Emirates NBD Securities Expands Trading Services to Cover Full GCC Markets

Emirates NBD Securities Expands Trading Services to Cover Full GCC Markets

Dubai, UAE – Emirates NBD Securities, a subsidiary of Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye (MENAT) region, announced the launch of its expanded trading services to give investors direct access to leading financial markets across the GCC. Through its advanced digital trading platforms and fully integrated banking and brokerage […]

Orange Money: The first e-wallet in Jordan to obtain Visa associate license

Orange Money: The first e-wallet in Jordan to obtain Visa associate license

Orange Jordan announced that Orange Money has obtained the Associate License from Visa, a trusted leader in the digital payment, becoming the first e-wallet in Jordan to receive this license. The company also announced the renewal and expansion of its strategic partnership with Visa, further strengthening its position within the global digital payments’ ecosystem and […]

DP World, Paypal to collaborate on cross-border digital trade payments

DP World, Paypal to collaborate on cross-border digital trade payments

Goal is to expand access for merchants and marketplaces, simplifying cross-border payments with faster, more transparent settlement. DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – 4 October 2025: DP World has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with global commerce platform PayPal to collaborate on a first-of-its-kind digital payments initiative designed to simplify and speed-up cross-border trade. The agreement, […]

Emirates, flydubai and Dubai Finance partner to accelerate ‘Dubai Cashless strategy’

Emirates, flydubai and Dubai Finance partner to accelerate ‘Dubai Cashless strategy’

Dubai Cashless strategy aims to make more than 90% of all transactions digital by 2026 Dubai, UAE: Emirates and flydubai have signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Dubai Finance (DOF) to advance digital payment initiatives and promote ‘Dubai Cashless Strategy’ among international tourists, cementing the city’s position as a global digital economy hub. With over […]

Tribe Payments expands into Middle East with New Dubai Office

Tribe Payments expands into Middle East with New Dubai Office

LONDON & DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Tribe Payments, the innovative payments fintech specialising in issuer and acquirer processing, announces the opening of its Dubai office. The move comes as part of Tribe’s ongoing strategic expansion into the Middle East region as it continues to empower banks, fintechs, and acquirers across Europe, Asia, and beyond. Founded in […]

Warba Bank launches first digital “Easy Finance” in Kuwait for domestic workers

Warba Bank launches first digital “Easy Finance” in Kuwait for domestic workers

Kuwait: As part of its vision to provide innovative solutions that serve all segments of society, and in a first-of-its-kind initiative in Kuwait, Warba Bank launched “SiDi Easy Finance”, a digital easy financing solution designed exclusively for residents under Article 20 )domestic workers(. The service offers financing in three tiers of KD 100, KD 200 or KD […]

Sriwijaya Capital and BlueFive Capital Forge Strategic Alliance to Boost Gulf–ASEAN Investment Corridor

Sriwijaya Capital and BlueFive Capital Forge Strategic Alliance to Boost Gulf–ASEAN Investment Corridor

Singapore — Sriwijaya Capital, a Southeast Asia-focused private equity firm, founded by prominent Indonesian business leader, Arsjad Rasjid, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with Abu Dhabi-based BlueFive Capital to form a strategic alliance aimed at strengthening capital flow between the Gulf and Southeast Asia. The partnership will focus on building a South-to-South investment corridor, […]

EvolutionX expands into GCC to support the region’s high-growth tech-enabled and new age companies

EvolutionX expands into GCC to support the region’s high-growth tech-enabled and new age companies

Established by Temasek and DBS, the private credit fund aims to provide flexible debt financing solutions to growth-stage companies in the GCC’s emerging innovation hubs. Dubai, UAE – EvolutionX Debt Capital, a growth-stage debt platform established by Singapore’s Temasek and DBS Bank (Southeast Asia’s largest bank by assets), has announced its entry into the Gulf Cooperation […]

Tokinvest raises $3.2 million pre-seed, secures VARA multi-asset licence

Tokinvest raises $3.2 million pre-seed, secures VARA multi-asset licence

Tokinvest, the regulated marketplace for real-world asset (RWA) tokenisation, today announces three major milestones: receipt of the first full multi-asset issuance licence from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), the complete sale of its first tokenised racehorse, and the close of a $3.2 million pre-seed funding round. With its licence in hand, Tokinvest is now […]

Nium and Emirates NBD Expand Real-Time Cross-Border Payments Across the Middle East

Nium and Emirates NBD Expand Real-Time Cross-Border Payments Across the Middle East

Expanded partnership now enables seamless payouts across Emirates NBD Group in the UAE, with KSA launch underway FRANKFURT, Germany, Oct. 2, 2025– Nium, the leading global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, and Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye (MENAT) region, announced significant progress in their strategic partnership first unveiled […]