Dubai, UAE – Dubai Chambers has partnered with Qashio, the UAE-based spend management and embedded finance platform, to enhance small and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) access to advanced financial management and alternative finance solutions. The partnership establishes a framework for collaboration aimed at equipping Dubai’s SME community with digital corporate cards, automated expense management systems, and streamlined […]
MENA’s fastest-growing virtual assets infrastructure business welcomed to JoRegBox – Jordan’s Regulatory Sandbox for Financial Technology and Innovation. Amman, Jordan: Fuze, a leading virtual assets infrastructure provider, has announced its expansion to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. It follows the approval granted by the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) to enter the Regulatory Sandbox for Financial […]
Dubai, UAE: Mashreq – a leading financial institution in the MENA region – has launched Visa Commercial Pay on Mobile (VCP Mobile), a next-generation virtual card payment solution for business and corporate clients in the UAE. The VCP Mobile platform leverages Visa’s global payment network to enable real-time virtual card issuance, advanced spend controls, and seamless […]
AEC Wallet Receives Central Bank of the UAE Approval to Top Up AE Coin via Crypto Settlement Through Emirates Coin Investment, Licensed by the Capital Market Authority AED Stablecoin LLC, owned by Al Maryah Community Bank, announced a major milestone in its digital transformation journey as its “AEC Wallet” has received approval from the Central […]
Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain: Esterad Capital Limited, a Category 3A asset management firm licensed and regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), has announced the successful launch of its first managed investment fund, marked by the completion of the Funds strategic investment in a US-based travel centre. The transaction represents the first capital deployment under […]
Cairo – Visa (NYSE: V), a global leader in digital payments, today announced the creation of a new sub-region comprising Egypt, Libya, and Sudan as part of its strategic growth plans in the region. This move reflects Visa’s commitment to supporting national government priorities for digital transformation and expanding engagement with financial institutions, fintech and merchant partners. Building on […]
When hiring a VP or C-level executive in the MENA region, you face a paradox: the more senior the position, the harder it becomes to objectively assess the candidate. Three interview rounds, colleague references, psychometric tests — and still the question remains: “Will this person actually deliver?” The MENA market presents unique challenges. Cultural contexts […]
Dubai, UAE: Stake, the region’s leading digital real estate investment platform, today announced the successful close of its oversubscribed Series B funding round, raising USD 31 million. The round was led by Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye (MENAT) region, with additional participation from a distinguished group […]
The Middle East’s fintech ecosystem is entering a defining phase, where scale, trust, and cross-border connectivity matter more than ever. In our latest exclusive interview on Fintech News UAE, we sit down with Amir Fardghassemi, CEO of Jingle Pay, to explore the evolution of digital payments in the UAE and the growing importance of remittance […]
• One card to spend in AED, USD, GBP, EUR, CAD and AUD directly from the Liv app • Leverages Visa Flex Credential technology to optimise FX efficiency and cross-border payments • Launch marks a global first of Visa Flex Credential with multi-currency capability for cross-border transactions Dubai, UAE: Liv, the UAE’s first and largest […]