Abu Dhabi, UAE — 4 December 2025: Al Maryah Community Bank (Mbank), the UAE’s first fully integrated digital bank, has announced a strategic collaboration with 7X, a leading trade, transport, and logistics group. The collaboration between both entities aims to enable blockchain-powered digital payments using AE Coin, the nation’s first AED-pegged stablecoin licensed by the […]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Reno, the region’s leading tech-driven renovation platform, has secured $4 million, in a mix of equity and debt, in funding to scale its mission of building the region’s first end-to-end operating system for renovations. The current fundraise supports the launch of Reno’s new app in early 2026, introducing real-time AI-powered design, instant […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Zest Equity, a digital transactional infrastructure company, announced today that it has received a Financial Services Permission (FSP) from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM. Headquartered in the UAE, the company enables regional and global clients to digitally transact in private market deals, hold funds through regulated escrow […]
Dubai, UAE: emiratesnbd.com, a leading banking group in the Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye (MENAT) region, has announced the achievement as the first financial institution in the world to be successfully awarded both WiredScore Platinum and SmartScore Platinum certifications in digital connectivity and smart technology. This recognition highlights the bank’s commitment to digital connectivity […]
Dubai, UAE — December 2, 2025 — On the UAE’s 54th National Day, Venturun DMCC unveiled Cozi.club, pioneering what founders call “Coliving 2.0”: a villa-based lifestyle community that’s redefining how global innovators build in Dubai. Born from the founders’ own journey building in Dubai, Cozi.club addresses a critical gap: sustainable innovation starts with sustainable living. […]
One of the first professionally managed funds to seamlessly combine equities, fixed income, gold, and Bitcoin, offered through a DIFC domiciled, DFSA regulated Fund and passported throughout the UAE Dubai, UAE – Mashreq Capital, a leading asset manager based in DIFC since 2005, today announced the launch of BITMAC, a groundbreaking multi-asset investment fund designed to transform […]
Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, named co-founder Yi He as its co-CEO on Wednesday, joining Richard Teng in a dual leadership structure. Yi He, a longtime Binance executive, has been with the company for more than eight years and currently serves as its Chief Customer Service Officer, according to her LinkedIn profile. […]
Abu Dhabi / Ljubljana: The United Arab Emirates has become one of the first countries in the world with a certified AI Powered Leader Trainer, marking a significant step in building AI ready leadership across the region. Chafik Moalem, a seasoned executive based in Abu Dhabi with decades of experience across the UAE and the wider […]
Following the launch of guidelines for card tokenisation in 2023, international and local payment applications like Samsung Pay and Apple Pay were launched in the Sultanate. According to the Central Bank of Oman’s annual report, these applications allow users to make payments using smartphones and smart watches, instead of carrying cards. Samsung Pay was launched […]
Manama, Bahrain: Beyon Solutions, part of the Beyon Group, and Bahrain FinTech Bay have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on advancing cloud adoption and drive the next phase of digital transformation across the Kingdom’s financial services sector. The partnership underscores both entities’ commitment to empowering fintech growth and strengthening Bahrain’s position as a regional […]