Shory, a First.tech company and AI insurtech firm, has partnered with Electric Vehicle Services (EVS) and Fidelity United…

Egypt has launched its first “Startup Charter” following over a year of consultations with 15 national entities and…

Finpace has announced Halcyon, an AI solution delivered alongside the Finpace core banking platform to help financial institutions…

Apex Group, a global financial services provider managing over US$3.5 trillion in assets, has obtained a license and…

Jazeera Airways, Kuwait’s low-cost carrier, has become the first Kuwaiti airline to integrate deema, the country’s first licensed…

Takeem, a UAE-based proptech platform, has secured investment from REACH, an accelerator created by Second Century Ventures, the…

JUMO, a banking technology company providing data-driven financial infrastructure across Africa, has appointed Paul Whelpton as CEO. Whelpton…

Antier has launched a VARA-compliant white label cryptocurrency exchange platform for financial institutions entering regulated digital-asset markets in…

Kuwait Finance House – Bahrain (KFH) has entered a strategic partnership with Beyon Money, part of the Beyon…

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…