LoftyInc Capital, a pan-African venture capital firm, has co-led a US$4 million oversubscribed seed round in Moroccon fintech…

Ooredoo Fintech, a digital financial services provider operating across the MENA region, has received approval from the Central…

Labor compliance across the Gulf Cooperation Council sits at the center of daily business operations for employers across…

Turkish participation banks increased their share of the domestic banking market in 2025, with total assets rising to…

Dubai Chambers has expanded its support for businesses by improving access to alternative and digital banking services through…

Mastercard and Google have expanded their collaboration to support the wider use of Google Pay in the Kingdom…

Swiss-based technology startup investor CV VC is expanding its international operations through a merger with Abu Dhabi-based accelerator…

A leadership transition is underway at Mashreq’s digital bank Neo as global head Radu Topliceanu announces his departure.…

Stake, a digital real estate investment platform in the Middle East, has closed an oversubscribed Series B funding…

eNovate, a subsidiary of eFinance Investment Group, and Cobi, a UAE-based AI-native customer intelligence platform, have integrated Cobi’s…

Solidrange, a Saudi cybersecurity startup focused on AI-driven governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) automation and cybersecurity awareness solutions,…

Banks don’t have an “attention problem.” They already have customers in their mobile apps every week – often…

The 19th Asian Financial Forum (AFF) concluded on 27 January 2026, marking a success for Hong Kong’s financial…

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has appointed Jalal Almarhoon as Managing Director and Chief Regional Representative…

EthSwitch, Ethiopia’s national switch owned by public and private banks together with the National Bank of Ethiopia, has…

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has welcomed CapitaLand Investment (CLI) as it establishes a new office in the…

Mashreq has introduced a cross-border service for its UAE-based Pakistani customers. The service allows Pakistani nationals holding a…

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) held their third meeting…

IHC, Sirius International Holding, and First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) have announced that the Central Bank of the…

Juspay, an India-based provider of payment infrastructure for enterprises and banks, has opened its regional headquarters at Dubai…

Open Stable Network (OSN), a global on-chain foreign exchange (FX) settlement infrastructure provider, has activated a new payment…

Smart Bricks, an AI company focused on real-estate investing, has raised a US$5 million pre-seed round led by…

Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has introduced a digital platform for regulatory reporting. This marks the first phase…

Fintech in North Africa is rapidly evolving, driven by a combination of youthful, digitally savvy demographics, growing mobile…