2025 was the year of AI experimentation in Middle East banking. Banks ran pilots, tested chatbots, and explored…
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Snowflake has made its AI Data Cloud generally available on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Middle East (UAE)…
WRISE Group, a Singapore-based independent wealth management firm, has formed a strategic alliance with The Continental Group, one…
Ignyte, a regional digital startup ecosystem, has concluded a series of programmes with a Demo Day held at…
NEO PAY, a UAE-based payment solutions provider, has partnered with Wio Bank PJSC to introduce a Point-of-Sale (PoS)…
Mastercard, Tappy Technologies, Thales, and First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) have launched the Fitness Payment Ring in the…
Lean Technologies, a financial infrastructure provider in the MENA region, and Ziina, a UAE-based payments platform, have launched…
The UAE trading landscape is undergoing rapid growth, fueled by an increasing number of retail investors seeking secure,…
botim money has partnered with Mastercard to enhance its global remittance capabilities via Mastercard Move. The integration allows…
MoneyHash has partnered with Spare, a regional open banking infrastructure provider in the GCC, to enable merchants in the…
Zand has completed the integration of XDC Network, an enterprise-grade blockchain platform. This integration allows corporate and institutional…
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has implemented an updated regulatory framework for Crypto Tokens. The revised rules…
Network International (Network), a fintech company operating across the Middle East and Africa, will enable stablecoin payments in…
RAKBANK has received in-principle approval from the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) to issue an AED-backed payment…
UAE-based digital business banking platform Yuze and AI- and blockchain-enabled digital bank Zand have partnered to offer digital…
Pay10 and Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD) have successfully launched Open Finance services under the UAE’s AlTareq initiative.…
In 2025, fintech in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) continued to grow and evolve, driven by new regulatory…
Dubai has unveiled ambitious plans to eventually become a fully cashless city. According to TimeOut Dubai, the emirate’s…
Sun Life, a provider of High Net Worth (HNW) insurance solutions, has received authorisation from the Dubai Financial…
Bank Frick has expanded its international operations with the opening of a branch in the Dubai International Financial…