Ajman Bank launches world’s first Mastercard Touch Card in the UAE
Touch Card is an accessible payment card that will allow blind and partially sighted people to facilitate payments and distinguish between their cards.
Predictive data intelligence removes hurdles to instant cross-border transactions over SWIFT
SWIFT’s new capability uses its global intelligence on past cross-border flows to predict potential problems before new payments are sent.
UAE real estate investment platform Stake raises US$8 million
UAE digital real estate investment platform Stake has secured over US$8 million in an oversubscribed pre-series A funding round.
Raqmiyat partners with Codebase Technologies in UAE and Saudi Arabia
Raqmiyat has partnered with Codebase Technologies, a leading global open API banking fintech.
ASX-listed fintech Peppermint signs exclusive 5-year agreement with Visa
Peppermint has signed an exclusive 5-year agreement with Visa allowing Peppermint to significantly expand its digital financial offering around the world.
Iyo Bank becomes first regional bank in Japan to adopt DTCC’s ITP services
DTCC have announced that Iyo Bank has become Japan’s first regional bank to adopt their Institutional Trade Processing (ITP) services
UAE fintech Pemo launches Visa payment card to power all-in-one spend management solution, joins forces with NymCard
UAE-based spend management platform Pemo has launched its newest product offering in the form of physical and virtual Visa payment cards.
Teen-focused UAE fintech Zywa raises US$3 million
UAE fintech Zywa, a teen-focused startup that’s re-imagining banking for Gen Z in MENA, has completed a seed funding round of US$3 million.