See how we rate banking products to write unbiased product reviews. Quicken Simplifi is one of the best budgeting apps out there, especially if you want to create a detailed monthly spending and …
16 fabulous things to do over the weekend
You guessed it; there’s another brilliant weekend packed full of great things to do in Dubai coming right up. This weekend, we are getting dressed up to the nines and heading to the races; the Dubai …
MANTRA Completes $11M Round Led by Shorooq Partners to Accelerate RWA Tokenization
MANTRA ($OM), the Layer 1 blockchain for Real World Assets (RWA), has announced the completion of a new funding round. Top venture and technology investor in the MENA region, Shorooq Partners, led the …
Green shoots in African fintech
Zoom in: Funding to African fintechs first rose above $1 billion in 2021, and has stayed at that watermark. The rapid rise of mobile payments in the market has drawn giants like Visa and Mastercard to …
MANTRA completes $11 million round led by Shorooq Partners to accelerate RWA Tokenisation
MANTRA ($OM) aims to make investing more accessible in the Middle East and Asia by boosting market liquidity and fostering growth …
MANTRA completes $11mln round led by Shorooq Partners to accelerate RWA tokenization
This aligns with the goals of both regions to lead in financial innovation, driving economic growth and prosperity in the region …
America Must Lead on Crypto Regulation
Dante Alighieri Disparte urges policymakers to take decisive action and set new rules for the industry in 2024.
Bracing for the Fed’s verdict on inflation
With Federal Reserve officials all but guaranteed to hold interest rates steady today, Wall Street’s attention will be laser-focused instead on whether Chair Jerome Powell and his colleagues are …
TechTides Africa: eyeing smart fintech operator’s skills
This week’s TechTides Africa column gets a shake-up courtesy of Nicole Dunn. Dunn, co-founder and chief operating officer at South African fintech start-up Revio, spearheads go-to-market strategies, …
CASHIN KSA partners with Fils
CASHIN KSA, and Fils have forged a transformative partnership aimed at enhancing the financial landscape with sustainability at its core. Is a prominent POS and digital payments fintech in the region …
Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD) joins Dubai FinTech Summit as a Strategic Banking Partner
The collaboration reinforces Dubai FinTech Summit and CBD’s shared commitment to strengthen the global financial ecosystem through innovation and …
PhonePe users can now make UPI payments in UAE via NEOPAY Terminals
Fintech firm PhonePe App users travelling to the UAE can now make payments using UPI at Mashreq’s NEOPAY Terminals, the Walmart group digital payments firm said on Thursday.
13 new hotels in Dubai, from FIVE to One&Only
Dubai is an ever-changing landscape of skyscrapers, huge shopping malls and five-star hotels. And 2024 is no exception to this rule, as there are a number of new hotels that we’re excited about …
Could This Artificial Intelligence (AI) Fintech Be 1 of 2024’s Largest IPOs?
Klarna, the Swedish fintech bank, used artificial intelligence to slash costs last year and is in talks with investment banks about going public. The fintech saw its valuation fluctuate from $46 …
The 10 most brilliant buffet brunches in Dubai 2024
The buffet brunch is a Dubai institution, so the weight on our shoulders when choosing the city’s best buffet brunches is a heavy one. Every year, the standard gets higher and higher. 2024 is no …
UAE: Fraudsters impersonate major broker Equiti, scam investors out of millions of dirhams
The UAE’s Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) has issued a warning to investors regarding an unlicensed company allegedly impersonating the licensed UAE-based global broker, Equiti. Investors, …
Startup Spotlight: Here’s How UAE-Based Appro Is Simplifying Customer Onboarding For Banks
It was thus to address this issue of customer onboarding at banks in the UAE that fintech startup Appro was created. “Typically, customer onboarding at banks is a very long complicated process with a …