Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), Qatar’s leading digital bank, has signed a Business Partnership with PayLater, a Qatari fintech company specializing in Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solutions. This partnership introduces, for the first time, a shari’a-compliant BNPL solution by a Qatari fintech, which enables customers to make purchases through flexible installment plans, promoting financial inclusion…
QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, and Ooredoo Fintech, announced a groundbreaking extension to their partnership aimed at revolutionizing fintech services in Oman. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the region’s digital transformation journey, as both entities join forces to offer innovative solutions through Ooredoo’s wallet platform. Building…
United Arab Bank (UAB) has announced a strategic partnership with Lune, a leading UAE-based fintech company specializing in AI-driven transaction enrichment and financial data analytics solutions. This collaboration is set to enhance UAB’s upcoming mobile banking experience by delivering smarter, data-driven, and hyper-personalized customer journeys—further positioning the bank as innovation-led and customer-centric. The signing ceremony was…
Saudi Arabia’s Hakbah was named one of the ‘World’s Top Fintechs in 2025’ by CNBC for the company’s growth track record, increase in savings among underbanked, and social impact using AI to modernize and digitize social savings in a way that helps build, enable and empower a new fully inclusive Saudi savings culture. The Hakbah…
Alkhabeer Capital, a prominent asset manager specializing in financial services and brokerage services, signed a strategic partnership agreement with Fasanara Capital, a USD 5 billion global asset manager specializing in technology-enabled credit solutions, during an exclusive event held in Jeddah under the theme “Fintech-Originated Private Credit – the Asset Class and its Potential in the…
Türkiye’s leading e-commerce platform, Trendyol Group, drone giant Baykar, Abu Dhabi’s sovereign fund ADQ and Ant International have agreed to explore a potential joint fintech venture offering digital financial services in Türkiye. The four parties signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to form a platform that would provide services including digital payments, loans, deposits, investments…
Eazy Financial Services (“EazyPay”), a leading Bahraini financial institution specializing in Point-of-Sale (POS) and online payment gateway acquiring services, has announced a strategic partnership with Tamara, one of the region’s fastest-growing fintech platforms and a pioneer of the “Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) model in the GCC. Through this collaboration, EazyPay will serve as Tamara’s…
Financial Sandbox a nonprofit that provides early-stage startups around the world with free access to critical datasets and infrastructure through its Data Access Residency, today announced exciting details for the 2025 Boston Fintech Week happening September 15-19. This year’s theme is “The New Frontier” and the week’s events will explore how breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) are…
The MENA Fintech Association (MFTA), the leading not-for-profit organization dedicated to fostering fintech innovation and collaboration across the Middle East and Africa, today announced the launch of its Iraq Chapter. Mr. Bahaa Abdul Hadi, a distinguished Iraqi-Canadian entrepreneur and fintech pioneer, has been appointed as the Chapter Chair, bringing his extensive expertise and vision to…
In line with the Third Financial Sector Strategy, the FinTech Strategy, and Qatar Central Bank’s efforts to develop and regulate the FinTech ecosystem in the country, the Qatar Central Bank (QCB) has granted sandbox entry approval for Trustln, which offers an Digital Escrow Platform. This step highlights QCB’s commitment to fostering the financial sector and…
