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Wio Bank and Pine Labs: Modernising Payments in the UAE
Wio Bank and Pine Labs have joined forces to enhance digital payment infrastructure and merchant onboarding across the Middle East fintech market …
Pine Labs partners with UAE-based Wio Bank for tech infrastructure
Apart from the UAE, Pine Labs currently offers Credit+ in India, Sri Lanka, the Middle East, Africa and Southeast Asia …
First Abu Dhabi Bank joins as Official Banking Partner for the first-ever Open Masters Games in the Middle East
Reflecting the shared vision of both organisations to supporting initiatives that promote health, participation, and social cohesion …
For UK Firms in Dubai, Banking is Simple, and Skrooge.ai Brings the Same Ease to Accounting
More British companies are choosing to run their businesses in Dubai. By 2026, Dubai will host more than 1.4 million active companies, with around 250,000 new f …
Dubai’s Binghatti shelves IPO plan on strong balance sheet
The chairman of Binghatti Holding has reportedly ruled out a public listing, given the Dubai-based developer’s strong balance sheet and available funding recourse. Mohammed BinGhatti told Asharq …
CRDB Bank opens Dubai office to channel global capital into East and Central Africa’s economy
The desert sun was setting over Dubai’s skyline when Tanzania’s CRDB Bank marked a milestone that felt bigger than finance. At the Intercontinental Hotel Dubai Festival City, against …
Syria, UAE discuss strengthening banking and financial cooperation
Syrian Finance Minister Mohammad Yisr Barnieh on Thursday met with United Arab Emirates Ambassador to Syria, Hamad Rashid bin Alwan …
Mena Banking Excellence Awards join Dubai Future Finance Week 2026
Awards programme will be co-located with the Dubai FinTech Summit, the flagship event of Dubai Future Finance Week, expanding global visibility for Mena banking excellence …
CRDB Bank’s new Dubai office to link East, Central Africa to global financing
CRDB Bank has expanded alongside this role. Founded 30 years ago, the Group now serves more than six million customers across Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo, with …
Dubai property market 2025-26: Questions global investors are asking right now
Dubai closed 2025 with its strongest residential performance on record. But beyond the headline numbers, the property market’s structure has shifted. Using insights from the betterhomes Dubai …
Kaspersky partners with UAE fintech firm Codebase to boost digital banking security
The MoU establishes a structured framework for collaboration, enabling both companies to combine technical expertise and market insights to support financial institutions across the Middle East …
CRDB Bank opens Dubai office to channel Gulf capital into Africa’s $3.4 trillion economy
Africa–UAE economic relations reached a defining moment with the official launch of the CRDB Bank Dubai Representative Office at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), marking the first time …
RBL Bank in focus: CCI clears Emirates NBD’s plan to buy up to 74% stake
CCI has approved Emirates NBD Bank’s proposal to acquire a majority stake of up to 74% in RBL Bank through an open offer, preferential allotment and merger of its India operations, marking a major …
WRISE Group Establishes Strategic Alliance with The Continental Group to Democratise Access to Private Banking in the UAE
Strategic alliance between two financial services leaders expands access to private banking across a broader investor base in the UAE …
UAE ranks 10th globally in soft power index, second in giving
The UAE has been ranked 10th globally in the overall standings of the world’s most important soft power report covering 193 countries, with results announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos, …
ADIB leads UAE Islamic banking push into open finance era
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank becomes first Islamic lender to roll out Open Finance under the Central Bank’s AlTareq initiative …