Israeli payment solution provider and fintech unicorn Rapyd is opening an office in Dubai as it aims to…

The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) and Mastercard have signed an MoU to allow for interoperability between Mastercard and…

Global cryptocurrency exchange Binance is likely to soon sign an MoU with the Dubai government for crypto-related activities.…

UAE-based lending platform Lnddo has partnered with global SaaS cloud banking platform Mambu to develop a scalable digital…

South Africa will be launching a new regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies in early 2022 (Bitcoin.com). The country’s Financial…

Digital payment solutions provider Arab Financial Services plans to raise US$98 million to boost revenue growth and strategic…

US-Israeli payables solution provider Tipalti has secured US$270 million in a Series F round. The round values the…

A “unified open finance framework” holds significance in the Arab region, according to the latest from the MENA…

Arab Bank Egypt has concluded the first edition of its fintech bootcamp for Egyptian startups, with cash funding…

Dubai’s DIFC FinTech Hive saw its largest cohort graduate from its accelerator since the launch of the free…

The new year brings a host of exciting new fintech events to attend. While some of these Middle…

Fintech funding is at an all-time high in the MENA region. This year, investors have ploughed much needed…

Saudi Arabia’s fintech sector has broadened, with licenses issued to 16 new fintech companies during the third quarter…

Pakistan-based ecommerce fintech company PostEx has closed a US$8.6 million seed funding round, one of the largest early-stage…

Saudi-based SME-focused fintech startup Lamaa has raised SAR19 million (about US$5 million) in a pre-Series A round. The…

Coinbase has acquired Israel-based cryptographic security technology company Unbound Security. The deal is expected to close in the…

The sudden surge in e-commerce activities has brought with it a rapid rise of card-not-present (CNP) fraud, costing…

India-based payments and API banking solutions company Cashfree has picked up a majority stake in UAE and Saudi…

Abu Dhabi Global Market guides the virtual asset industry with the world’s first fully comprehensive regulatory framework, ushering…

Banking solutions that go beyond traditional services are going to be an “important battlefield” for banking in the…

Financial Institutions (FI’s) can detect and prevent account takeover attacks using continuous monitoring and adaptive multi-factor authentication. Account…

Nigeria’s startup funding reached approximately US$417.5 million in nine months, and a lion’s share of this came from…

The year has seen a flurry of activity across the tech landscape in the Middle East, but especially…

The National Bank of Kuwait has launched Weyay, Kuwait’s first fully digital bank for youth, according to a statement.…