Abu Dhabi
ADGM Partners With Finastra for Global Fintech Hackathon ‘Hack to the Future 4’
The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) announced that it has partnered with financial software company Finastra for its global fintech hackathon Hack to the Future 4. The hackathon, which kicked off on March 8th and will run throughout the month
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Al Fardan Exchange Partners With Thunes to Enable Instant Payments in the UAE
Al Fardan Exchange, one of the largest money transfer and currency exchange firms in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), announced today a partnership with Thunes, a cross-border payments, enabling Al Fardan Exchange customers to make seamless payments to 87 countries.
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6 Proptech Startups in UAE to Watch Out for
The United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s real estate industry is witnessing a major digital shift, fueled by so-called proptech innovation that are using digital platforms and applying artificial intelligence (AI), big data analytics, cloud computing and other technologies to optimize operations
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Swiss SEBA Bank Secures Financial Services Permission From Abu Dhabi Global Market
SEBA Bank, a fully integrated, Swiss FINMA licensed digital assets banking platform, announced that it has secured a Financial Services Permission (FSP) from Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM)’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) effective as of 07 February 2022. Following
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Go Digital in UAE and Squeeze the Best Benefits From Your Online Banking
The tech revolution is alive and well in the UAE with more than 90% of the population using digital banking. That means millions of people across the nation are using smartphones and mobile banking apps to open new accounts and
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Etisalat: A New Digital Banking Platform for the UAE
ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company announced the Central Bank of the UAE has granted an in-principle approval to launch a new digital banking platform, which will be called Wio. With its headquarters in Abu Dhabi, Wio will
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Accenture to Lead UAE National Instant Payment Platform Consortium
Accenture has been selected by the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) to lead a consortium of companies to help execute its National Payment Systems Strategy. In collaboration with SIA, now part of Nexi Group, and G42, Accenture will build
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UAE SMEs, Consumers Embrace Cashless Payments at Fast Pace
In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), digital payments and cashless transactions are becoming the new norm as both consumers and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) continue to actively embrace these solutions. A new research study by Visa found that compared
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Fintech Digest: Mubadala Remains Optimistic About Crypto Investments
Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund Mubadala has made investments in the crypto ecosystem amidst its growing value, Reuters reported. “This is a business that had, what $200 billion worth of crypto value two years ago, and it’s two and a
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UAE’s Lnddo Partners With Mambu for Cloud-Native SME Solutions
UAE-based lending platform Lnddo has partnered with global SaaS cloud banking platform Mambu to develop a scalable digital lending solution for SMEs. According to a statement, Lnddo’s short-term working capital finance offerings will be enhanced with new features in the
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