Category : Middle East and Africa

Sokin has come together with Mastercard to connect consumers across 39 new markets to more open and transparent payment services; eliminating barriers that have historically...

Technology is set to play a significant role in helping merchants in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reach and exceed their growth expectations; with many...

While the open banking scene has blossomed and enabled many, both consumers and financial institutions alike, to prosper, there is still a long way to...

Insights Middle East & Africa Many African countries are ‘too busy violating digital rights’ to focus on the digital opportunities that the Covid-19 pandemic has...

Fintech YAP has been granted an in-principle approval (IPA) from the State Bank of Pakistan for an Electronic Money Institute (EMI) Licence. After initially launching...

Smart Africa’s capacity building arm, the Smart Africa Digital Academy (SADA) in partnership with Ghana’s Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation have launched a national digital academy...

Marking a significant boost for wider financial inclusion and economic prosperity, Mastercard has formed a partnership with the fintech OPay to open up digital commerce...

Dubai’s Museum of the Future is collaborating with Binance‘s non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace to develop and launch a range of digital products on the blockchain,...

Having reported only a handful of minor cyberattacks over the past decade, banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are managing their exposure to cyber...

MidChains has joined Visa’s Fintech Fast Track programme in a move poised to accelerate its integration with the payment services provider.  Based in Abu Dhabi...