FinTech

Fintech Galaxy acquires Egyptian Open Banking platform, Underlie

UAE-based Fintech Galaxy, the first Central Bank-regulated Open Finance platform in the Middle East, announced the acquisition of Underlie, an Egypt-based Open Banking platform offering APIs to banks ...

Geidea partners with Magnati to provide customer experiences in the metaverse

Saudi Arabia-based fintech firm Geidea has partnered with Magnati, a payment solutions industry leader, to enable merchants to provide seamless customer experiences in Magnati MetaV – the first metave...

DIFC retains its top spot

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has announced that during the first nine months of 2022, the number of FinTech and innovation firms joining DIFC exceeded the total that established operati...

Geidea reaffirms its commitment to build an inclusive fintech sector

Geidea is launching an open and fully sponsored training programme in partnership with The London Institute of Banking & Finance (LIBF) to support women in fintech in Saudi Arabia.

MENA fintech hubs must build on billion-dollar momentum

The GCC has cemented its position on the map as a center for financial technology (fintech) in recent years. But the region cannot afford to rest on its laurels and must build on the momentum by encou...

FinTech becomes the fastest growing sector in DIFC

Dubai International Financial Centre has continued to attract exceptional interest from financial technology firms, making FinTech the Centre’s fastest growing sector.

Wildfire Systems secures strategic investment from Citi Ventures

Wildfire Systems, an innovative fintech platform that powers white-label reward programs and shopping companions, announced that it has secured a strategic investment from Citi Ventures. The funding w...

UAE Ministry of Economy partners with FOODICS to boost F&B SME growth

The UAE Ministry of Economy has recently announced a strategic partnership with FOODICS, the leading cloud-based restaurant technology and payments platform in the MENA region to foster SME growth loc...

UAE-based FinTech, Mamo bags regulatory approvals for providing money services

UAE-based FinTech and financial services platform for SMEs, Mamo announced that it has been granted regulatory approval to operate from DIFC, and also the license has been granted by the Dubai Financi...