HSBC, Standard Chartered set for Hong Kong stablecoin licences. Hong Kong to issue first stablecoin licences from 36 applicants. HKMA prioritizes banks for stablecoin rollout to ensure stability HSBC and Standard Chartered are poised to become the first licensed stablecoin issuers in Hong Kong. Bloomberg posted on X, highlighting the significance of this development in […]
United Arab Emirates, Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has announced the launch of AED trading pairs, allowing users to trade supported digital assets directly using AED balances deposited via local UAE bank accounts. The new offering enables eligible users to trade in AED directly without first converting funds into another currency, simplifying access to digital […]
SettleMint is providing the blockchain and tokenization infrastructure, through its Digital Asset Lifecycle Platform Provider (DALP), for the sovereign national Real Estate Property tokenization platform Riyadh KSA February 23rd, 2026: SettleMint, the global digital asset lifecycle and tokenization leader, has announced its continued support of Saudi Arabia’s property tokenization and real estate transformation journey working […]
Subtitle: The partnership will support future institutional connectivity between ZagTrader’s financial infrastructure and KuCoin’s digital asset ecosystem, enabling structured access to global crypto markets. Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 20,2026: ZagTrader today announced a strategic partnership with KuCoin, a leading global digital asset platform, as part of its ongoing mission to expand institutional access to […]
Convenient denominations build on bank’s expanding investment-grade metals services Dubai, UAE: Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye (MENAT) region, has announced the launch of Emirates NBD-branded silver bars, expanding its precious metals portfolio in response to growing customer demand for diversified and non-correlated investment options. This latest offering […]
SAN MATEO, CA, and ABU DHABI, UAE — Franklin Templeton, a global investment leader and Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and users, today announced a new institutional off-exchange collateral program, making digital markets more secure and capital-efficient. Now live, eligible clients can use tokenized money market fund shares issued through Franklin Templeton’s Benji […]
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 […]
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 […]
ABU DHABI, UAE — Inveniam Capital Partners (“Inveniam”), the global leader in decentralized data infrastructure for real-world assets, today announced that it has entered into a merger agreement with MEASA Partners, an investment and advisory platform founded by a team with decades of asset management experience and a combined track record overseeing more than $700 billion […]
Vienna / Abu Dhabi: Bitpanda Technology Solutions (BTS) today announced a strategic partnership with Lulu Financial Holdings, a financial services provider with a strong presence across the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. The collaboration will enable LuLuFin to offer customers across its platforms with access to digital asset trading via Bitpanda. The service is expected to become […]