Visa has added support for Jaywan, the UAE’s domestic card scheme, to its Visa Acceptance Platform for online…

Industrial Development Bank (IDB) has signed an agreement with ElTarek for Automotive to issue co-branded Mastercard in Egypt.…

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) now offers 24/7 real-time transfers in Egyptian pounds (EGP) to accounts in Egypt…

CrediMax is working with Mastercard to explore agentic commerce for merchants in Bahrain. The first phase will focus…

Arab Bank Switzerland has begun operating in ADGM through a new regional entity, Arab Bank Switzerland ME Ltd.…

Interpolitan Money has received in-principle approval from the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) for its Stored Value…

Mastercard is supporting the launch of Samsung Pay in Morocco. Eligible Mastercard cardholders at participating banks can now…

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has partnered with Mizuho Financial Group to help Japanese startups grow overseas. Under…

Rakbank has launched a global equities trading service in its mobile banking app. Called Digital Equities, it gives…

Al Etihad Payments (AEP), a subsidiary of the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), has appointed Aref Al…

Mastercard, uwallet and Jordan Post Company have launched BareedPay, a co-branded card programme in Jordan. It aims to…

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has moved part of its digital asset financing infrastructure into operational use. The…

Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat has partnered with ARP Group to establish an AI-native wholesale bank. Based in…

Mashreq has launched generative AI tools within its fraud platform in partnership with Clari5, a Perfios company. The…

Wahda Bank has tapped Backbase to bring its digital banking services under one roof as it expands online…

Aramco has closed a deal to take a 49% stake in HUMAIN, the AI firm owned by Saudi…

Tencent Cloud has formed a partnership with OmniOps to support enterprise AI development and deployment in Saudi Arabia.…

CB Insights has released its annual selection of the top 100 fintech startups, highlighting the leading private fintech…

Animoca Brands has received approval to manage collective investment funds in Abu Dhabi. The approval covers its subsidiary,…

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has fined a branch of a foreign bank AED 200 million.…

Google Wallet, including its Pay feature, is now available in Nigeria for Android and Wear OS users. The…

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has published a paper on how frontier and agentic AI could change…

Absa Group has opened an office in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). The move aims to support trade…

Apollo will take a minority stake in Mubadala Capital, the alternative asset management arm of Abu Dhabi’s sovereign…