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Nuvei has received authorisation from the Payments Association of South Africa (PASA) to offer local merchant payment services in South Africa. The approval brings its local acquiring network to 52 markets. Under the authorisation, Nuvei…
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View MoreEmirates NBD has expanded its portfolio in the payments space with the launch of Emirates NBD Pay. Launched…
UAE venture capital firm AUM Ventures has launched its first US$30 million fund that aims to invest in…
Private equity firm Gulf Capital has opened its new global headquarters in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM)…
UK business payments platform Berg announced that it will be introducing its multi-currency and cross-border transaction services to…
The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has granted a payment license to Riyadh-based money app Tweeq to provide e-wallet…
Hex Trust, a digital asset custodian licensed in Hong Kong and Singapore, has received a Minimum Viable Product…
In Saudi Arabia, the fintech industry has risen significantly over the past year, a growth that’s evidenced by…
Swiss digital asset bank Sygnum has received in-principle approval from the Abu Dhabi Global Market’s (ADGM) Financial Services…
Saudi purchase order financing platform Ta3meed has selected Moneythor’s personal finance management and loyalty solutions to enhance its…
Insurtech CoverGo announced that it is expanding to the Middle East in partnership with insurtech fund Noria Capital…
Crypto custodian Komainu has received a minimal viable product (MVP) licence from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA),…
UAE spend management platform Qashio has raised US$10 million in equity and non-equity seed funding in a round…
Visa announced that it will pilot payment innovations such as instantly-issued prepaid cards and facial biometric payments at…
Canadian open banking solutions provider Salt Edge is expanding to Saudi Arabia to enable financial institutions to share…
Kuwaiti open banking platform Spare has partnered with Bahraini payment services provider EazyPay to enable Spare merchants in…
Dubai-based trading app baraka has closed a US$20 million Series A round led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures,…
The MENA Fintech Association’s (MFTA) Open Finance Working Group has published a new report on the rise of…
Swiss corporate services provider Alpadis Group has obtained a license to operate in the Dubai International Financial Centre…
Israeli venture investing platform OurCrowd announced plans to invest US$60 million in its Abu Dhabi operations with a…
UAE commercial bank Invest Bank has selected Swiss banktech company Temenos to take its digital and core banking…
The third day of the inaugural Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW), organised by Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM),…
The Abu Dhabi Global Market Academy (ADGMA) has launched a School of Digital Assets in partnership with Binance…
The inaugural MENA Fintech Awards organised by the MENA Fintech Association (MFTA) came to a close on 15…
Binance has received a Financial Services Permission (FSP) from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi…








