As the world awaits kick-off of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, Visa , the Official Payment Technology Partner of FIFA, has readied a payments network that will enable contactless purchases throughout all official venues, including eight stadiums and the FIFA Fan Festival™. With more than one million fans expected to travel to Qatar for […]

Wio Bank, the region’s first platform bank regulated by the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), announced a partnership with Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the international financial centre of the UAE’s capital, to bolster collective efforts to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UAE to gain access to key banking […]

Magnati, a regional leader in the payment solution industry, and Sapaad, a leading restaurant-tech company that provides cloud-based software and services in the F&B industry, signed a memorandum of understanding. Following this partnership, Sapaad and Magnati will offer F&B business owners the ability to perform seamless operations and provide a use-case-driven product offering to all […]

Invest Bank, a premier commercial bank in UAE, has selected Temenos to take its digital and core banking to the cloud, in partnership with NdcTech. Invest Bank will adopt an end-to-end retail and wholesale banking solution on the Temenos Banking Cloud, becoming one of the first in the UAE to adopt a full SaaS model […]

European Depositary Bank (“EDB”), the Luxembourg- based provider of banking, paying agency, depositary and custody solutions, and innovative securitization specialist GenTwo, announce their partnership to provide GenTwo with paying agent and banking services for third party investors globally. Zurich-based GenTwo creates securitization platforms for asset managers, banks, family offices and venture capital investors, enabling professional […]

ZoodPay, a leading digital-lending platform for e-commerce in the Middle East and Central Asia, announces a strategic partnership with MakanE, a leading e-commerce platform in the MENA region, to provide “Buy now, pay later” solutions for all online stores using the MakanE platform in Jordan.  MakanE is among the most successful e-commerce platforms in the […]

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 […]

Partnership takes some of the pain out of paying bills via ACH . Cash, check or charge? How quaint. The way we move money — and what we consider money — has changed dramatically over the last decade. The use of cash is declining, and personal checks are largely on life support. Consumers are looking […]

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 […]

Treezor, a subsidiary of Societe Generale group and leader in Banking-as-a-Service in France, and Mastercard announced an extended partnership. This agreement reinforces a 5-year partnership and confirms Societe Generale’s and Mastercard’s determination to support the rapid growth of this European BaaS leader. As a licensed Mastercard issuer, Treezor has on-boarded new disruptive fintechs and both […]