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Visa and etisalat money, the fintech arm of etisalat, have partnered to expand international money transfers in the UAE. Under the agreement, etisalat money will use Visa Direct to handle cross-border transfers. The platform supports…
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View MoreRegistering a company comes with a valid trade licence, named directors, and a stack of registration documents. From…
Read MoreDigital 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.…
Technology has transformed the financial industry, and regulators need to buy in. That’s the message from the Abu…
US-Israeli supply chain fintech company 8fig has closed a US$50 million Series A round, the company said in…
Venture capital firm OurCrowd has become the first Israeli venture firm to have gained approval and licensing by…
In a tech solutions crossover last week, Enel X and Mastercard have launched a ‘FinSec Innovation Lab’ —…
GCC-based early stage venture capital firm VentureSouq has officially launched a US$50 million MENA FinTech Fund I. The…








