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Fintech news across the five core areas: banking & neobanks, payments, infrastructure, capital & deals, and policy & regulation.

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Payments 17 AUG 2026 2 MIN NORTH AMERICA

Fiserv’s Merchant Platforms Gain Real-Time Global Payouts via Thunes Tie-Up

Fiserv's merchant platforms and marketplaces can now send money to pay employees, bills and suppliers anywhere in the world in real time, after the payments group struck a deal with cross-border payments network Thunes.

LAURA RINALDI

Payments 17 AUG 2026 ASIA-PACIFIC

Hong Kong Stablecoin Clears Real-Money Insurance Test as Security Flaws Surface

LAURA RINALDI

Policy & Regulation 14 AUG 2026 UK

FCA and HTX Open Talks to Settle First-of-Its-Kind UK Crypto Marketing Case

LAURA RINALDI

Cryptocurrencies 14 AUG 2026 MIDDLE EAST

Flowdesk and ARP Digital Secure Full VARA Broker-Dealer Licences in Dubai

RUDRI MEHTA KACHHY

Infrastructure 13 AUG 2026 MIDDLE EAST

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Opens Live Market Data to ChatGPT and Claude, a M…

RUDRI MEHTA KACHHY

Payments 12 AUG 2026 MIDDLE EAST

Spare Partners with Tabadulat on Pay-by-Bank Investment Funding

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Infrastructure 12 AUG 2026 3 MIN MIDDLE EAST

Coinbase Wins ADGM Approval for Tokenised Securities Hub in Abu Dhabi

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority granted Coinbase permission to arrange and custody tokenised secu…

RUDRI MEHTA KACHHY

Capital & Deals 11 AUG 2026 3 MIN NORTH AMERICA

BMO and RBC Retreat From Payments Processing in $1.44bn Moneris Sale

Bank of Montreal and Royal Bank of Canada have agreed to sell their jointly owned payments processor, Moneris…

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Payments 11 AUG 2026 3 MIN MIDDLE EAST

Dubai Duty Free Launches Crypto.com Pay Across UAE Airports

The retailer becomes the first airport operator in the Middle East to accept the payment method, built on the…

RUDRI MEHTA KACHHY

Leadership 11 AUG 2026 3 MIN MIDDLE EAST

MultiBank Group’s Naser Taher Named to Forbes Middle East’s Top 100 CEOs 2026

The founder and executive chairman was separately recognised at the Golden Excellence Awards for FinTech, Dig…

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Infrastructure 11 AUG 2026 3 MIN MIDDLE EAST

BHM Capital Becomes First UAE Market Maker on Kazakhstan’s Astana Exchange via Tabadul

BHM Capital has become the first UAE financial institution to connect to Kazakhstan's Astana International Ex…

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Capital & Deals 10 AUG 2026 3 MIN MIDDLE EAST

OORI Receives Saudi CMA Licence to Operate a Private Markets Platform

OORI, a Riyadh-based investment platform focused on private markets, has received a licence from Saudi Arabia…

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Infrastructure 10 AUG 2026 3 MIN MIDDLE EAST

Tether’s Hadron Platform to Tokenise Institutional Real Estate in Saudi Arabia

The deal pairs Tether's tokenisation technology with a local commercial operator and an integration partner, …

RUDRI MEHTA KACHHY

Policy & Regulation 10 AUG 2026 3 MIN UK

AI Fraud Now Outpacing Defences, Say 76% of UK Financial Crime Leaders Who Have Encountered It

UK financial crime decision-makers are struggling to keep pace with AI-enabled fraud.

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Cryptocurrencies 6 AUG 2026 4 MIN MIDDLE EAST

Nomura’s Laser Digital Backs ZIGChain in $100m UAE Credit Push

Laser Digital is structuring and overseeing risk for ZIGChain's onchain credit vaults, targeting $100 million…

RUDRI MEHTA KACHHY

Payments 6 AUG 2026 4 MIN MIDDLE EAST

Edenred UAE Wins In-Principle Approval for CBUAE Licence for Payroll Cards

The approval formalises an 18-year-old salary-card business serving 2.5 million employees, rather than launch…

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Payments 5 AUG 2026 3 MIN MIDDLE EAST

Mastercard and AFS Launch Corporate Cards in UAE, With Egypt to Follow

The launch is AFS's first UAE product since securing a Central Bank licence in June, and Mastercard's third U…

RUDRI MEHTA KACHHY

Capital & Deals 4 AUG 2026 3 MIN MIDDLE EAST

Emirates NBD to Acquire HSBC’s Retail Banking Business in Egypt

The deal extends a broader pattern on both sides: HSBC's retreat from retail banking in markets where it lack…

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Banking & Neobanks 3 AUG 2026 1 MIN MIDDLE EAST

UAE Banks Defer AED13.5bn in Loans Under Central Bank’s Resilience Package

The deferral total has more than doubled since May, with large corporates receiving two-thirds of the value d…

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Payments 30 JUL 2026 2 MIN MIDDLE EAST

Emirates Launches Crypto.com Pay for UAE Flight Bookings

The airline now accepts payment through Crypto.com's wallet for AED-priced bookings by eligible UAE residents…

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Banking & Neobanks 30 JUL 2026 2 MIN MIDDLE EAST

Commercial Bank of Dubai Launches Digital Wealth Platform for Affluent Clients

CBD Invest consolidates portfolio tracking, analytics and goal-based investing inside the bank's mobile app, …

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Payments 29 JUL 2026 3 MIN MIDDLE EAST

Yalla Financial Solutions Wins In-Principle Approval for Cross-Border Payments Licence in the UAE

The Retail Payment Services Category II approval, once final, would give the multi-country Yalla Super App a …

RUDRI MEHTA KACHHY

Payments 29 JUL 2026 3 MIN MIDDLE EAST

Pemo Wins In-Principle Approval for UAE Stored Value Facilities Licence

The Dubai spend management platform would gain the ability to hold and manage customer business funds directl…

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Policy & Regulation 28 JUL 2026 5 MIN MIDDLE EAST

Al Etihad Credit Bureau Adds Tabby and Tamara Data to UAE Credit Reports

Buy now, pay later activity will count towards a UAE credit file for the first time from July 2026, closing a…

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