P2P payments company MoneyGram International and Dubai-based Jingle Pay have entered a partnership to enable consumers in the UAE to…
Six fintech startups from the Middle East made this year’s Fintech 250, CB Insights’ annual list of the 250 most…
The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has added four open banking startups to its regulatory sandbox, bringing the number of companies…
Saudi-based point of sale startup NearPay has closed a US$3.6 million pre-series A funding round led by Vision Ventures, with participation…
Digital bank Wio has partnered with Meydan Free Zone to provide digital banking services to startups, freelancers, and small and…
Emirates Post Group announced that it will launch its new fintech arm FINTX later this month during the annual Gulf…
The Bank of Israel, Norges Bank, Sveriges Riksbank and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) are launching Project Icebreaker to…
Five fintech companies made LinkedIn’s second annual top startups list featuring 10 companies in the UAE that it says is…
BNPL shopping app Tabby and payments company Paymob have partnered to enable in-store and online retailers in Egypt to benefit…
The Dubai Sustainable Finance Working Group (DSFWG) has introduced a self-assessment tool for companies to measure the maturity of their…
Open banking platform Fintech Galaxy announced the addition of executive team members as it looks to ramp up its product…
Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ has launched a new venture capital firm called Further Ventures, serving as the anchor…
The Dubai International Financial Centre’s (DIFC) Fintech Hive has launched Sprint B of its 2022 Fintech Accelerator Programme featuring 21…
Tel Aviv-based fintech Noble, the no-code platform for credit products, has raised US$18 million in Series A funding led by…
Dubai-based payments company noqodi has partnered with Mastercard to allow consumers and businesses to make and accept contactless payments. The…
Israeli social investing platform eToro has added environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores for over 2,700 stocks on its platform,…
The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) will start piloting the use of the “crypto-rial” — its central bank digital currency…
Crypto platform Binance has received the Minimal Viable Product (MVP) license from Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA), after receiving…
Israeli social investing platform eToro has received an in-principle approval from the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) to operate as…
Verity has launched its family banking and financial literacy app, with a prepaid Visa card to enable children from the…