Dubai Customs Partners with Binance to Integrate Crypto Payments into Trade and Logistics Operations

Dubai Customs Partners with Binance to Integrate Crypto Payments into Trade and Logistics Operations

Dubai, UAE: In a major step toward advancing its digital transformation agenda, Dubai Customs has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Binance during Binance Week, aiming to expand its digital payment capabilities by integrating crypto-enabled transactions across commercial and logistical operations. The MoU was signed by His Excellency Dr. Abdulla Busenad, Director General of […]

Türkiye’s digital asset platform Paribu has acquired CoinMENA, MENA’s largest local crypto exchange

Türkiye’s digital asset platform Paribu has acquired CoinMENA, MENA’s largest local crypto exchange

İSTANBUL – Türkiye’s leading digital asset platform Paribu today announced that it has acquired CoinMENA, the largest local crypto exchange in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), in a transaction valuing the company at up to USD 240 million. The deal represents Türkiye’s largest fintech transaction to date and the country’s first cross-border acquisition of […]

Mashreq Capital launches Bitcoin and Multi Asset Class (BITMAC) Fund for retail investors

Mashreq Capital launches Bitcoin and Multi Asset Class (BITMAC) Fund for retail investors

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 […]

Capital.com accelerates MENA growth with expanded crypto markets and strong Q3 performance

Capital.com accelerates MENA growth with expanded crypto markets and strong Q3 performance

Dubai, UAE – Capital.com, a leading global trading platform and fintech group, today announced a major expansion of its crypto offering alongside robust growth across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The company has added over 1,200 new markets bringing the total numbers of instruments it offers traders to 5000, including a significantly expanded range […]

Building Selini Capital’s Global Hub for Institutional OTC Trading in Dubai - Interview with Matthew Grint, General Manager of Selini Capital

Building Selini Capital’s Global Hub for Institutional OTC Trading in Dubai – Interview with Matthew Grint, General Manager of Selini Capital

Matthew Grint, General Manager of Selini Capital FZE, is steering the company’s next phase of growth following its recent approval from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). The milestone marks a pivotal moment in Selini Capital’s global strategy, enabling the firm to directly offer institutional-grade liquidity and pricing services under a fully regulated framework. With […]

UAE residents get access to Regulated Bitcoin Mining with du’s “Cloud Miner”

UAE residents get access to Regulated Bitcoin Mining with du’s “Cloud Miner”

du’s Cloud MaaS offering ‘Cloud Miner’ is tailored to democratize access to cryptocurrency mining, removing the barriers of hefty technical know-how, finding large amounts of electricity, and maintenance reliability. Dubai, UAE: du, the leading telecom and digital services provider, has become the first UAE telco to officially launch an innovative Cloud Mining as a Service (MaaS) […]

GFH Financial Group and Binance launch Bahrain’s first bank-integrated crypto payment solution

GFH Financial Group and Binance launch Bahrain’s first bank-integrated crypto payment solution

Manama, Bahrain: GFH Financial Group (“GFH” or “the Group”) has partnered with Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and digital-asset exchange, to launch a landmark initiative: Bahrain’s first bank-integrated crypto payment solution. The strategic collaboration seamlessly merges the trust and security of traditional finance with the innovation of blockchain technology, positioning GFH as the first financial […]

Citi Partners with Coinbase to Explore Stablecoin Payments for Institutional Clients

Citi Partners with Coinbase to Explore Stablecoin Payments for Institutional Clients

Citigroup and cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase plan to collaborate on digital asset payment solutions for the U.S. bank’s institutional clients, to expand the offering to global clients in the future. The partnership will initially focus on enabling users to deposit and withdraw traditional currencies (commonly referred to as “fiat” in crypto) through Coinbase’s services, marking a significant step […]

Selini Capital Secures VARA Licence to Expand Institutional Digital-Asset Trading in Dubai

Selini Capital Secures VARA Licence to Expand Institutional Digital-Asset Trading in Dubai

Dubai, UAE: Selini Capital, a global digital-asset trading and investment firm, has been awarded a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) licence by the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) in Dubai. The licence allows Selini to offer its full suite of broker-dealer and over-the-counter (OTC) trading services to qualified and institutional investors worldwide, under Dubai’s robust regulatory framework. […]