Ant International and HSBC Extend Tokenised Deposits to Middle East
The pair have completed pilot treasury transactions across UAE corridors, making Ant International HSBC's first Middle East client for its Tokenised Deposit Service....
Category : Middle East & Africa
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Emirates NBD Opens VIP SME Programme to All Business Banking Clients
Emirates NBD is broadening its invitation-only VIP Privilege Program to all eligible Business Banking customers in the UAE, anchored by a new Visa Infinite...
Airtel Money Prices LSE Listing at $7bn on Institutional Demand
Airtel Africa's mobile money arm raised $700m in a London secondary offering backed by the IFC, TPG, Mastercard and Qatar's sovereign wealth fund....
ADIB Shareholders Approve AED 1.75bn Rights Issue for Growth Push
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank will issue 106 million new shares at AED 16.45 each, raising capital to fund digital expansion and AI investment under...
Lumepay’s Luc Varejes on fixing the plumbing of African cross-border payments, starting in Kenya
Lumepay Obtains Regulatory Clearance to Launch Multi-Rail Cross-Border Payment Infrastructure in Kenya...
Furaha Reaches 100,000 Ugandan Children with School-Fee Credit
The SC Ventures-incubated lender now targets 10 million children across Africa by 2030, using alternative data to unlock bank credit for parents....
Detect It, Then Stop It: Inside the First VerityX Labs Challenge for UAE Banks
by Rowen Brooks
VerityX Innovation Labs has launched a UAE challenge seeking AI solutions that detect and stop mule-account fraud in real time, with a focus on accuracy,...
Africa Blockchain Festival 2026 Set to Take Centre Stage in Nairobi
The Africa Blockchain Festival (ABF) 2026 will take place from 15 to 17 October in Nairobi, Kenya, bringing together policymakers, investors, fintech leaders and technology...
Emirates NBD Launches AI Travel Assistant with Visa and Tripadvisor
Emirates NBD's conversational travel planner draws on Tripadvisor's 1 billion reviews and surfaces Visa cardholder offers, with no bank login required....
Huru Ties up with Paymentology and Bitpanda to Broaden UAE Ecosystem
The CBUAE-licensed fintech will launch a Jaywan domestic card in Q4 2026 and add digital-asset access via Bitpanda's VARA-licensed brokerage infrastructure....