Thunes, a cross-border payments network, has signed a MoU with Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF) at SIBOS 2025 to…

QNB Group has received license approval from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) to establish a digital-first banking entity,…

Emirates and flydubai have signed two MoUs with Dubai Finance (DOF) to support the emirate’s digital payment initiatives…

Cuzdan, one of Azerbaijan’s emerging financial institutions, has announced the launch of its new nationwide payment orchestration platform,…

Startup investment across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) reached a record high in September 2025, surging…

DP World, a Dubai-based global logistics and port operator, has signed a MoU with PayPal to develop a…

Binance has announced the launch of The Blockchain 100, an annual awards initiative recognising creators who contribute to…

Tribe Payments, a London-based fintech firm specialising in issuer and acquirer processing, has opened a new office in…

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) and the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (CBRT) have…

Ignyte, a Dubai-based digital start-up ecosystem, has announced a collaboration with Binance to advance blockchain innovation across MENA.…

Emirates Islamic has partnered with Amazon UAE and Mastercard to launch the first Amazon-branded credit card in the…

Global payments firm Nium and Emirates NBD are stepping up their cross-border payments push in the MENAT region,…

Global financial platform Airwallex is fast-tracking its expansion in the Middle East, securing key licences, setting up new…

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, has launched “The Emirates: The Startup…

PayPal has announced plans to invest US$100 million across the Middle East and Africa to support entrepreneurs, foster…

The Capital Market Authority (CMA) of Saudi Arabia has continued to strengthen the regulatory framework for fintech development,…

Tipalti, an Israeli AI-powered platform for finance automation, has secured US$200 million in growth financing from long-standing partner…

MNT-Halan, a fintech platform in Egypt, has introduced a secured lending solution offered by a non-banking financial institution…

Saudi Arabia’s fintech sector is maintaining its growth momentum, marked by an expanding startup ecosystem, a rising talent…

intella, a deep-tech company specialising in Arabic-first speech intelligence, has entered into a partnership with Visa to advance…

Habib Al Mulla and Partners, a law firm based in the UAE, has signed a MoU with Emirates…

Revolut has announced plans to apply for a banking license in South Africa. The company will work closely…

Mastercard has signed a MoU with the Central Bank of Syria to collaborate on the development of a…

Presight, a global AI and big data analytics company, and Shorooq, an Abu Dhabi-headquartered investment firm regulated by…