eBay announces global payment acquiring partnership with Checkout.com

eBay announces global payment acquiring partnership with Checkout.com

The partnership expands eBay’s global payment platform capabilities to enhance customer experience and drive operational efficiencies‍ ‍San Jose and London — 16 April 2025 — eBay, a global commerce leader that connects millions of buyers and sellers around the world, today announced its strategic partnership with Checkout.com, a leading global digital payments platform. Through this partnership, […]

UAE Ranked Number One Globally for Entrepreneurship for Fourth Consecutive Year: GEM Report

UAE Ranked Number One Globally for Entrepreneurship for Fourth Consecutive Year: GEM Report

Dubai, UAE – April 2025 — The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has once again solidified its status as a global leader in entrepreneurship, ranking number one worldwide for the fourth consecutive year, according to the latest Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) report. The annual report, released earlier this year, evaluated countries based on 13 key ‘GEM […]

Ahlibank accepts merger plan proposed by Sohar International

Ahlibank accepts merger plan proposed by Sohar International

Muscat – Ahlibank’s board of directors has accepted the merger proposal outlined in a letter of intent submitted by Sohar International Bank. On Monday, Sohar International announced its intention to explore a potential merger with Ahlibank and formally presented its proposal through a letter of intent to Ahlibank’s board. Ahlibank’s board convened on Thursday to review […]

Emirates NBD becomes the first bank in the UAE to launch Visa+ Simplifying International Money Transfers

Emirates NBD becomes the first bank in the UAE to launch Visa+ Simplifying International Money Transfers

Emirates NBD and Visa partnership will offer existing bank’s customers faster, secure and quicker means to send money to Visa cardholders within the GCC. Dubai, UAE: Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the Middle East, North Africa, and Türkiye (MENAT) region, has partnered with Visa, a global leader in digital payments, to become the first […]

Al Ansari Exchange and ruya partner to offer Free Cash Deposits across the UAE

Al Ansari Exchange and ruya partner to offer Free Cash Deposits across the UAE

Dubai, UAE – Al Ansari Exchange, the UAE’s largest remittance and foreign exchange company and a subsidiary of Al Ansari Financial Services PJSC, and Ruya Islamic Community Bank or “ruya”, a leading digital-first Islamic community bank, are thrilled to announce that they have signed a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing financial inclusivity and convenience for customers […]

nmbr Launches Equity-for-Users Model to Kill the Phone Number

nmbr Launches Equity-for-Users Model to Kill the Phone Number

nmbr launches campaign to replace the traditional phone number with a global, user-owned, internet-based identity. April 14, 2025 — Dubai. — What if you could own a piece of the next big thing — just by signing up early? That’s the premise behind nmbr, a bold new startup aiming to reinvent how the world communicates. […]

Avaloq opens new office in DIFC to drive digital transformation in Middle East financial services

Avaloq opens new office in DIFC to drive digital transformation in Middle East financial services

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Avaloq, a leader in private banking, wealth management and investment management technology, has inaugurated its new regional office in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). This strategic expansion follows the signing of InvestGB, the wealth and investment management arm of Gulf Bank, and the recent addition of another major client in the […]