The App Will Transform How Residents and Travelers Discover, Book, Pay, and Access Tourism and Lifestyle Services Across Syria ‘My Syria’ Becomes the First App in Syria to Enable Cross-Border Digital Payments with Apple Pay, Google Pay and Major International Cards Ministry of Tourism Backs Private-Sector Innovation to Accelerate Syria’s Digital Tourism Transformation Damascus, Syrian […]
Dubai UAE: du Pay, the advanced digital financial services subsidiary of du, has announced the launch of Flexi Cash Loan, a new digital cash lending product. The new service, now live on the du Pay application, gives eligible customers access to short-term cash loans of up to AED 5,000 instantly. The service is being rolled out […]
UAE, Dubai – Visa and noon have partnered to launch Tap to Tip, a new initiative designed to make it easier for residents across the UAE to support delivery riders through simple, contactless tipping. As the UAE continues its shift toward digital payments, opportunities to tip in cash are becoming less common. Visa’s latest Where Cash Hides study found […]
Manama, Bahrain: stc pay Bahrain, Bahrain’s most innovative and accessible mobile wallet for digital financial transactions, has partnered with PayPal, a global leader in digital payments, to launch seamless cross-border fund transfers, enabling customers to link their PayPal accounts directly to the stc pay app and move funds between both platforms. This new service allows users […]
Juspay, a global payments technology company serving enterprises and banks, today announced a partnership with Recurly, a leading subscription management and recurring billing platform. The collaboration integrates Juspay’s open-source payment orchestration platform, Hyperswitch, into the Recurly ecosystem. This partnership enables Recurly’s merchants to reduce payment failures, scale with new payment providers, and accelerate go-to-market with […]
Dubai, UAE – The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has reported strong growth in company registrations, with new active registered companies increasing by 30% over the 12 months ending June 2026, reinforcing Dubai’s position as one of the world’s leading financial hubs despite ongoing geopolitical tensions in the region. According to DIFC, a total of […]
By Srishti Dixit, Founder & Managing Director, ONS FinServ Group The Middle East has demonstrated that it can attract international managers, sophisticated capital and experienced financial professionals. The next question is whether its operating ecosystem can mature at the same pace. As fund structures become more sophisticated, the competitive advantage will increasingly come from the governance, […]
Visa to cut about 2,600 jobs Job cuts to primarily affect technology and product teams CEO says, have conviction we are doing what is right for Visa Visa had about 34,100 employees in FY2025 July 28 (Reuters) – Visa (V.N), plans to cut 7% of its workforce, or about 2,600 jobs, a company spokesperson said on Tuesday, […]
DUBAI, UAE: Pemo, the UAE’s leading all-in-one spend management platform built for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), today announced that it has received in-principle approval from the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) for a Stored Value Facilities (SVF) licence. The approval will let the company hold and manage business funds digitally on its customers’ […]
By Ali Al-Marjibi, Founder, Tawjih AI and MVSxAI The UAE stands out as one of the stronger places in MENA right now for fintech that can actually scale. I say that from the inside, building in the space. 2026 has been rough on funding across the region yet the UAE kept its footing and came […]