Fintech

We covered what Jaywan is and how it works back in January, when the UAE’s national card scheme was still ahead of its official rollout. That rollout is done. Jaywan launched …

Sav‘s entire card portfolio is now exclusively powered by Visa, after the Dubai-based consumer fintech signed a five-year, multimillion-dollar deal making Visa its sole card network across the UAE and …

Market size, the five regulators, DIFC vs ADGM, every major segment, and the funding data behind the UAE’s most-watched sector.

Emirates NBD has gone live on the Partior blockchain network, becoming the first bank in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT) region to process real-time, blockchain-based cross-border US …

Spare and Xsquare have partnered to embed Pay by Bank capabilities into business payment workflows through the CBUAE’s Open Finance Framework, the companies announced July 13, 2026. The partnership lets …

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority issued 120 In-Principle Approvals (IPAs) in 2025, up 32% on the year before, according to the FSRA Annual Report 2025. The regulator also granted 95 full …

Remitly Global (NASDAQ: RELY) has been granted a Stored Value Facilities license with Exchange Business Category IV from the Central Bank of the UAE, the company said on July 9, …

Rakesh Mavath explains how Takeem’s Rental Guarantee actually works, and why depth beats breadth for the next 12 months.

KamelPay has launched AbsoluteCard, an integrated corporate payments platform for businesses in the UAE, combining a web portal, mobile app and a Mastercard-powered corporate card to help companies manage expenses, …

DDSC, the UAE dirham stablecoin developed by IHC, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) and Sirius International Holding, has received a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Central Bank of the …