Thunes, a cross-border payments network, has signed a MoU with Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF) at SIBOS 2025 to establish a…
QNB Group has received license approval from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) to establish a digital-first banking entity, ezbank, in…
Emirates and flydubai have signed two MoUs with Dubai Finance (DOF) to support the emirate’s digital payment initiatives and promote…
Cuzdan, one of Azerbaijan’s emerging financial institutions, has announced the launch of its new nationwide payment orchestration platform, developed in…
Startup investment across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) reached a record high in September 2025, surging to US$3.5…
DP World, a Dubai-based global logistics and port operator, has signed a MoU with PayPal to develop a digital payments…
Binance has announced the launch of The Blockchain 100, an annual awards initiative recognising creators who contribute to blockchain education,…
Tribe Payments, a London-based fintech firm specialising in issuer and acquirer processing, has opened a new office in Dubai as…
The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) and the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (CBRT) have signed a…
Ignyte, a Dubai-based digital start-up ecosystem, has announced a collaboration with Binance to advance blockchain innovation across MENA. The partnership…
Emirates Islamic has partnered with Amazon UAE and Mastercard to launch the first Amazon-branded credit card in the Middle East…
Global payments firm Nium and Emirates NBD are stepping up their cross-border payments push in the MENAT region, widening access…
Global financial platform Airwallex is fast-tracking its expansion in the Middle East, securing key licences, setting up new operations and…
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, has launched “The Emirates: The Startup Capital of…
PayPal has announced plans to invest US$100 million across the Middle East and Africa to support entrepreneurs, foster innovation, and…
The Capital Market Authority (CMA) of Saudi Arabia has continued to strengthen the regulatory framework for fintech development, confirming that…
Tipalti, an Israeli AI-powered platform for finance automation, has secured US$200 million in growth financing from long-standing partner Hercules Capital..…
MNT-Halan, a fintech platform in Egypt, has introduced a secured lending solution offered by a non-banking financial institution in Egypt.…
Saudi Arabia’s fintech sector is maintaining its growth momentum, marked by an expanding startup ecosystem, a rising talent pool, and…
intella, a deep-tech company specialising in Arabic-first speech intelligence, has entered into a partnership with Visa to advance conversational AI…