A survey conducted by Várri Consultancy, a Dubai-based consultancy focused on strategy and risk assessment, found that as the UAE…
Hala (previously Halalah) one of the first fintech startups to obtain the full SAMA license, secures $6.5 Million (24.3 Million…
The Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – has entered into a memorandum of…
The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has issued two new regulations namely the Large-Value Payment Systems (LVPS) Regulation and…
Saudi-based crowdlending platform Lendo announced that it has successfully raised US$ 7.2 million (SR 27 million) in Series A within…
African payments company Flutterwave announced that it has secured US$170 million during its Series C round, attaining unicorn status with…
Citi has announced the launch of a new service for its institutional clients that speeds up the processing of their…
Emirates NBD announced that it has integrated its website with UAE PASS, enabling individual customers to seamlessly open a bank…
baraka, a UAE-based fintech startup, introduced its proprietary commission-free mobile trading platform following a pre-seed capital raise of USD 1…
Sarwa, a Dubai-based investment advisory platform, is launching a zero-commission trade service in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The new…
Egyptian fintech startup NowPay signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Export Development Bank of Egypt (EBE) for a credit…
PayPal announced that it has agreed to acquire Curv to accelerate and expand its initiatives to support cryptocurrencies and digital…
Dubai-based neobank YAP has launched as the first independent digital banking platform in the UAE according to Reuters. YAP said…
The Digital Fifth, an Indian fintech consulting and advisory firm for financial institutions, has released a list of the top…
Startupbootcamp Fintech Dubai’s industry focused accelerator programme has concluded with 11 startups graduating from its third cohort. Startupbootcamp Fintech Dubai…
Rewire, a Tel Aviv-based neobank for migrants, announced a Series B funding round of $20 million led by global crowdfunding…
The cryptocurrency market has had a wild year. Market capitalization jumped 750% between January 2020 and February 2021 to reach…
The Dubai Sustainable Finance Working Group has published two comprehensive guides as part of Dubai’s efforts to accelerate its position…
The Abu Dhabi Global Market’s Registration Authority (ADGM RA) and United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) represented by UAEU Science and…
Egypt’s Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) has collaborated with Visa to launch their fintech training programme for Egyptian fintech…