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

Fuze has partnered with Miden, a blockchain company backed by a16z and other investors, to support the development…

Utexo, a blockchain infrastructure startup based in the UAE, has closed a US$7.5 million seed funding round. The…

AB Xelerate, Arab Bank’s fintech accelerator, and Fuze have signed a MoU. The agreement aims to explore collaboration…

Bybit has appointed Derek Dai as Country Manager for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In his…

Antier has launched a VARA-compliant white label cryptocurrency exchange platform for financial institutions entering regulated digital-asset markets in…

Swiss private bank Maerki Baumann & Co has received approval from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of…

OFZA Fintech Virtual Asset Exchange (OFZA), a UAE-based regulated Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP), has entered into a…

Dubai Insurance has launched a digital wallet for crypto assets in partnership with Zodia Custody. The wallet allows…

The ADGM Registration Authority (RA) published Discussion Paper No. 1 of 2026, seeking feedback from stakeholders on proposed…

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has implemented an updated regulatory framework for Crypto Tokens. The revised rules…

Crypto.com and e& money have announced a partnership aimed at advancing the UAE crypto ecosystem through platform integrations.…

In a first for South Africa’s financial services sector, cryptocurrency exchange Luno has formed a strategic partnership with…

Foris DAX Middle East, trading as Crypto.com, has received In-Principle Approval (IPA) from the Central Bank of the…

Bybit, currently the world’s second largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is expanding its presence in MENA through…

BurjX, a digital asset trading platform founded in the UAE, has received Financial Services Permission from the Financial…

Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has launched a new product called Sharia Earn, aimed at…

Emirates has signed a MoU with Crypto.com to explore the potential integration of Crypto.com Pay into the airline’s…

Dubai’s Department of Finance (DOF) has signed a MoU with Crypto.com to enable the payment of government service…

Emirates Petroleum Company PJSC (Emarat) and Crypto.com have announced a partnership to enable cryptocurrency payments at Emarat service…