The Second UAE Government Annual Meetings, held in Abu Dhabi, witnessed the launch of two national initiatives aimed at reinforcing…
The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) has partnered with B-Hive to develop FinTech Industry in Qatar. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was…
FinTech Hive at DIFC, the first and largest financial technology accelerator in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA)…
The Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai and its long-standing partner, Visa, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to…
Al Hilal Bank has executed the world’s first sukuk transaction on a blockchain ledger. The state-owned Islamic bank used a…
His Excellency, Dr. Mohammad Y. Al-Hashel, the Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait has announced that the bank has…
Over the years, Bahrain has become a significant fintech presence in its own right, and seems set on entering a…
Mobile wallet player BEAM was recently acquired by Majid Al Futtaim, a Dubai based property firm which owns and operates 23…
Investments in Gulf-based fintech startups are expected to reach US$ 2 billion in the next decade, compared to a mere…
Google announced the launch of Google Pay in the UAE, allowing people to pay simply and securely with their Android phones. It…
Central Bank of Bahrain seems going on partnership spree this as week as they sign yet another MOU with Abu…
The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to…
The government of Bahrain wants to make the country the go-to place in the Middle East for fintech companies and…
Smart Dubai and IBM announced the launch of the Dubai Blockchain Platform, the first government-endorsed blockchain platform-as-a-service in the United Arab Emirates…
WeInvest, a Singapore-based digital wealth services and robo-advisory firm, announced that its next phase of expansion will be into the…
DWS Group a subsidiary of Deutsche Asset Management entered into a binding agreement to acquire 15% stake in Neo Technologies,…
After nearly 12 months of testing, robo-advisory firm Sarwa has become the first participant to graduate from the Dubai Financial…
Emirates NBD is jumping in on the open banking bandwagon through its debut of an API sandbox. The platform consists…
The Abu Dhabi Smart Solutions and Services Authority (ADSSSA) formally launched its ‘Abu Dhabi Government Digital Payment platform’ (ADPay). Launched…
The Venture lab at The American University in Cairo, and university-based startup accelerator in Africa and the MENA region, Temenos,…