The adoption of AI in the Middle Eastern banking sector could significantly contribute to regional economic growth, potentially adding as…
Although fintech remains a relatively nascent sector in Qatar, the industry is growing steady pace, fueled by increased adoption of…
Haball, a supply chain financing and payments fintech in Pakistan, has raised a US$52 million pre-Series A funding round, consisting…
Former Binance CEO Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao has been appointed as a strategic advisor to the Pakistan Crypto Council, according to…
e& Egypt has unveiled its first instant international money transfer service through the e& Cash digital wallet. This new feature…
Pakistan’s Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunications Shaza Fatima Khawaja has announced the official launch of Pakistan’s first digital wallet-based…
Fuse, a Dubai-based company developing infrastructure for cross-border payments in the MENA and GCC regions has raised US$6.6 million in…
Egypt’s fintech sector has experienced remarkable growth over the past years, emerging as one of the largest and most established…
Bank Frick, based in Liechtenstein, is expanding its international presence with plans to open a branch in Dubai’s finance and…
Compared to more established and larger fintech markets like the United Arab Emirates (UAE) or Saudi Arabia, Bahrain has a…
The Ajman Transport Authority, in partnership with BPC, has introduced an open-loop, contactless payment system for public transport buses. BPC…
Pedro Sousa Cardoso has announced his departure from Emirates NBD after serving as Chief Digital Officer for three and a…
Kazakhstan’s largest e-commerce group, Kaspi.kz, has signed an agreement to acquire the Turkish operations of Netherlands-based agricultural bank Rabobank, according…
Presight, a big data analytics company powered by AI, has signed a MoU with Microsoft to support the Presight AI-Startup…
The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) announced the implementation of the International Bank Account Number (IBAN) for domestic financial transactions,…
XTB, a global fintech company headquartered in Poland, has opened a new office in One Central (Offices 5) at the…
PayPal has announced a partnership with Ignyte, a Dubai-based digital platform supporting startups and small businesses. As a founding partner,…
Emirates NBD, a banking group operating in the Middle East, North Africa, and Türkiye (MENAT) region, has signed a MoU…
Nayla Finance, a Riyadh-based fintech company focused on providing funding for micro-businesses, has secured US$4 million in seed funding, led…
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre (IFC) of the UAE’s capital, has signed a MoU with Chainlink…