The State Bank of Pakistan has permitted commercial banks to open accounts for licensed digital currency businesses, officially…

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has announced the development of a nationwide unified electronic Know Your…

Careem Pay is expanding its international money transfer capabilities through an extended partnership with global payments platform Adyen.…

Bain Capital has opened an office in the ADGM, establishing the new Bain Capital Abu Dhabi hub to…

The total volume of MENA funding fell to US$941 million in the first quarter of 2026, dropping 37%…

Atradius, a Netherlands-based global trade credit insurer and risk management firm, has established operations in the Dubai International…

Wise Platform, the global payments infrastructure arm of Wise, has partnered with Capitec to support the South African…

Payment orchestration firm PayTabs has acquired full ownership of UAE contactless payment technology provider TAPn’GO. The PayTabs TAPnGO…

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) have signed…

Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) Free Zone has signed a MoU with Wio Bank PJSC to provide digital…

Nubank, the largest digital bank in Latin America and one of the largest globally by customer count, will…

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is introducing temporary economic support measures to assist businesses and retailers as the…

Careem Pay has expanded its remittance service to include Türkiye and Saudi Arabia, allowing residents of the UAE…

King Street Capital Management (King Street), a global investment management firm, and the Public Investment Fund (PIF) have…

Emirates NBD has introduced a Business Support Package to provide temporary fee relief to SMEs. The package helps…

Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF) has signed a MoU with Second Century Ventures (SCV). SCV is the venture…

Cisco has appointed Bader Almadi as Vice President for its Saudi Arabia operations, based in Riyadh. He will…

Mashreq has launched a new service allowing UAE-based Egyptian customers to open accounts with Mashreq Egypt digitally and…

US-based Hillhouse Investment Management has opened a new office in ADGM after securing a Category 3C license from…

UAE-based digital wallet du Pay has signed a memorandum of understanding with Philippines financial platform GCash to facilitate…

Flutterwave has secured a Nigerian banking license, allowing it to hold customer funds and deposits directly. The move…

Dubai has launched driverless taxis, initially serving Umm Suqeim and Jumeirah. Passengers can book free rides through the…

Paymentology has partnered with Bank Zero to support access to digital banking in South Africa. As Bank Zero’s…

Qashio has launched “Qashio For You”, a programme aimed at supporting SMEs across the Emirate. Dubai Chambers is…