Fintech

United Arab Bank (UAB) has launched two corporate credit cards with Mastercard for UAE businesses, TechAfrica News reported on 5 October 2026. Key Takeaways United Arab Bank (UAB) has launched two corporate …

NEOPAY, the UAE merchant acquiring and payment processing company, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 65% controlling stake in noon payments, noon payments announced on 5 October 2026. The deal …

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) and Morocco’s central bank, Bank Al-Maghrib, signed two memorandums of understanding on 3 October 2026 at the CBUAE’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi. H.E. …

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) and the Central Bank of Syria signed a memorandum of understanding on 2 October 2026 to cooperate on payment systems, financial technology, financial …

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) and the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) have renewed their Dh5 billion ($1.36 billion) currency swap agreement for another five years. The deal …

China Securities, a Beijing-based investment bank, has opened a regional office in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) after being authorised by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA). The firm, …

erad, a Riyadh-based fintech that provides Shariah-compliant working-capital financing to small and medium-sized businesses in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, has raised a $22 million (SAR 78.75 million) Series A …

Trade-based money laundering, TBML, is one of the UAE’s named enforcement priorities heading into 2026, and it works differently from the money-laundering methods most people picture. Rather than moving illicit …

PhonePe, India’s largest digital payments platform, has received In-Principle Approval from the Central Bank of the UAE for two payment licences, Retail Payment Services and Card Schemes (RPSCS) and Stored …

Foloosi, a UAE-born payments technology company, has received In-Principle Approval (IPA) from the Central Bank of the UAE for a Category III licence under the Retail Payment Services and Card …