Ajman, UAE: ruya (رويا), the UAE’s digital-first Islamic bank, is proud to announce a pioneering step in the region’s banking industry. In an unprecedented move, ruya has become the first Islamic bank globally to enable customers to buy and sell virtual assets, commonly known as “cryptocurrencies” including Bitcoin, directly through its mobile app. This service is part of ruya’s broader […]
Dubai: Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN),is proud to announce its collaboration with Manara, the social impact startup dedicated to unlocking the untapped potential of top technology talent in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA), including women in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Together, they […]
London, Dubai – Standard Chartered and OKX, a leading cryptocurrency exchange and global onchain technology company, today announced the launch of a ground-breaking, world-leading collateral mirroring programme, enabling institutional clients to utilise cryptocurrencies and tokenised money market funds as off-exchange collateral for trading. This initiative significantly enhances security and capital efficiency for institutional clients by using a […]
Global, April 9, 2025 – Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has announced a significant update to the burn mechanism of Bitget Token (BGB). This enhancement introduces a utility-based model that ties BGB’s quarterly burn amount to its on-chain usage, signifying the token’s evolution towards higher transparency, compliance, and sustainable token value. To […]
Dubai, UAE — Own and Dinari today announced a partnership to bring $1 billion worth of U.S. equities on-chain, increasing the current tokenized equities market by more than 66x by the end of 2025. Dinari’s tokenized securities platform provides global access to U.S. public markets and will be distributed through Fasset’s licensed entities in the UAE, Indonesia, Malaysia, the EU, Turkey, […]
Dubai, UAE: Serenity, a blockchain technology company specializing in secure digital finance solutions, has signed a partnership with MTA Real Estate to develop a secure, blockchain-powered real estate investment portal targeting global crypto holders. The move follows the Dubai Land Department’s approval of a pilot program for tokenized property transactions, positioning the initiative within the city’s broader strategy […]
San Francisco/Lagos March 27, 2025 – Ripple, the leading provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions, and payments provider Chipper Cash have announced a new partnership to support cross-border payments into Africa using Ripple Payments, which leverages digital assets for faster, cheaper, more efficient cross-border payments. By leveraging Ripple’s crypto-enabled payments solution Chipper Cash, which has […]
Dubai: Bitpanda, Europe’s leading virtual assets platform, has secured a Broker-Dealer licence from the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), obtaining approval in record time. The licence will allow Bitpanda to make its virtual assets platform available to investors in the UAE including access to over 500 virtual assets – the most extensive virtual assets […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — amana, MENA’s leading neobroker, is redefining trading by adding 300+ new cryptocurrencies, bringing its total to 450+ coins—the most from any local broker. This unmatched range cements amana as the go-to platform for seamless digital and traditional asset trading in one powerful app. This milestone fills a major gap: […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, recently celebrated the second anniversary of the Bybit Card, a digital native solution for the borderless crypto community, at an event at Bybit’s Dubai headquarters on Mar. 7. Since its launch in Sep. 2023, the Bybit Card has rapidly become one of […]