Edfundo, a youth-focused neobank, will be launching in the UAE early next year, according to a statement from…

Despite a growing population and a large pool of unbanked, Pakistan has been a relatively slow-mover within the…

Saudi Arabia’s fintech ecosystem is thriving to say the least. In last week’s fintech news, a new report…

The fintech industry in the MENA region has had a blockbuster year so far. MENA venture investors have…

Crypto investments have been gathering attention in the Middle East, and developments in this space have been especially…

Qatar FinTech Hub (QFTH) has announced the list of 16 fintechs joining Wave 3 of its incubator and…

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) launched its regulatory framework for investment tokens, according to a statement yesterday.…

Payments emerged as the most popular area for investment in Saudi fintech companies, according to a new report…

The Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA) has launched an early-stage startup programme called SANDBOX, according to a recent…

A new study has found that governments in six African countries have been spying on citizens through the…

Fintech Galaxy has raised US$2 million in a seed round, according to a recent statement. The funding round…

The death of branch and traditional banking was a top theme at the Digital Banking Summit – Fintech…

In June last year, Careem became one of the earliest super apps to debut in the Middle East.…

Halo Investing, a Chicago-based multi-issuer technology platform for protective investment solutions, announced that it has raised over US$…

This week marked a new win for digital banks in Nigeria. Neobank Sparkle raised US$3.1 million in a…

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) and the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) will be partnering to…

Digital banking is becoming increasingly competitive in the UAE, with new players, new banking models, and an eager…

The UAE is one of the top trending regions for fintech in the Middle East, aside from Bahrain…

In last week’s MEA fintech news, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has once again hinted that it…

During the pandemic, the number of data breaches has increased drastically: cyberattacks targeting banks have even grown by 238…

UAE-headquartered digital asset trading platform BitOasis has closed its Series B fundraise at US$30 million, the company said…

Local authorities are looking to boost the competitiveness of fintech in Qatar, regionally and globally, according to a…

According to a new report by Carma, Kuwait Finance House (KFH) is the most popular MENA-based Islamic bank…

Deutsche Börse’s venture arm DB1 Ventures has acquired a minority stake in WeMatch, an Israel-based fintech company digitising…