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BlackRock Report Highlights GCC Retirement Savings Gap

A BlackRock report highlights a gap in long-term retirement preparedness across the GCC and calls for stronger funded savings systems to support capital markets and econo

A new BlackRock report finds the Middle East at a defining moment in how individuals prepare for retirement, with strong financial confidence today contrasting with preparedness for the future, and a clear opportunity to strengthen systems that support long-term f

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Fintech

Arqaam Capital Conference Highlights MENA Capital Market Growth

Arqaam Capital’s 13th MENA Investor Conference explored how diversification, foreign investment, and deeper capital markets are strengthening the region’s global investme

The Middle East and North Africa is entering a new phase of capital market growth, supported by rising foreign investment, expanding debt and equity markets and increasingly diversified economies, according to investors, policymakers and business leaders gathered

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Fintech

ADGM Academy Graduates Third Financial Market Pioneers Cohort

ADGM Academy and its partners graduated 28 Emirati participants from the third Financial Market Pioneers Programme, bringing the total number of graduates to 86.

ADGM Academy (ADGMA), the knowledge arm of Abu Dhabi’s international financial centre, ADGM, in collaboration with the UAE Capital Market Authority (CMA) and Sandooq Al Watan, celebrated the graduation of the third cohort of the Financial Market Pioneers Programme

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AI & ML
Internet of Things
Datatech
Fintech

Middle East Banks Leapfrog Legacy Systems to Pioneer Cloud & AI

Middle East Banks Leapfrog Legacy Systems to Pioneer Sovereign Cloud and Agentic AI Architecture

The Middle East financial sector is rapidly outstripping its Western counterparts by bypassing traditional core banking legacies in favor of cutting-edge sovereign cloud infrastructures and agentic artificial intelligence systems.

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Fintech

Scale Capital Inflows and Regulatory Sandboxes Power Growth for Middle E

Money20/20 MEA’s MoneySurge winners are scaling fintech infrastructure across the region, supported by new funding, partnerships, and regulatory sandboxes.

Event organiser Tahaluf is collaborating with regional financial institutions to showcase how the four cohort winners of the Money20/20 MEA MoneySurge pitch competition are accelerating the deployment of institutional financial infrastructure across the Middle Eas

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AI & ML

ParaZero wins two Counter-UAS deals as autonomous drone defence scales

Two Israeli integrations for ParaZero's net-interception pods signal a maturing autonomous counter-drone market with cross-sector defence implications.
Two Israeli integrations for ParaZero's net-interception pods signal a maturing autonomous counter-drone market with cross-sector defence implications.
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Hub71 Startups Surpass $2.7 Billion in Funding as Abu Dhabi Gains Moment

Startup revenue reaches $1.5 billion (AED 5.4 billion), reflecting Abu Dhabi's growing appeal for founders, investors and technology companies applications

Hub71, Abu Dhabi's global tech ecosystem, announced that startups in its community have raised more than $2.7 billion (AED 9.9 billion) in funding and generated $1.5 billion (AED 5.4 billion) in revenue by the end of 2025, marking a new milestone in Abu Dhabi’s emergence as a

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Cybersecurity

ParaZero scales counter-drone production as defence demand surges

The Israeli UAS firm's subcontractor deal signals how the counter-drone sector is industrialising at pace across defence and critical infrastructure.
The Israeli UAS firm's subcontractor deal signals how the counter-drone sector is industrialising at pace across defence and critical infrastructure.
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AI & ML

Microchip's 3.3 kV SiC modules target AI data centre power crunch

New silicon carbide power modules aim to cut grid-to-rack conversion stages, directly addressing the power bottleneck throttling AI token output.
New silicon carbide power modules aim to cut grid-to-rack conversion stages, directly addressing the power bottleneck throttling AI token output.
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AI & ML

ParaZero lands first US Tier-1 defence order for drone-intercept pods

Israeli counter-UAS firm ParaZero secures its first US major-defence order, signalling non-explosive drone interception's entry into mainstream defence procurement.
Israeli counter-UAS firm ParaZero secures its first US major-defence order, signalling non-explosive drone interception's entry into mainstream defence procurement.
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Blockchain

Ripple Launches RLUSD in Türkiye via BiLira, Bitexen and Bitlo

Ripple has launched RLUSD in Türkiye via BiLira, Bitexen, and Bitlo, expanding access to its USD-backed stablecoin in a major crypto market.

Ripple has expanded its USD-backed stablecoin RLUSD into Türkiye through new partnerships with BiLira, Bitexen and Bitlo, boosting access to regulated digital dollars in a major crypto market.

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