Dubai, UAE, June 4th, 2026: Chainberg, the institutional custody arm of global digital asset platform Liminal, obtains IPA, paving the way for obtaining a full VASP License from VARA in Dubai. Chainberg, an institutional-grade digital asset custody platform, has received In-Principle Approval (IPA) from the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), the penultimate milestone before full authorisation as a […]
CHEYENNE, Wyo.- Payward, a unified financial infrastructure platform and the parent company of Kraken, announced its expansion into the United Arab Emirates after being granted preliminary approval for a broker-dealer, investment and management licence from the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) in Dubai, UAE. Kraken, one of the world’s longest-standing and most liquid cryptocurrency platforms, […]
Global, May 8, 2026 Bitget, Bitget Launches QR-Based Payments for Daily Needs, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has introduced its Scan to Pay feature on Bitget Pay, enabling users to spend USDT directly at offline merchants by scanning QR codes through the Bitget App. The feature is now live across selected markets across Southeast […]
Rain, the leading regulated crypto-asset platform in the Middle East, today announced that its Dubai entity, Rain MENA FZE, has received In-Principle Approval (IPA) from the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) for Exchange Services, Broker-Dealer Services, and Margin Trading. The approval marks Rain’s entry into the Dubai market under VARA’s regulatory framework and completes its […]
Lahore: Pakistan is taking decisive steps to regulate its rapidly growing digital asset ecosystem, as policymakers and industry experts convened at the Leadership Summit on Blockchain and Digital Assets hosted by the LUMS Centre for Digital Assets Research (CeDAR). The summit highlighted the urgent need for regulatory intervention, with officials revealing that nearly 40 million Pakistanis are currently […]
DUBAI, UAE – ARP Digital, a regulated digital capital infrastructure platform, today announced that it has received in-principle approval from the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) to provide Broker-Dealer services in Dubai. The approval extends ARP Digital’s multi-jurisdictional regulatory framework into the UAE, the region’s largest digital asset market by transaction volume. The UAE has […]
Standard Chartered to provide a comprehensive and reliable custody offering, the first-ever G-SIB-backed off-exchange tokenized collateral framework Initiative scales utility of tokenized real-world assets (RWA) and enables broader market participation DUBAI, OKX, a leading global fintech company and crypto trading platform, today announced the launch of a joint framework with BlackRock and Standard Chartered to integrate […]
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 […]
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 […]