Global Islamic finance assets crossed US$5.98 trillion in 2024, growing 21% year-on-year, according to the ICD-LSEG Islamic Finance…

Saudi Venture Capital (SVC) has appointed Nora Alsarhan as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective from 1 July…

Zoom has launched a new data centre in Saudi Arabia to expand infrastructure capacity and support local data…

UAE-based SDB Wallet has launched its digital wallet services, consolidating multi-currency accounts, instant Mastercard cards, international money transfers,…

The Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) has launched SME in a Box. The platform offers founders…

For decades, regulation in emerging markets was viewed primarily as a constraint—something businesses needed to navigate and comply…

Vault22 is expanding its digital wealth management platform in the UAE to capture growing regional demand for automated…

du has signed a MoU with Open Innovation AI to accelerate the adoption of an agentic AI workforce…

Integra, a technology company building AI and blockchain infrastructure for real estate, has selected SettleMint as its digital…

Flutterwave is partnering with blockchain network Tempo to launch stablecoin-powered payments and infrastructure for settlements across Africa. The…

Wio Bank PJSC, a digital banking platform in the Middle East, signed a partnership agreement with Geidea, one…

du is launching a US$50 million corporate venture fund named du Ventures to invest in companies across the…

Mashreq has launched an off-plan home loan product for UAE residents. The offering is designed to meet the…

Yango Group, a global tech company, announced its investment in the MENA region through Yango Ventures, which involved…

Mawarid Finance is deploying a cloud-native secondary core banking system from technology provider Fimple to introduce Banking as…

e& has signed a binding agreement to sell a 12.5% stake in Careem Technologies to Uber for US$100…

Core42, a G42 company operating as a sovereign AI infrastructure operator, has arranged two structured trade finance facilities…

Vodacom M-Pesa Tanzania has partnered with PayPal to enable direct digital wallet transfers, creating a faster route for…

Zand is partnering with the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) Free Zone to support businesses operating within the…

The UAE Cyber Security Council has partnered with QuantumGate to deploy the national Crypto Discovery Tool. The Abu…

Velmie, a digital banking system integrator and delivery partner for regulated fintech programs, announced a partnership with Flot,…

Riyad Bank has partnered with Mastercard to launch a travel and expense corporate card programme, marking the bank’s…

Arib has raised US$23.5 million in a funding round led by Merak Capital to expand its digital financing…

Mastercard has launched its startup acceleration programme, Mastercard Lighthouse, in the UAE to connect local AI and fintech…