Collaboration offers streamlined, discounted services for Mastercard business credit cardholders. AI-driven onboarding reduces friction and costs associated with business setup and compliance Dubai, UAE: Mastercard has joined forces with IFZA, one of the fastest-growing free zones in the UAE, and Global Tax Assistant, an international consulting firm, to launch a fully digital, AI-driven business registration journey […]
SVG and ITSEC Launch Full-Lifecycle Crypto Business Deployment Suite in Dubai — From Licensing to Audit-Ready Operational Exchanges
From Licensing and Compliance to Cybersecurity and Technology — One Partner for VARA-Regulated Market Entry and Sustained Operations. Dubai, UAE – August 12, 2025 – SecureVisa Group (SVG), in alliance with cybersecurity pioneer ITSEC Inc., today announced the official launch of the UAE’s most comprehensive full-lifecycle deployment suite for Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) operating […]
Visa cardholders get first shot at applying for FIFA World Cup 26 tickets
Visa cardholders will score exclusive first access for a chance to purchase tickets to the world’s biggest tournament. Cairo, Egypt – It’s official: the road to the FIFA World Cup 26™ starts with Visa. As the Official Payment Technology Partner of FIFA and a global leader in digital payments, Visa cardholders with a Visa Debit, Credit […]
Egypt’s Breadfast Secures $10M from EBRD, Valuation Nears $400M
Cairo, Egypt – Egyptian grocery delivery startup Breadfast has raised $10 million from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) as part of its Series B2 funding round, bringing its valuation close to $400 million. The round was led by Novastar Ventures and aims to scale operations across Egypt, including the expansion of fulfilment […]
Baker Tilly International Expands Regional Presence with Launch of New UAE Network Firm Led by New CEO
The globally recognised accountancy network establishes its UAE operations with a future-focused mandate across audit, tax, and consultancy under visionary leadership of the new CEO. Dubai, UAE, August 10, 2025: Baker Tilly International, a top 10 global network of accounting and advisory firms with presence in over 140 countries and with over 43,000 people, has […]
Emirates NBD marks one-year milestone of empowering investors with zero-fee local equities trading
Total trade volumes surpassed AED 5 billion registered in12 months since the launch of the bank’s Free Local Equities Trading benefit on ENBD X Bank records surge in retail investors and drives over 300,000 commission-free local equities trades executed on DFM, ADX and Nasdaq Dubai Dubai, UAE: Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the Middle […]
Yango Group Makes First Investment in Pakistan, Backs Fintech Trukkr to Digitize Logistics Sector
KARACHI – UAE-based technology company Yango Group, through its $20 million corporate venture arm Yango Ventures, has acquired a stake in Pakistani fintech Trukkr, marking its first investment in the country. Trukkr, founded in 2019, serves Pakistan’s $35 billion logistics market by digitizing operations for over 20,000 drivers and more than 100 enterprise clients. The […]
Binance teams up with BBVA to let customers keep assets off exchange, FT reports
Spanish bank acting as independent custodian for clients of world’s biggest crypto exchange. Binance is working with Spanish bank BBVA to allow customers to hold their assets off the crypto exchange, as it tries to reassure investors following its record fine by US authorities nearly two years ago. Spain’s third-largest bank recently began working as […]
Sophos and Halcyon announce new intelligence-sharing and mutual anti-tamper protection initiative
Joint Collaboration Enables Real-Time Intelligence Sharing and Mutual Anti-Tamper Protections to Accelerate Ransomware Detection and Response. Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, today announced a strategic threat intelligence sharing partnership with Halcyon, the leading anti-ransomware solution provider. This collaboration brings together two of the most experienced […]
Ripple to buy stablecoin platform Rail for $200 million to Boost RLUSD
Ripple will buy stablecoin payments platform Rail for $200 million, the company said on Thursday, weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump signed a law that raised expectations cryptocurrency tokens are about to enter the mainstream. Ripple, a crypto company that issues the token XRP as well as its own stablecoin called RLUSD, has invested heavily […]
