More than 30 industry leaders, including Adyen, Ant International, BVNK, Checkout.com, Cloudflare, Coinbase, Getnet by Santander, Global Payments, Lovable, OKX, Stripe and Tempo, are among the first to leverage and support adoption. The rise of AI has created new ways to buy and sell goods and services. Now it’s requiring a new class of payments. Mastercard envisions a […]
Strategic collaboration enables authorized merchants to offer Valu’s flexible payment solutions through POS terminals and e-commerce checkout powered by MEPS’s national payments infrastructure and PayTabs payment orchestration platform Amman, Jordan – 10 June 2026: Valu Jordan, a leading fintech platform in the Middle East and North Africa, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Middle East […]
Poznań, Poland And Budapest, Hungary – Corporate banking in the Gulf Cooperation Council is in the middle of a generational digital upgrade cycle. Driven by Vision 2030, Qatar National Vision 2030, UAE banking reform, and open banking mandates across Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the UAE, regional banks face sustained pressure to modernise corporate banking experiences to […]
Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong; As Bank of Singapore intensifies its push in the ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) segment, the Bank is appointing another veteran private banker to its senior leadership team covering its core markets. On 1 July 2026, Mr Lim Leong Guan will assume the role of Head of Private Banking, Middle East, South Asia & International. […]
New initiative gives banks, brokers, fintechs, and asset managers API access, developer documentation, and client-accessible source code to build branded trading journeys on top of ZagTrader’s proven infrastructure layer. Dubai, June 10 – ZagTrader, the capital markets technology provider, today announced the launch of Build on ZagTrader, a strategic initiative that repositions ZagTrader as the […]
Solutions+, a Mubadala company, is the remaining shareholder with 51% Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: BlueFive Capital, a global alternative investment platform, announced today through its BlueFive Reef PE Fund I, the completion of its acquisition of a 49% stake in LeasePlan Emirates from Ayvens, a global leader in sustainable mobility. Following the transaction, Solutions+, will […]
Uncovr, an AI-powered surgical intelligence startup founded by Moroccan entrepreneur Ines Iraki, has emerged from stealth with a $7 million seed funding round led by Index Ventures to modernize how surgical procedures are documented and analyzed. The round attracted participation from Seedcamp, Frst, No Label Ventures, and Entrepreneurs First, alongside prominent angel investors including Jean […]
As part of its ongoing efforts to broaden market accessibility for international investors, Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced that it has been granted recognition by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) as a foreign trading venue. The recognition spans two dimensions: it permits Swiss participants supervised by FINMA to gain direct access to […]
NEW YORK and ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Blue Owl Capital (“Blue Owl”) (NYSE: OWL) today announced the opening of its new office in ADGM, the international financial center strategically located in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The office opening strengthens Blue Owl’s global and regional footprint and underscores its long-term […]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Algebra AI today announces its official launch, emerging from stealth with clients across the financial services, food and beverage, distribution and manufacturing sectors, and $7 million in financing from investors including Infinity Constellation, BECO Capital, Silicon Badia and Waseel Investments. The company was founded in partnership with its main investors and is […]