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PayPal and TerraPay expand access to cross-border payments in the region
PayPal announced a strategic partnership with TerraPay to enable real-time fund transfers for PayPal customers across the Middle East and Africa. This partnership aims to drive economic growth by maki...
Winners announced for ABB Startup Challenge 2025
Five pioneering startups have won ABB’s 2025 Startup Challenge by showcasing how their innovative approach could help make energy use smarter in industry, buildings, power grids and utilities. Selecte...
Newly created SILQ attracts $110 million in funding
ShopUp, Bangladesh‘s largest B2B commerce platform, and Sary, the leading B2B marketplace and services platform in the Gulf, have merged to form SILQ Group, creating the largest B2B commerce pla...
Standard Chartered announces the sixth cohort of Women in Tech Bahrain Incubation Programme
Standard Chartered Bahrain, in partnership with Bahrain FinTech Bay (BFB), announced the sixth cohort of its “SC Women in Tech” incubation programme in Bahrain. The programme will officially commence ...
Bybit supports SuiHub-AUS Blockathon for UAE students
Bybit will actively support the SuiHub-AUS program in launching the Blockathon 2025: AI for Decentralized Autonomy – a nationwide hackathon designed to empower students to lead the next wave of ...
RAKEZ attracts UK enterprises at British Chamber of Commerce Dubai reception in London
Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) took centre stage as the lead sponsor of the British Chamber of Commerce Dubai (BCCD)’s stakeholder reception held in Central London, amplifying its mission to dee...
StartAD and VentureSouq launches 3rd edition of CIF 3.0
startAD, the Abu Dhabi-based startup accelerator powered by Tamkeen and anchored at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), in collaboration with VentureSouq, has launched the third edition of the Conscious Investor F...
Oman Arab Bank to support entrepreneurs
Oman Arab Bank (OAB) announced its support for entrepreneurs across the Sultanate at a meeting of the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Committee at the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI).
IFZA participated with Smart City Council at AIM 2025
IFZA participated in the 14th edition of AIM Congress, held from April 7-9 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), in partnership with the Smart City Council (SCC). IFZA showcased its ser...