Stripe has announced its official launch in the United Arab Emirates. This launch represents Stripe’s first expansion into the Middle East. Stripe is also opening a new UAE office, in Dubai Internet City, which will be the company’s first office in the region. Businesses operating online in the UAE can use Stripe to accept online […]

LendInvest has selected Credit Kudos to speed up its time-to-decision with a smoother customer journey, and to enhance affordability and credit risk assessments using Open Banking-enabled risk insights. Partnership between fintechs LendInvest and Credit Kudos will offer brokers and customers a seamless, more secure service, as well as enabling LendInvest to make more informed lending […]

Crosscard has selected RegTech provider Know Your Customer to digitize, centralize and streamline its corporate KYC and onboarding process. Crosscard is a leader in European digital issuing solutions and offers payment products that put a business in control of how, where and when they spend money within their business. Crosscard is a reliable partner and […]

Atlantic-Pacific Processing Systems and Global Oculus have partnered to provide businesses with a real-time digital currency acceptance, clearing and settlement solution. The companies will pilot merchant acceptance of leading digital currencies for consumer purchases using fast trade execution speeds equivalent to traditional credit card transaction processing timeframes. Banks, acquirers and independent sales organizations will be […]

BBVA  has partnered with Google Cloud to transform the bank’s security strategy by optimizing and improving its security infrastructure. BBVA will collaborate with Google Cloud in the development of groundbreaking new artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) models to predict and prevent cyberattacks against its banking infrastructure, providing a more secure experience for the […]

Digital payments platform PayPoint is stepping up the benefits for its digital solution, PayByLink to help businesses meet customer needs and provide greater support for the financially vulnerable. With the latest enhancements to PayByLink Recurring Payments, businesses can enable customers to decide whether to make a single, one-off payment, or set up a recurring payment. […]

Pakistan-based online money management platform SadaPay and Mastercard have announced the launch of numberless, contactless-enabled cards in the Middle East & Africa region to allow users to transact in simpler, faster and more secure way. This will further strengthens Mastercard’s commitment to promote financial inclusion in emerging markets and encouraging the adoption of secure digital payment methods. The launch […]

Coinsquare has announced the launch of its new Quick Trade mobile app. The Quick Trade mobile app makes buying and selling digital assets quick and convenient, with customers able to easily manage their portfolio of digital assets. The app is available in English and French and offers features like simplified KYC process, instant account funding via Interac e-Transfer, […]

Mastercard has launched the Digital Acceleration for Small Businesses microsite across most of its Asia Pacific websites with information and resources on how to digitalize and run businesses more efficiently. This collaboration aims to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) recover from the pandemic and prepare for the future. To enhance the resources for SMEs, […]

Standard Chartered has partnered with Bukalapak to launch innovative offerings to further advance its focus on digital banking. Hosted on the nexus platform, a banking-as-a-service solution by Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures unit, the Bank will work with Bukalapak to expand access to financial services for consumers across the market, potentially positively impacting the lives of […]