company Kulsha (kulsha.com), which is an e-directory, booking and delivery service for businesses"”particularly Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)"”that are looking to grow and transition to the digital market. Kulsha has a pair of original offerings that set them apart from other similar online platforms. The first is a payment facility that allows customers to make purchases with Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies; while the second, which is to be launched in the next couple of months, is a virtual augmented reality experience that allows the shopper to view what is in a store from the comfort of their home. Isa is hoping that these will help pave the way for an all-new shopping experience in years to come. "We want to digitalise and transform the way SMEs do business because we know that digital e-commerce is the way forward," Isa tells TDT. "We offer the traditional payment methods such as cash-on-delivery, as well as credit and debit cards,