Building a Financing Ecosystem for businesses and consumers across the UAE. Abu Dhabi, UAE – August 2026 — Comera Finance, part of Comera Financial Holdings and Abu Dhabi’s Royal Group, has commenced operations in the UAE, marking a new chapter in the development of the wider Comera financial services ecosystem. Licensed by the Central Bank […]
Patient Card Program lets patients pay for treatment at participating Toothpick clinics in 6 or 12 monthly installments, at 0% interest, using a Wio Personal Credit Card Dubai, UAE – Wio Bank, the UAE’s leading financial platform, and Toothpick, the UAE’s leading dental and healthcare tech-ecosystem, announced a partnership that combines Toothpick’s network of more than […]
Dubai, UAE, Network International (Network), a leading fintech company across the Middle East and Africa, announced the launch of its regional acquiring capability that enables merchants to seamlessly accept payments across GCC markets through a single integration. The launch marks a significant step towards creating a more connected regional payments ecosystem, aligned with Network’s “one integration, […]
HONG KONG – Citigroup expects to get regulatory approval for its wholly-owned China brokerage business as soon as this month and plans to add several dozen staff at the unit over the next few months, said two people with knowledge of the matter. The long-awaited final Chinese regulatory approval for the business could be granted […]
Dubai, UAE — Mal is developing an integrated financial platform designed to bring multiple aspects of customers’ financial lives into a single connected experience, reducing reliance on separate banks, platforms and service providers for payments, financing, investment and money management. The platform addresses a fragmented financial experience in which customers often need to register with multiple […]
Alaan, the Middle East’s largest and most comprehensive spend management platform for businesses, has received in-principle approval from the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) for its Stored Value Facilities (SVF) and Retail Payment Services (RPS) category-II licences. By working closely with the CBUAE, and subject to final regulatory approvals, Alaan will be able to […]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2 September, 2026 – GRT Capital Management Limited (“GRT”) today announced the launch of its office in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, marking a significant milestone in the global expansion of the asset management firm. Regulated by […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Vision Bank, the Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM)-headquartered Islamic bank founded and wholly owned by GII Group, has announced the launch of its SME financing proposition, marking a significant step in the Bank’s strategy to support modern businesses with solutions built around how companies operate, trade and grow. The GII Group […]
Abu Dhabi: First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the UAE’s global bank and one of the world’s largest and safest financial institutions, has successfully completed live USD transactions at scale as part of Swift’s Ledger Minimum Viable Product (MVP), using tokenized deposits and Swift smart contract settlements to enable 24/7 cross-border payments. Completed bilaterally with Citi, the […]
New unified fraud score is the company’s first combined offering in-market since Visa’s acquisition of Featurespace A2A Protect has been shown to reduce over 50% more fraud and help reduce over 40% in unnecessary fraud alerts SAN FRANCISCO — Visa (NYSE: V), a world leader in digital payments, today announced an enhanced version of A2A […]