Emirates NBD will deploy OpenAI’s GPT models using in-country inference infrastructure in the UAE. Both companies said this will make…

Kraken is preparing to launch in the UAE after its parent company, Payward, received Full Market Approval from Dubai’s Virtual…

MoneyHash has partnered with VaultsPay, a payment solutions provider based in the UAE. The deal lets businesses on MoneyHash add…

LexisNexis has launched Lexis+ with Protégé, its legal AI platform, in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The rollout…

Citi has expanded its blockchain-based liquidity product, Citi Token Services, into Japan and the UAE, extending its 24/7 liquidity and…

Trading through MT5 has become almost frictionless. Open the app and, in a few taps, you’re in a live position.…

Oman has launched a National Fintech Strategy alongside the Oman Fintech Gate, a platform designed to help fintech firms enter…

As of late-September 2026, the Middle East was home to nine fintech unicorns, encompassing buy now, pay later (BNPL) champions…

Standard Chartered has launched institutional Bitcoin and Ether spot trading in the UAE. The DFSA-regulated offering runs through Standard Chartered…

XTransfer has secured in-principle approval for a retail payment services licence from the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE). The…

Checkout.com, a global digital payments company, announced that it has been granted in-principle approval for a Stored Value Facilities (SVF)…

e& UAE has partnered with Core42 to launch Sovereign AI Compute, an AI infrastructure platform for enterprises. The joint offering…

Open finance infrastructure provider Spare has partnered with UAE-based B2B payments company Xsquare to embed account-to-account payment capabilities into business…

In today’s evolving financial landscape, returns alone are no longer enough. Investors across the UAE are asking a deeper question:…

Taptap Send has secured three regulatory licenses from the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), including approvals for stored value…

Bitcoin Suisse has secured a Financial Services Permission from the ADGM following an In-Principle Approval granted last year The Swiss…

Revolut has secured its Stored Value Facilities (SVF) license and Retail Payment Services (Category II) license from the Central Bank…

Huawei Cloud is strengthening its presence in Egypt’s financial technology sector through locally hosted infrastructure designed to support digital transformation…

MTN Group Fintech has partnered with Ant International to digitalise and expand its mobile money ecosystem, starting with a product…

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has signed an agreement with the World Bank Group to collaborate on financial…