Oman's AI race moves from apps to infrastructure
Oman’s next phase of artificial intelligence growth will dependless on applications and more on the infrastructure needed to host, secure…
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Saudi fintech Stitch raises $25m Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz
Saudi Arabian fintech Stitch has secured a $25 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with participation…
MENA FinTech scene faces current environment from a position of structural strength
MENA’s financial technology (FinTech) scene is approaching the future with optimism, despite a number of challenges exacerbated by current geopolitical…
Mashreq Unveils Money Insights to Transform Digital Banking Experience in the UAE
Mashreq, a leading financial institution in the Middle East, has officially launched Money Insights, a fully integrated personal financial management…
QFC-backed platform lets Islamic banks use AI without exposing data
RegTech firm has launched a platform that applies an institution’s data disclosure policy before information reaches any external AI or…
Oman’s digital payment transactions jump 76% to RO3.2bn in 2025
Oman recorded strong growth in the use of digital payment methods during 2025, reflecting a qualitative shift in consumer behaviour,…
Stc Bahrain partners with MENA Industrial Bank to support its operations in Bahrain
stc Bahrain has announced a strategic partnership with the newly established MENA Industrial Bank B.S.C (closed) (“MIB”) to deliver a…
Ripple opens regional HQ in the UAE
Ripple has announced an expansion of its presence in the UAE with the opening of its new Middle East and…
The Fintech Landscape of the Middle East: Kuwait in 2026
The following is a fintech and wider digital and economic development overview of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nation of…
SAMA grants two new consumer finance licenses
Two fintech firms have entered Saudi Arabia’s consumer finance market after securing licenses from the central bank, marking a further…
OKX, BlackRock and Standard Chartered launch joint framework to establish new utility for tokenized real-world assets
OKX to accept BlackRock’s tokenized short-term US treasury fund, BUIDL, as yield-bearing collateral for trading Standard Chartered to provide a…
Emirates Islamic launches Sharia-compliant digital gold and silver investment
Emirates Islamic has launched a new digital investment service that allows customers to buy and sell gold and silver through…