Bodour Al Qasimi: The emirate’s growth across investment indicators reflects a clear development vision that places social and economic impact on a unified path Al Musharrkh: The latest indicators reflect deep confidence in Sharjah’s business environment and its ability to drive growth from within the market while continuing to attract new investment. 25.7% growth in jobs, […]
Abu Dhabi, UAE, RAKBANK and Emirates Growth Fund (EGF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at Make It in the Emirates, marking a strategic alignment between two of the UAE’s leading institutions in SME financing and growth equity. The strategic partnership establishes a framework for both organisations to explore future collaboration opportunities focused on strengthening the […]
Jordan Commercial Bank announced its collaboration with Mastercard, aimed at developing the bank’s card services and products and enhancing innovation in modern payment solutions. Building on their successful long-standing relationship, the two parties will work on innovative credit, debit, and prepaid solutions, including the launch of the Mastercard World Elite Card. The Mastercard World Elite Card provides access to The Mastercard Collection, unlocking an […]
Bitget among the first global platforms to complete this process in Mexico Dubai, May 15, 2026: Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX) has successfully completed key registrations in Mexico to operate within the country’s current virtual asset framework. With the completion of these registrations, Bitget now looks to expand across Central and Latin America, where […]
The Shariah-compliant digital bank is part of a growing wave of fintech startups building banking and payments services on top of blockchain and stablecoin rails. What to know: Fasset raised $51 million to expand its stablecoin-powered banking platform, with backing from Japan’s SBI Group, Investcorp and Turkey’s Arz Portföy. The Los Angeles-based startup uses stablecoins […]
Securing Full Regulatory Authorization from ADGM deepens Vista’s commitment to the Middle East and expands the firm’s global platform for enterprise software investing Vista Equity Partners (“Vista”), a global technology investor that specializes in enterprise software, today announced the opening of its new office in Abu Dhabi within ADGM, the city’s international financial center. VEPM Middle […]
US investment bank JP Morgan shuffles leadershiphas appointed Dwayne Lysaght and Alberto Piana as co-heads of Investment Banking for the EMEA region as part of a wider leadership shuffle. Lysaght and Piana will be based out of the bank’s London office and will report to the new co-heads of Global Investment Banking, Dorothee Blessing, Kevin […]
A Native Payment Solution for SAP Commerce Cloud & SAP Unified Payment. New fully embedded integration allows retailers to manage the entire customer journey and financial reconciliation through a single global platform Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Adyen, the financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, today announced a new collaboration with SAP, deepening its partnership […]
Dubai, UAE – Mashreq, a leading financial institution in the Middle East, has officially launched Money Insights, a fully integrated personal financial management capability within the Mashreq NEO mobile banking app. Serving over 1.5 million customers across the UAE, the new feature strengthens Mashreq’s digital banking proposition by delivering clear financial visibility to help customers better […]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: RSA Cross-Border (RSA XB), a newly independent startup spun out from RSA Global, emerges from stealth with a $1.5M seed round to scale its software-first solution for cross-border e-commerce, with an initial focus on India-to-UK, India-to-Europe, and India-to-GCC corridors. The round was solely committed by 21 Ventures, who led and fully backed […]