Dubai Rental Disputes Center and Dubai Police enhance smart digital payment system

Dubai Rental Disputes Center and Dubai Police enhance smart digital payment system

Official visit highlights innovation in advancing electronic integration of judicial systems Dubai, UAE: The Dubai Rental Disputes Center today welcomed a high-level delegation from Dubai Police, led by H.E. Major General Hareb Muhammad Al Shamsi, Acting Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police. The visit was attended by His Excellency Judge Abdulqader Mousa Mohammed, Chairman of the Rental Disputes […]

YC-backed Munify secures $3M to build neobank for Egyptian diaspora

YC-backed Munify secures $3M to build neobank for Egyptian diaspora

Cairo/San Francisco — September 1, 2025 — Munify, a cross-border neobank built for the Egyptian diaspora, has raised $3 million in seed funding from Y Combinator, BYLD, and DCG. The startup, founded by Khalid Ashmawy, a former Microsoft and Uber engineer and co-founder of proptech scaleup Huspy, aims to modernize the remittance experience for millions […]

ADRA issues 5,930 new economic licences to Emirati Women Entrepreneurs

ADRA issues 5,930 new economic licences to Emirati Women Entrepreneurs

Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Registration and Licensing Authority (ADRA), the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development’s (ADDED) arm to develop and regulate the business sector, has announced the issuance of 5,930 new economic licences to Emirati women entrepreneurs in a year, reaching 21,115 licences by end of June 2025, showcasing the effectiveness of initiatives to […]

Singapore’s Bluente Secures $1.5M to accelerate expansion in the Middle East, broader APAC, and the United States

Singapore’s Bluente Secures $1.5M to accelerate expansion in the Middle East, broader APAC, and the United States

Bluente has successfully raised a $1.5 million Seed Plus financing round led by Informed Ventures to tackle one of the biggest drains on productivity faced by professionals worldwide: the hours lost to copy-pasting, translation errors and tedious reformatting of documents post-translation. A leading AI-powered platform trusted by global firms, Bluente delivers a one-click solution that […]

Verto Launches Atlas Suite to Transform Cross-Border Payments Across Africa

Verto Launches Atlas Suite to Transform Cross-Border Payments Across Africa

This allows customers to enjoy faster, more reliable, and compliant financial services across multiple currencies and markets. Verto, a leading B2B global payments platform, has launched The Atlas Suite, a next-generation set of API-first embedded finance solutions designed to simplify cross-border payments. With a single multi-currency payment API, financial institutions, online marketplaces, e-commerce platforms, and […]

UAE Launches Nation’s First Quantum-Secure Communications Testbed at ADGM

UAE Launches Nation’s First Quantum-Secure Communications Testbed at ADGM

ADGM, ADGM Academy (ADGMA), Technology Innovation Institute (TII), Hub71, and ASPIRE — have jointly launched the nation’s first Testbed for quantum-secure communications, marking a significant step toward future-proofing digital infrastructure. The initiative will explore ways to transfer ultra-secure data using quantum technology. As part of the tie up, TII -the applied research pillar of Abu […]