The Financial Market Innovation Hackathon has concluded as part of the Money20/20 Middle East conference in Riyadh. Organised by the Financial Academy in cooperation with the Capital Market Authority (CMA)...

The Dubai Electronic Security Centre (DESC) and the Financial Audit Authority (FAA) have signed an MoU to strengthen institutional integration and exchange specialised expertise and knowledge. The agreement...

Central banks in the UAE Saudi Arabia and Bahrain raised their key interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday following the US Federal Reserve s decision to increase its benchmark rate for the first...

Cyber resilience is increasingly linked to national and economic security and cybersecurity depends on collective defence Dr Mohamed Al Kuwaiti Head of the UAE Cybersecurity Council said at a key conference...

BHM Capital Financial Services has commenced operations on the Astana International Exchange (AIX) in Kazakhstan. It becomes the first UAE financial institution to operate as a Market Making Member through...

Neopay a leading payments solutions provider in the UAE has partnered with Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD) to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) gain easier access to financing for their working...

e& UAE and Accenture have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to launch the AI Transformation Alliance aiming to accelerate digital and AI-led transformation across government and enterprise sectors...

National Finance Oman s leading finance and leasing company has entered into a cooperation agreement with renowned Omani footwear brand Lozari. The agreement was signed during Lozari s 10th anniversary...

More than 80 speakers from around the world will take part in the Sharjah Investment Forum (SIF 2026) from October 14 to 15. British entrepreneur and investor Simon Squibb and Indian entrepreneur and AI...

Dubai has risen to become the world s number one location for FinTech as ranked by industry professionals in the latest Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI). A testament to its resilience the emirate...

The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has announced its decision to raise its Base Rate applicable to the Overnight Deposit Facility (ODF) by 25 basis points from 4.25% to 4.50% effective September 17 2026....

Saudi Arabia s innovation agenda is entering a new phase with the focus shifting beyond technology manufacturing and adoption towards greater investment in R&D the development of homegrown innovations...

Cyber threats are increasingly extending beyond data breaches to affect individuals communities and critical sectors according to Dr Mohamed Al Kuwaiti Chairman of the UAE Cybersecurity Council. Speaking...

GISEC Global 2026 the Middle East and Africa s largest cybersecurity event opens on Wednesday (September 16) at Dubai Exhibition Centre (DEC) Expo City under the theme Cyber First: The New Digital Order....

Citi Chair and CEO Jane Fraser this week met with senior leadership of the United Arab Emirates including HH Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. The two leaders...

The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Group and DFNS a digital-asset custody technology provider have tied up provide digital asset wallet and tokenisation capabilities for on-chain assets. The collaboration...