Category: FINTECH

UAE has become the first market outside US to launch Mastercard’s Agent Pay, partnering with Majid Al Futtaim on AI-powered payments …

When you think about budgeting and money management, Quicken has been at the top of many people’s lists for decades. But Quicken is software you download to your Mac or Windows machine. What if you …

Fintech stocks have performed worse than financial and technology companies in the past year as consumer spending habits shift due to inflationary pressures. As the pandemic-related e-commerce boost …

Regulators in countries such as the UAE and Bahrain are enabling growth while ensuring guardrails are there to protect consumers …

The Benzina Fintech Day & Awards featured a panel on IPO and M&A trends in the Fintech space. Here’s what experts are seeing now and predict for 2026.

Local, the leading payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, and Félix, a U.S. chat-based service that lets people send remittances through WhatsApp, announced a partnership to …

Fintech prides itself on innovation, yet it struggles to innovate in one of the most important areas of all—inclusion.

Invest Clearly, a company dedicated to bringing transparency and accountability to private real estate investing, today announced the launch of the Invest Clearly platform, the first verified investor …

Institutions have had to adapt to a new reality, pushing for accelerated innovation. Today, fintechs not only represent a challenge for traditional banks, but also an opportunity to improve …

MANAMA, BH / ACCESS Newswire / October 6, 2025 / FinTech Forward 2025 (FF25), the region’s premier strategic financial technology event, today announced that two globally renowned innovators will …

Digitalization is changing the face of the banking sector, creating new opportunities and challenges. The numbers speak clearly: according to a report by McKinsey 70% of banks have accelerated their …

United Arab Emirates: – MENA-based BaaS provider of embedded finance NymCard has formed a strategic collaboration with Visa in the Middle East that will allow NymCard’s network of fintech partners to …

Startup funding across the Middle East and North Africa went down to $785 million in October 2025, according to …

2025 promises to be a year of great opportunities for the fintech sector, but also of significant challenges. Companies that successfully navigate innovation and prudence will emerge stronger. It is …

Discover the opportunities and challenges facing fintech in 2025. The numbers speak clearly: The fintech market is expected to grow 23% compared to the previous year, reaching a total value of over …

CWG Markets, a globally recognized financial services institution, made a remarkable impression at the 2025 Dubai FinTech Expo, one of the most prestigious gatherings in the global financial …

David Rodeck specializes in making insurance, investing, and financial planning understandable for readers. He has written for publications like AARP and Forbes Advisor, as well as major corporations …