The Commercial Bank of Dubai announced the launch of its CBD Investr app which offers a robo-advisory investment solution. Developed…
Month: April 2021
Saudi Payments, under the supervision of the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) announced the launch of Saudi Arabia’s instant payments system…
Tamara, a Saudi Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) platform announced the closing of its Series A funding round by raising…
UAE Trade Connect (UTC), a new nationwide blockchain platform co-created by Etisalat Digital and seven UAE banks and Avanza Innovations…
Digital Financial Services, a joint venture of Etisalat and Dubai Islamic Bank, has partnered with Lulu Group International to enable…
Ajman Bank now enables its customers the option of paying with Apple Pay in a bid to offer a safer…
The Qatar Financial Center Authority (QFC Authority) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Malaysia’s Labuan International Business and…
Morocco is the third largest fintech hub in the Arab world, hosting 13% of all 400 active fintech solutions, or…
The Board of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the international financial center in Abu Dhabi, has approved the establishment of…
Appzone, a Pan-African fintech software provider building proprietary solutions for the continent’s banking and payments industries, has announced the close…
Egypt’s digital payments provider Paymob announced that it has secured US$15 million in a second tranche of its Series A…
Irish regtech startup DX Compliance has launched its operations in the Middle East from its new base in Abu Dhabi,…
EFG Hermes, a financial services corporation in frontier emerging markets (FEM), announced the launch of a new partnership between its…
Credit risk and decision analytics company Qarar announced a new partnership with CredoLab, a Singapore-based alternative-data credit risk scoring provider…
Dubai Economy and Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Authority have signed an agreement to consolidate efforts and expand the UAE…
With a booming fintech sector, the Nigerian government and regulators are now setting the foundation for open banking, releasing regulatory…
Western Union, a provider of cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, is collaborating with Faysal Bank, one of Pakistan’s Islamic…
Stripe, an Irish-American payment processing platform, announced its official launch in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) which will be Stripe’s…
Home to over 150 fintech companies, Kenya has one of the biggest and most developed fintech ecosystems in the African…
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has introduced a new regulatory framework for the…