UAE Wall Street Exchange partners with TerraPay

UAE Wall Street Exchange partners with TerraPay to enable Cross-Border Payments and Advance Financial Inclusion

December 19, 2024 Dubai: Wall Street Exchange (WSE), a subsidiary of FINTX, the financial arm of 7X, signed a strategic partnership agreement with TerraPay, a global money movement company, to drive efficiency, reliability, and affordability in international money transfers and promote financial inclusion. This collaboration is set to expand WSE’s payment channels via TerraPay’s network, making […]

Visa Installment Solution now Live on Skiply for Visa Cardholders in the UAE

Visa Installment Solution now Live on Skiply for Visa Cardholders in the UAE

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Skiply, the educational mobile payment app powered by RAKBANK, in partnership with Visa, a global leader in digital payments, has officially launched the “Visa Installments Solution (VIS)” for school payments in the UAE. The innovative payment option allows Visa credit cardholders from eligible banks to break down school fees into […]

Mastercard and Boost Partner

Mastercard and Boost Partner to Drive Growth of MSMEs to accelerate Cash Digitization in FMCG Distribution Networks

The two companies will provide digital payment, embedded credit and integrated supply chain finance solutions to small businesses. December 19, 2024 Dubai, UAE: Mastercard and Boost, the business-to-business (B2B) commerce platform, have partnered to drive the growth of small businesses operating in last-mile fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) distribution networks – the final stage of supply […]

Debit Cards shape Oman Payment Landscape in 2023

Debit Cards shape Oman Payment Landscape in 2023

Electronic wallets are gaining traction, with 11,077 new wallets issued throughout the year. Staff Writer, Times of Oman December 19, 2024 Muscat: Debit cards have emerged as the dominant force in Oman’s payment landscape, accounting for a remarkable 93% of all newly issued cards in 2023. According to the 2023 Central Bank of Oman (CBO) National Payments […]

Mastercard Partners With Türkiye Dgpays

Mastercard Partners With Türkiye Dgpays to Promote Digital Payment Innovation in EEMEA

Collaboration focuses on expanding access to seamless, secure, and innovative payment solutions across Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa and Mastercard will make a minority investment in Dgpays as part of this partnership. 18 December 2024, Turkey – Mastercard has announced a strategic partnership with Dgpays, a leading financial technology provider, to advance the adoption […]

Crypto.com Appoints Mohammed Al Hakim as President of UAE Operations

Crypto.com Appoints Mohammed Al Hakim as President of UAE Operations

Dubai, December 18, 2024 — Crypto.com has today announced the appointment of Mohammed Al Hakim as President of its UAE operations, underscoring the company’s commitment to regional growth and diversity. Al Hakim’s hiring marks the first time a GCC and Emirati national takes on this prestigious role, not only within the company but also in the […]

The Hashgraph Group secures ADGM VC Fund Manager Licence for $100m Web3 Venture Fund

The Hashgraph Group secures ADGM VC Fund Manager Licence for $100m Web3 Venture Fund

The Hashgraph Association (THA) to contribute the first $20 million to the fund, targeting strategic investments in both start-ups and enterprises seeking to adopt and innovate through advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain/DLT, Robotics, and Quantum Computing. Abu Dhabi UAE December 18, 2024: The Hashgraph Group (THG), the Swiss-based international business, technology, and investment […]

ORO launches as first App built on Fasset L2 Network

ORO launches as first App built on Fasset L2 Network, unlocking $1bln of Tokenized Gold on-Chain

$1 billion of yield-bearing gold to be tokenized within the first year. Dubai, UAE – Fasset, a digital asset platform focused on enhancing financial inclusion in high-growth markets, today announced the introduction of ORO, the first application built on its Ethereum Layer 2 network, Own, in partnership with The Own Foundation. Through tokenization, ORO users will be […]