Fintech

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AI & ML
Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce

Wonderful AI enters Mexico with $300m war chest for enterprise rollout

The applied-AI platform eyes Latin America's pilot-to-production gap, backed by a $150m Series B closed just four months after a $100m
The applied-AI platform eyes Latin America's pilot-to-production gap, backed by a $150m Series B closed just four months after a $100m
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Travel
AI & ML
Fintech

Perk lands in Abu Dhabi as GCC business travel meets AI ambition

The AI-native travel platform targets a tripling of UAE spend by 2028, anchoring itself to Abu Dhabi's 20%-of-GDP AI strategy.
The AI-native travel platform targets a tripling of UAE spend by 2028, anchoring itself to Abu Dhabi's 20%-of-GDP AI strategy.
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Fintech

ANNA Money Australia bundles AFSL, tax rails and payments for SMEs

The fintech secures its Australian Financial Services Licence and dual government accreditations to build a single operating platform for small businesses.
The fintech secures its Australian Financial Services Licence and dual government accreditations to build a single operating platform for small businesses.
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Travel
AI & ML
Fintech

Perk lands in Abu Dhabi as Gulf AI ambition reshapes business travel

The AI-native travel platform targets tripled UAE spend by 2028, backed by Abu Dhabi's push to make AI 20% of non-oil GDP.
The AI-native travel platform targets tripled UAE spend by 2028, backed by Abu Dhabi's push to make AI 20% of non-oil GDP.
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Cybersecurity
Fintech

LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Promon target UAE mobile fraud surge

A new alliance combines in-app protection with digital identity intelligence as UAE mobile fraud reaches 66% of all cybercrime.
A new alliance combines in-app protection with digital identity intelligence as UAE mobile fraud reaches 66% of all cybercrime.
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Fintech
Internet of Things
Transportation & Logistics

VEON anchors $1bn Bangladesh FDI push with $250m digital pledge

The Nasdaq-listed operator's anchor commitment targets connectivity, digital finance and AI in one of South Asia's fastest-growing digital markets.
The Nasdaq-listed operator's anchor commitment targets connectivity, digital finance and AI in one of South Asia's fastest-growing digital markets.
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Real Estate
Sustainability
Fintech

Azizi and Dubai Islamic Bank tie up on UAE green real estate finance

A new Islamic-finance sustainability pact signals Gulf real estate capital is pivoting toward green lending as UAE developers scale rapidly.
A new Islamic-finance sustainability pact signals Gulf real estate capital is pivoting toward green lending as UAE developers scale rapidly.
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Retail & E-Commerce
Transportation & Logistics
Fintech

dLocal's Russell 2000 entry lifts EM payments into index funds

The Uruguayan cross-border payments platform joins a $12.2 trillion benchmarked index universe, broadening institutional exposure to emerging-market financial rails.
The Uruguayan cross-border payments platform joins a $12.2 trillion benchmarked index universe, broadening institutional exposure to emerging-market financial rails.
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Cryptography
Fintech
Cybersecurity

Wultra raises €6.8m to scale post-quantum identity across banking

A Series A backed by European and banking-linked VCs positions Wultra to ride the post-quantum cryptography migration now reshaping financial identity.
A Series A backed by European and banking-linked VCs positions Wultra to ride the post-quantum cryptography migration now reshaping financial identity.
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Energy
Sustainability
Fintech

Tencent CarbonX backs Quino Energy's flow battery in the Maldives

A Tencent climate grant funds the first commercial deployment of organic flow battery tech on a Pacific island microgrid.
A Tencent climate grant funds the first commercial deployment of organic flow battery tech on a Pacific island microgrid.
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Fintech

Lean and Ziina Launch UAE One-Tap Pay by Bank

Lean Technologies and Ziina introduce the UAE's first One-Tap Pay by Bank experience under the Open Finance framework.

Lean Technologies and Ziina have launched the UAE's first One-Tap Pay by Bank experience under the Open Finance framework, marking a significant step in the maturation of account-to-account payments in the region.

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Fintech
Sustainability
Blockchain

IsDB Institute builds Islamic finance alliances across six continents

Bilateral meetings in Baku signal growing sovereign appetite for sukuk, waqf tokenisation, and blended Islamic finance structures worldwide.
Bilateral meetings in Baku signal growing sovereign appetite for sukuk, waqf tokenisation, and blended Islamic finance structures worldwide.
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Retail & E-Commerce
Fintech

Mobile gaming's DTC shift hints at a $290Bn app economy reset

A $17Bn direct-to-consumer market in mobile gaming signals a structural break from platform billing across the entire app economy.
A $17Bn direct-to-consumer market in mobile gaming signals a structural break from platform billing across the entire app economy.
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Media & Publishing
Fintech
Real Estate

Canadian University Dubai and FINTECH.TV open NYSE-linked studio

A live broadcast studio at CUD's Dubai campus creates a direct link to the New York Stock Exchange, fusing fintech media with higher education.
A live broadcast studio at CUD's Dubai campus creates a direct link to the New York Stock Exchange, fusing fintech media with higher education.
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Fintech
AI & ML

AI scans 40 years of factor data to flag market peaks early

Axioma and EDS find AI can surface pre-peak factor signals in minutes, compressing months of quant research into a prompt.
Axioma and EDS find AI can surface pre-peak factor signals in minutes, compressing months of quant research into a prompt.
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Real Estate
Travel
Fintech

Dubizzle Group backs Tern to rewire UAE rental payments

The MENA classifieds giant takes a stake in a rental rewards platform, folding fintech loyalty logic into GCC property infrastructure.
The MENA classifieds giant takes a stake in a rental rewards platform, folding fintech loyalty logic into GCC property infrastructure.
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Fintech

Crypto's spending gap: why consumer protection beats blockchain

Chargebacks911 argues post-transaction protection, not technology, is the missing link turning crypto from asset to payment method.
Chargebacks911 argues post-transaction protection, not technology, is the missing link turning crypto from asset to payment method.
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Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce

Crypto's payment gap: why consumer protection outranks blockchain speed

Chargebacks911 argues post-transaction dispute rights, not technology, are the missing link between crypto ownership and everyday spending.
Chargebacks911 argues post-transaction dispute rights, not technology, are the missing link between crypto ownership and everyday spending.
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Cybersecurity
AI & ML
Fintech

Cequence targets agentic commerce blind spot with behavioural AI tools

Two new capabilities replace CAPTCHA-era bot detection for AI agents operating across MCP, payments, and regulated API surfaces.
Two new capabilities replace CAPTCHA-era bot detection for AI agents operating across MCP, payments, and regulated API surfaces.
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Retail & E-Commerce
Fintech
Transportation & Logistics

PayPal adds 30+ local payment methods via PPRO tie-up

PayPal and PPRO expand cross-border checkout coverage, targeting a European international e-commerce market the companies value at €359bn.
PayPal and PPRO expand cross-border checkout coverage, targeting a European international e-commerce market the companies value at €359bn.
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