Dubai, UAE — Global property payments platformBlackstone-Backed Redpin, backed by a USD $170 million investment from Blackstone, has received in-principle approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to process payments in the United Arab Emirates, marking a significant milestone in the company’s regional expansion strategy. The approval enables Redpin to extend its property payment […]
JAIDA and CHARI sign a memorandum of understanding to promote financial inclusion and support local economic actors
Casablanca: JAIDA and CHARI have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at strengthening their cooperation in support of financial inclusion, the development of micro-entrepreneurship, and the backing of Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) actors in Morocco. This collaboration between JAIDA and CHARI is built on the complementary expertise of the two institutions. JAIDA, a subsidiary of […]
Nuvei to Acquire Payoneer for $2.75 Billion, Creating a Leading Global Platform for Local and Cross-Border Commerce
June 15, 2026 The combined company will give businesses a single partner to accept, hold, and move money – including stablecoin transactions – across 190+ countries and territories At close, the combined company is expected to generate approximately $3 billion in annual revenue and process more than $500 billion in annual payment volume for more than 2.4 million customers MONTREAL and NEW YORK, June […]
Almana Group sign partnership with Liabify to invest in and co-develop payroll-linked Earned Wage Access solutions across the GCC
The agreement was formally signed at Almana Group headquarters in Doha, Qatar, marking the start of a strategic collaboration to develop payroll-linked Earned Wage Access (EWA) solutions across the GCC, with broader expansion plans expected to extend into selected Southeast Asian markets. Doha, Qatar – 16 May 2026 The scope of the investment includes the […]
QDB and SACE, the Italian Export Credit Agency, sign a framework agreement for Export Credit Reinsurance
Prague, Czech Republic – Qatar Development Bank (QDB) and SACE S.p.A., Italy’s export credit agency and one of the world’s leading Export Credit Agencies (ECAs), signed an export credit reinsurance agreement on June 11, 2026, on the sidelines of TXF Global 2026: Export, Agency & Project Finance, held in Prague, Czech Republic. The agreement establishes a framework […]
Kudo.com secures UAE Capiral Market Authority (CMA) Licence and expands access to GCC Markets
Dubai, UAE – Kudo.com, formerly known as Kudotrade, has announced the successful acquisition of a UAE Capital Markets Authority (CMA) licence, marking a significant milestone in the company’s evolution and reinforcing its commitment to serving traders and investors across the Middle East. The regulatory approval follows Kudo’s recent rebrand and reflects the company’s continued growth from […]
TFSF Ventures Emerges From Three Quiet Years in the UAE With Patent-Pending Agentic Payment Infrastructure — and Opens It for Licensing
Ras Al Khaimah, UAE — The TFSF Ventures Emerges agentic economy stopped being theoretical this week. With the world’s largest payment networks now opening their rails to autonomous AI agents — credentialed, permissioned, and settling transactions at machine speed — the question facing every financial institution and enterprise has shifted from whether software agents will […]
CBUAE strengthens its leadership in financial inclusion through a strategic partnership with The World Bank Group
Abu Dhabi: The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) and the World Bank Group signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation in the areas of financial inclusion, financial literacy, financial consumer protection and financial dispute resolution, as part of the ongoing cooperation between both parties. The signing was witnessed by H.E. Khaled Mohamed Balama, Governor of […]
Mastercard launches Agent Pay for Machines to unlock super-fast, always-on payments
More than 30 industry leaders, including Adyen, Ant International, BVNK, Checkout.com, Cloudflare, Coinbase, Getnet by Santander, Global Payments, Lovable, OKX, Stripe and Tempo, are among the first to leverage and support adoption. The rise of AI has created new ways to buy and sell goods and services. Now it’s requiring a new class of payments. Mastercard envisions a […]
Valu Jordan Partners with MEPS and PayTabs Group to Expand BNPL Across In-Store and Online Payments
Strategic collaboration enables authorized merchants to offer Valu’s flexible payment solutions through POS terminals and e-commerce checkout powered by MEPS’s national payments infrastructure and PayTabs payment orchestration platform Amman, Jordan – 10 June 2026: Valu Jordan, a leading fintech platform in the Middle East and North Africa, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Middle East […]
