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Pakistans Haball Secures $52mn Pre-Series A Funding Round, Eyes Saudi Arabia Expansion

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The Sharia-compliant fintech Haball is exploring additional market entries across the Middle East, including the UAE an... Read more

UAEs Maseera Acquires Egyptian Fintech ADVA

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The move marks a critical milestone in Maseera’s regional expansion strategy Read more

Dubai Rated As A Top 5 FinTech City And Climbs Financial Centre Rankings

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Dubai emerging as one of the most important financial centres in the world in respected ranking Read more

Nod For Stablecoins USDC And EURC To Accelerate UAEs Emergence As A Crypto Powerhouse, Say Experts

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The DFSA’s decision will enable over 6,000 DIFC firms to use these stablecoins for payments and treasury functions le... Read more

Dubai-headquartered Fintech MANSA Secures $10mn In Funding To Expand Cross-border Payments Solutions

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The funds will support the company’s market expansion into Latin America and Southeast Asia Read more

UAEs Careem Pay Expands Remittance Service To 18 European Countries

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Careem users can now send near-instant money transfers to bank accounts in Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia a... Read more

Tamara, Mastercard Launch Virtual Payment Card In Bid To Grow UAEs BNPL Market

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The partnership will enable Tamara to grow its product suite through added value services provided by Mastercard Read more

Saudi BNPL Market To Hit $53bn By 2030 As Tabby Readies For IPO 

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Tabby, the leading player in the BNPL market in Saudi Arabia and the region, raised $160 million last week at an estima... Read more

Tabby Hits $3.3 Billion Valuation As It Eyes IPO Within 18 Months After $160M Raise

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Buy now, pay later provider prepares for listing as transaction volumes hit $10 billion annually Read more

Arab Financial Services Expands Into UAE To Enhance Digital Payments Ecosystem

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The move follows the successful acquisition of a retail payment services license – category II from the Central Bank ... Read more

Paymob Secures UAE Central Bank License For Retail Payment Services

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The regulatory nod also enables the company to provide merchants with its full suite of omni-channel solutions Read more

Open Banking Fuels GCC Fintech Boom As UAE, Saudi Lead Regional Growth Surge

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The open banking payments volume in the GCC is projected to quadruple to over $930 billion by 2028 from $230 billion in... Read more

Global Fintech Show Money20/20 To Launch Inaugural Middle East Edition In Riyadh In 2025

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The event will be held on September 15-17 Read more

UAE Launches Digital Platform To Modernise Finance Sector

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UAE introduces Know Your Customer platform as it looks to develop financial infrastructure Read more

UAEs Zand Bank Partners With Paymentology to Accelerate Fintech Growth

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The collaboration focuses on expanding financial services for fintechs and startups, aiming to accelerate innovation an... Read more

All-in-one Financial Platform NAGA Taps Mike Tyson For Campaign To Promote Its New App

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The campaign features a video showing Mike Tyson discovering the simplicity of using NAGA, compared to the hassle of us... Read more

Thaw In Funding Winter In UAE As Market Sees Slew Of Multi-million, Double Digit Investment Deals

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The trend is expected to continue as regional economies rebound and investors look for opportunities in emerging market... Read more

Why Saudi Arabia Could Soon Rival Dubai For Fintech Funding

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AstroLabs co-founder highlights 'exciting growth' in Gulf kingdom as it looks to enhance its digital ecosystem Read more

Dubai-based KEN Investments Leads Pioneering Funding In US Fintech Start-up

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Investment in Salaryo pairs Israeli technological innovation with the UAE's financial expertise Read more

UAE's Network International To Acquire African Payments' Firm DPO

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The acquisition will strengthen Network's presence in Africa, giving the payments firm direct access to an extensive and... Read more