Mastercard and Fintech Saudi have signed a memorandum of understanding during Seamless Saudi Arabia 2023 to advance the growth and development of the Saudi Arabia fintech industry. The announcement marks another step towards powering an inclusive digital economy and advancing entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia. In line with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 objectives and ongoing efforts […]

After serving as interim CEO since June – having previously held the role of Chief Product and Technology Officer at Mambu – Fernando will now spearhead the business as it enters its next phase of growth. Fernando is a proven technology and product leader with more than 20 years of experience in various organizations, including […]

Bankjoy, an end-to-end digital banking provider, announced its partnership with Plaid, the leading open finance provider powering the digital financial ecosystem. Institutions on the Bankjoy platform will now be able to offer their customers API access to Plaid’s network of more than 8,000 fintech apps and services. Through the partnership, account holders can now securely […]

FOO, an award-winning B2B fintech solutions provider headquartered in the UAE, has partnered with the Bahrain-based payment services provider and card processor, Infinios Financial Services B.S.C (C). By combining their technology and expertise, the two market-leading companies will deliver an out-of-the-box Digital First Card Issuance Platform. The Digital First Card Platform is designed to enhance […]

Tuum and Marqeta have partnered to offer a pre-integrated fintech solution, accelerating time to market for Tuum’s customers by working with Marqeta’s open API platform. European banks and fintech will be able to build flexible card programmes that deliver industry-leading modern digital payment experiences while saving resources, time and money.    Marqeta’s modern card issuing platform, […]

The 4th Financial Crime Summit will be held this week on January 14, 2023 in Karachi, with the theme ‘Post-FATF Financial Crime Action Plan – Continuing the National Anti-Financial Crime Agenda’. The Summit is being organized by Dellsons Conferences under the banner of Dellsons Associates, together with its Knowledge Partner, A. F. Ferguson & Co., […]

This 5-report series on Payments is a product of the Payments Working Group of the MENA FinTech Association called “SHIFT”. This volume, Know Your Customer (KYC), focuses on the massive importance of eKYC to business efficiency, risk management, and customer acquisition. The key takeaways from this report are: Since 2012, 23.1% of all RegTech investments, […]

OpenWay proudly announces that its Way4 Card-as-a-Service enabling platform, recently launched in Europe and already recognized as one of the top CaaS technology solutions on the market, is now available to Card-as-a-Service and Wallet-as-a-Service providers all over the world. The solution is based on the award-winning Way4 digital payment platform. It is designed for CaaS […]

Western Union and NymCard announced that they have signed a partnership that will enable FinTechs and financial institutions in the United Arab Emirates (the UAE) to offer international money transfer services through the Western Union global money transfer platform. NymCard is a regulated modern payment-issuing and processing platform connecting FinTechs, large enterprises and banks. The […]

World-leading biometrics company, Fingerprint Cards AB (Fingerprints™) has entered a partnership with global card manufacturer Tag Systems (and part of AUSTRIACARD Group). Banks, fintechs and Tag Systems’ broader customer portfolio will be able to offer cardholders the enhanced convenience and security of biometric-enabled payment cards. The partners will launch an advanced biometric payment card solution […]