BankDhofar Launches Dedicated Digital Banking Platform for SMEs
BankDhofar has launched a dedicated digital banking platform designed specifically for small and medium enterprises, extending its digital capabilities to...
Payments & Fintech
Zand Bank and Mastercard Announce Strategic Collaboration for Cross-Border Payments
UAE digital bank Zand has signed a strategic agreement with Mastercard to enhance cross-border payment and cash services, leveraging Mastercard Move to...
AFS and Oman Arab Bank Unveil Next-Generation Digital Payments Platform
Arab Financial Services and Oman Arab Bank have expanded their partnership to launch a next-generation digital payments platform, integrating advanced...
Ripple Selects BNY to Custody Ripple USD Reserves
Ripple has appointed BNY Mellon as the primary custodian for the reserves backing its US dollar-pegged stablecoin, RLUSD, bringing institutional-grade...
Ripple and OpenPayd Partner to Deliver Enterprise Ready Stablecoin Infrastructure
Ripple and OpenPayd have partnered to provide businesses with stablecoin liquidity and simplified cross-border payment capabilities through an...
Deutsche Bank and Mastercard partner to power merchant solutions with open banking
Deutsche Bank and Mastercard have formed a strategic partnership to advance open banking payments across Europe, enabling merchants to offer seamless...
Stripe accelerates the utility of AI and stablecoins with new product launches
Stripe has unveiled the world's first AI foundation model designed specifically for payments alongside stablecoin-powered financial accounts available in...
Find and Buy with AI: Visa Unveils New Era of Commerce
Visa has introduced Intelligent Commerce at its Global Product Drop event, opening its payment network to developers building AI agents that can search,...
Mastercard unveils Agent Pay, pioneering agentic payments technology
Mastercard has debuted Agent Pay, an AI-driven payments programme that enables artificial intelligence agents to securely shop and make payments on behalf...
Mastercard unveils end-to-end capabilities to power stablecoin transactions
Mastercard has unveiled global end-to-end capabilities for powering stablecoin transactions, aiming to make payments using stablecoins as seamless as...
Checkout.com gears up to launch card issuing in the UAE
Checkout.com has announced plans to launch domestic card issuing capabilities in the UAE by 2026, pending regulatory approval, which would make it the first...
Visa and Emirates NBD Pay Partner to Integrate Cybersource for Digital Payments
Emirates NBD Pay has partnered with Visa to integrate the Cybersource payment platform, enhancing digital payment security and AI-driven fraud prevention...