Barclays has opened a new office in Riyadh’s King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD). The move comes after the…

Dubai Future Finance Week 2026 closed on 6 November with more than 80 partnerships and over 100 announcements.…

Tabby Cash has passed 1 million accounts in the UAE, two months after becoming available to all residents…

Emirates NBD’s digital bank Liv has partnered with Universal Digital Intl and Aquanow to offer the USDU stablecoin.…

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has acquired Bahrain-based Yasira Financial Services to expand its fund administration business. Financial…

Abu Dhabi-based payments firm enza has secured US$6.75 million in a seed round co-led by Algebra Ventures and…

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…