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  SAMA Reports a SAR 3.7B Surge in F&B Sector Despite Regional Conflict RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA –- ( ARAB NEWSWIRE ) — The latest Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) weekly report for the period ending March 21, 2026, reveals a significant surge in consumer spending, with Restaurants and Cafés processing SAR 1.6 billion in transactions—a 15% weekly increase—while the broader Food and Beverage segment exceeded SAR 2.1 billion. Remarkably, this SAR 3.7 billion wave confirms that the market remains unaffected by the ongoing regional conflict, showcasing the robustness of the Saudi economy. Amidst this growth, TabSense is officially defining a new category in hospitality technology: the Point of Intelligence (POI). Moving beyond the legacy transaction-recording era defined by first-movers like Foodics, TabSense  is leveraging its second-mover advantage to deliver an AI-native architecture that reasons through data rather than just processing it. “While traditional systems simpl...