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Paymob, the Egypt-founded payments platform, has raised $35 million in a pre-Series C round co-led by Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, with …
Moyasar, a Riyadh-headquartered payment gateway, has secured in-principle approval for two licences from the Central Bank of the UAE – a Retail Payment Services Category II licence and a Stored …
Tarabut, the regulated open banking and embedded finance platform operating across Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain, has secured $50 million in strategic financing from a group of Saudi financial …
Tabby has raised $233 million in a new funding round that values the Dubai buy now, pay later group at $6.5 billion, nearly double the $3.3 billion valuation it set …
Pay10, the UAE’s first licensed third-party provider (TPP) under the Central Bank of the UAE’s Open Finance framework, has extended its bank-by-bank rollout into merchant distribution, integrating with payment platform …
Foodics has launched Capital 2.0, an automated financing product that pre-qualifies restaurants for funding using their own performance data instead of a traditional loan application. The company unveiled the product …
Yes, as of July 2026. Etihad Credit Bureau, the UAE’s federal credit bureau, began folding Tabby account and repayment data into UAE credit reports that month, covering both new and …
baraka, the DIFC-based investment platform regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority, announced on 14 September 2026 that eligible customers can now invest directly in companies listed on Dubai Financial …
Fortis Digital Solutions has partnered with Paymob to integrate its SmartPOS software directly onto Paymob’s payment terminals in the UAE, the companies announced on 8 September 2026. The integration turns …
Mastercard and noon payments have enabled acceptance of Jaywan, the UAE’s domestic card scheme, for e-commerce transactions through Mastercard Gateway, the companies announced on 9 September 2026. The capability is …
