The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has stepped away from mBridge, a China-led system for settling cross-border payments in digital currencies.…

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has announced that Tap to Pay on iPhone will soon be available in Saudi Arabia.…

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) and Ant International have signed an agreement to let merchants in Saudi Arabia accept Alipay+…

Deutsche Bank has received a Regional Headquarters (RHQ) license from the Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia (MISA). Based in…

Tabby has secured consumer and SME finance licenses from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA). The regulatory approval allows the financial…

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has launched an upgraded e-services portal for its regulatory sandbox. The enhanced platform introduces automated…

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has granted its first Major Payment Institution license for open banking services to Lean Technologies.…

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has announced the launch of licensing for fintech companies to offer open banking services, following…

Muhlah Zamaniyah for Finance, operating under the brand Muhlah, a Saudi fintech-enabled consumer microfinance company licensed by the Saudi Central…

Abdul Latif Jameel Finance, a provider of financing solutions regulated by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), and Ant International have…

QNB Group has received license approval from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) to establish a digital-first banking entity, ezbank, in…

Saudi National Bank (SNB) has announced plans to launch a Point-of-Sale (POS) lending solution for SMEs. The solution will be…

Bwatech, a Saudi fintech firm focused on corporate financial solutions, has secured US$16 million (SAR 60 million) in a funding…

Paymentology, a London-based issuer processor, has formally registered its operations in Riyadh to strengthen its local presence in Saudi Arabia.…

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) and Ant International, a global digital payments and financial technology provider, plan to introduce cross-border…

Visa has announced that the Visa Acceptance Platform is now hosted on local cloud infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, marking the…

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has announced an overhaul of the Kingdom’s credit card regulations, aimed at improving transparency, reducing…

Saudi Arabia’s digital bank D360, backed by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), is in preliminary discussions with potential global investors…

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has granted a license to Nayla Finance to operate in microfinance activities. According to a…

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) licensed Tamawal company to provide finance aggregation services. With Tamawal, six licensed companies now provide…