Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Finastra, a global leader in financial services software, today announced its partnership with FraudAverse, a global leader in financial crime prevention and fraud detection. The collaboration brings an advanced, AI-driven fraud prevention solution to Finastra’s Financial Messaging customers, delivering real-time protection against emerging threats and reducing operational costs. “As payment volumes […]
Ébène, Mauritius – The Trade and Development Bank Group (TDB Group) is pleased to announce the successful conversion of its bilateral facility with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) into a Sustainability Linked Loan (SLL), the first of its kind to be received for TDB. The bilateral facility has been structured as an SLL effective 4 February 2026, […]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Rentify, a leading fintech and proptech innovator, today announced the launch of Rentify Pay, UAE’s first rent-native infrastructure layer. This launch marks a significant evolution from Rentify’s original “Rent Now, Pay Later” service, introducing a comprehensive platform that digitizes and streamlines the entire rental ecosystem for tenants, landlords, and property managers. […]
Alpha Wave’s investment portfolio includes leading AI companies such as SpaceX (Alpha Wave’s largest investment), Anthropic, OpenAI, Cerebras and others Judan investment to accelerate launch of Alpha Wave’s AI-native life insurance business Abu Dhabi, UAE: Judan Financial, a subsidiary of IHC, today announced its first strategic investment in US-based investment management firm Alpha Wave Global, […]
MANAMA, BAHRAIN – Flooss, Bahrain’s leading digital consumer-financing platform, today announced a strategic partnership with Optty, a global payments infrastructure provider, to expand the availability of Flooss’s digital financing solutions across merchant checkout experiences in the GCC. Founded in Bahrain by Fawaz Ghazal and Tariq Al Saffar, Flooss was established to address structural gaps in access to […]
Dubai – Immensa, a Dubai-born deep-tech company transforming how industrial spare parts are managed and produced through Digital Parts Passports, digital warehousing, and distributed manufacturing which includes 3D printing, has raised new funding to support its continued growth and international expansion ahead of its planned Series B round from Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), Global Ventures, […]
Dubai, UAE – March 9 – ZagTrader, a global financial technology company powering institutional and digital market infrastructure, today announced an expanded connectivity capability that enables crypto exchanges to access institutional crypto order flow through Bloomberg EMSX, one of the most widely used execution management environments in global capital markets. With this capability, ZagTrader enables […]
Orca Fraud has raised $2.35 million in seed funding to advance its real-time transaction monitoring and fraud intelligence capabilities across Africa and other emerging markets. The round was led by returning investor Norrsken22, with participation from OneDayYes, Enza Capital, and CV VC Africa. Founded by Thalia Pillay and Carla Wilby, the company has grown to process over $5 billion in monthly […]
Sharjah, UAE – Bank of Sharjah acted as Joint Lead Manager and Bookrunner in the successful issuance of a USD 600 million, five-year Sukuk for Omniyat Holdings, alongside other international and regional financial institutions. The transaction witnessed strong investor demand, with the order book reaching USD 1.8 billion, representing a three-times oversubscription. This robust participation reflects […]
ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates has consolidated its position as one of the world’s leading global and regional hubs in the e-commerce sector, benefiting from an integrated ecosystem that includes advanced logistics infrastructure, rapid digital transformation in government services, and a flexible regulatory environment that supports the digital economy. These factors have strengthened the […]