Dubai FinTech Summit gathers experts as MENA startups in sector are valued at $15.5bn
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Dubai-based fintech set to disrupt cross-border remittance businesses with cash back offers
Xare will first launch its new ‘get-paid for remittances’ services in the UAE-India corridor, with plans to expand the services between other GCC countries and India in few months
Dubai FinTech Summit eyes $305bn market
Dubai FinTech Summit will focus on emerging finance sector as city looks to be global hub
Astra Tech granted SVF and RPS licences by UAE Central Bank
Astra Tech given Central Bank of the UAE approvals ahead of launching the Ultra Platform
Dubai fintech firms net $545m funding in 2022
Dubai fintech activity is booming, 3,000 applications sent to DIFC
DIFC to hold mega global fintech summit in Dubai mid next year
The event, expected to bring together more than 5,000 experts, thought leaders, policymakers from around the world, is to discuss ways to shape a new wave of innovation, enterprise and growth for the international financial industry
DIFC launches region’s first open finance lab
The six-month programme includes banks, fintech players, regulators and the industry with the potential to unlock the next wave of growth for the sector
Dubai to host major fintech event on the future of finance
The week-long DIFC FinTech Week will provide key players in the sector the opportunity to discuss and debate the future drivers of growth in financial services
UAE’s micro SMEs, unbanked labour force get new payment options through Kamel Pay-Mastercard deal
The partnership will enable the much-required financial inclusion through payment solutions for the UAE’s underbanked population, the chairman of Kamel Pay said
DIFC’s Tarabut Gateway becomes UAE’s first regulated Open Banking platform with DFSA license
The license marks the first time the DFSA has authorised a firm to provide account information services (AIS) and payment initiation services (PIS) activities
FlexxPay secures extra $3m funding ahead of Bahrain launch
Social impact technology company operating in the UAE and Saudi Arabia raises $3m in a pre-series A round
Abu Dhabi’s fintech opportunity
Focus on governance, innovation and sustainability can propel emirate into new guard of financial capitals, says Juma Al Hameli
Dubai Cultiv8 invests in New York Shariah-compliant advisor
Subsidiary of Mohammed Bin Rashid Fund for SME invests in Wahed Invest through $100m fund
More than 100 FinTech firms now registered at Dubai’s DIFC
Arif Amiri, CEO of DIFC Authority, hails milestone, says aiming to continue financial technology momentum
How Dubai’s DIFC compares globally for fintech potential
Dubai International Financial Centre is named the seventh best fintech location globally, list topped by London
Dubai-backed fintech start-up becomes a $1bn unicorn
Numbrs offers an app that enables users to manage their existing bank accounts in one place and to buy financial products
First 5 start-ups graduate from Emirates NBD testing ground
API Sandbox is important milestone in Emirates NBD’s AED1bn digital transformation programme