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PayTabs Group has agreed to acquire Amazon Payment Services’ Middle East and North Africa operations in a deal worth more than $100 million, announced 7 September 2026. Once completed, the …
Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Securitize, a NYSE-listed tokenization platform backed by BlackRock, on 3 September 2026. The agreement sets up a …
Standard Chartered has launched institutional Bitcoin and Ether spot trading in the UAE through Standard Chartered DIFC, making it the first Global Systemically Important Bank (G-SIB) to offer the capability …
The UAE has become the regional reference point for a two-track approach to stablecoins: letting dollar-backed tokens operate under a licensed framework while building a dirham-denominated layer alongside them, according to …
Zand, the Abu Dhabi-backed UAE digital bank, is adding support for USDC, Circle’s US dollar stablecoin, alongside its own regulated Zand Dirham, the bank announced August 25, 2026. The move …
Capital Vault, a regulated affiliate of trading platform Capital.com, has secured a full virtual-asset licence from the UAE’s Securities and Commodities Authority, now operating as the UAE CMA, clearing the …
Arbeat Group FZE has received a full Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) licence from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), covering both exchange and broker-dealer services. The licence, issued 23 June …
Dubai Duty Free has become the first airport retailer in the Middle East to accept Crypto.com Pay, the companies announced on 5 August 2026. The payment option is live now at …
The Laser Digital ZIGChain UAE deal pairs a Nomura-backed investment with a dated target: $100 million in total value locked across onchain credit vaults by the end of November.
Emirates has launched Crypto.com Pay as a payment option for flight bookings, the airline announced on 28 July 2026. The feature is available to eligible UAE residents booking flights priced and …
