South Africa will be launching a new regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies in early 2022 (Bitcoin.com). The country’s Financial Sector Conduct…
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Last month marked 13 years since Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin white paper was first released. In these 13 years, concerns around…
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Abu Dhabi’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) have completed a first-of-its-kind digital cross-border…
There’s a lot of buzz doing the rounds for fintech startups in the Middle East, but not too much is…
Bahrain-headquartered crypto trading platform CoinMENA has fetched US$9.5 million in seed funding, according to a statement. This is the first…
A new study has found that governments in six African countries have been spying on citizens through the use of…
The UAE is one of the top trending regions for fintech in the Middle East, aside from Bahrain and Saudi…
In last week’s MEA fintech news, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has once again hinted that it will be…
In last week’s MEA fintech news, mobile money took centre stage once again in the African continent. Meanwhile, UAE sees…
Middle East and Asia-based API infrastructure company M2P Solutions announced a strategic partnership with Canadian payment solutions provider Buckzy Payments…
The Middle East fintech sector is undergoing a period of incredible transformation. From fintech funding upsurges, to rising fintech adoption,…
In last week’s MEA fintech news, we saw US-Israeli fintech startup Melio raise a quarter billion dollars at a hefty…
In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the COVID-19 pandemic has been a catalyst of change in the payment industry landscape,…
Paytech in the UAE is one of the top emerging opportunities being eyed by startups, financial institutions and investors. Demand…
In the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, demand for digital wallets is on the rise. This trend is fueled…
Cairo-based CreditFins, a credit card management fintech, has raised an undisclosed amount in pre-seed funding, the company announced. The round…
Key developments in the Egyptian startup ecosystem have led to a renewed appetite for growth in the space, and for…
As movement restrictions are easing up around the world, physical events are coming back. In the Middle East, the region’s…
Over the past years, the fintech sector in the Middle East has seen substantial growth. According to the State of…
Mastercard has announced that NEC Payments, a payment services provider licensed and regulated by the Central Bank of Bahrain, is…