ADX empowers entrepreneurs and investors at the Abu Dhabi Global Entrepreneurship Festival

ADX empowers entrepreneurs and investors at the Abu Dhabi Global Entrepreneurship Festival

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Group (ADX) has announced its collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Global Entrepreneurship Festival (ADGEF) as its “Capital Markets Partner” to advocate financial literacy, investment proficiency, and investment knowledge for the next generation of entrepreneurs and investors. Held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Nahyan bin […]

Standard Chartered Foundation and Village Capital launch the 2026 Women in Tech accelerator in the UAE

Standard Chartered Foundation and Village Capital launch the 2026 Women in Tech accelerator in the UAE

 United Arab Emirates – Standard Chartered Foundation, in partnership with Village Capital, announced today the launch of the eighth edition of the Women in Tech Accelerator in the UAE, continuing its support for women-led, tech-enabled startups at a critical stage of growth. The 2026 cohort will equip founders with investment readiness training, catalytic funding, and access […]

UAE-based zypl.ai closes $5.5 million bridge round at $80 million valuation

UAE-based zypl.ai closes $5.5 million bridge round at $80 million valuation

UAE-based credit scoring platform zypl.ai has raised $5.5 million in a bridge round led by Carbide Ventures and investors including Shukhrat Ibragimov, reaching an $80 million valuation. Funded in 2021 by Azizjon Azimi, zypl.ai develops synthetic data solutions for financial institutions, powered by its proprietary zGAN model, designed to improve AI decisioning under volatile market conditions. The […]

Bitget Expands Spot Market With Ondo Tokenized Stocks, ETFs and Precious Metals

Bitget Expands Spot Market With Ondo Tokenized Stocks, ETFs and Precious Metals

Victoria, Seychelles, March 17, 2026 — Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange, is expanding its spot market with a new batch of Ondo Global Markets tokenized securities, bringing major U.S. equities, index ETFs, and precious metals into a single trading environment alongside digital assets. The rollout adds a new layer to Bitget’s multi-asset model, allowing users to trade crypto […]

VAST Data and CrowdStrike partner to establish a unified security model for the AI lifecycle

VAST Data and CrowdStrike partner to establish a unified security model for the AI lifecycle

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – At VAST Forward 2026, VAST Data, the AI Operating System company, and CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) announced a strategic partnership that combines VAST’s native data-layer governance and platform-level controls with CrowdStrike’s enterprise-grade threat detection and automated response. By integrating these capabilities within the VAST AI Operating System and connecting telemetry with the […]

Emirates NBD Capital becomes first Middle Eastern investment bank to secure Merchant Banking Licence in India

Emirates NBD Capital becomes first Middle Eastern investment bank to secure Merchant Banking Licence in India

The approval underscores Emirates NBD commitment to India’s growing economy and positions the bank to unlock India-Middle East capital flows Dubai: Emirates NBD Capital, the investment banking arm of Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye (MENAT) region, announced it has received regulatory approval for a Category I Merchant […]