LONDON / ABU DHABI — Virtu Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VIRT), a leading provider of global, multi-asset financial services that delivers liquidity and innovative, transparent products across the complete investment cycle to global markets, and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, one of the largest and fastest growing exchanges in MENA, today announced the launch of POSIT® block-trading indications […]
Abu Dhabi: First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the UAE’s global bank and one of the world’s largest financial institutions, has become the first bank in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to sign the UN Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles, and established an AED 100 billion blue finance target to support water and […]
90% say digital tools help them respond faster to supply-chain disruption Supplier-focused strategies record a 26 percentage point increase in priority Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Standard Chartered announced today the findings of its latest Future of Trade report, titled ‘Navigating an Age of Structural Uncertainty’, which ranks the United Arab Emirates first globally among 27 surveyed markets for […]
Dubai, UAE – NymCard, a full-stack payments infrastructure company in MENA, has received in-principle approval from the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) for a Stored Value Facility (SVF) licence. The approval marks NymCard’s third licence with the CBUAE, building on its existing Retail Payment Services and Card Schemes (RPSCS) Category II and Open Finance […]
Kuwait City, Kuwait – HSBC Kuwait has announced the launch of a new merchant acquiring proposition for its corporate clients, delivered through a strategic partnership with Tap Payments, a fintech founded in Kuwait and a licensed payment service provider. Through this collaboration, HSBC clients can accept card payments using Tap Payments’ payment infrastructure, while benefiting […]
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, […]
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 […]