Beyon Money, part of Beyon Group, is launching the Beyon Money SuperApp in the UAE, taking its innovative customer-focused financial services outside of the Kingdom of Bahrain, in line with the company’s ambitious regional expansion plans. With unique financial services, Beyon Money will enable UAE customers to access a range of financial solutions with exceptional digital offerings in the UAE market. Beyon Money will launch its Personal Financial Management services enabling customers to link their UAE bank accounts in the App, view all their transactions in one place, and access financial i ..read more

Building on its reputation as one of the most trusted companies for cross-border payments, LuLu Money Singapore, a wholly owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi based LuLu Financial Holding, is now set to pioneer the digital payments ecosystem across the UAE, and globally, with the rollout of its purpose-built cross-border payments product, Digit9. Developed in collaboration with Endava, a global provider of digital transformation, agile development and intelligent automation services, Digit9 has been developed as a Remittance-as-a-Service (RaaS) product. Being a tech-enabled platform, it will help pr ..read more

Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, has partnered with global economic transformation leaders Genome to launch the 2023 Global Startup Ecosystem Report. Abu Dhabi has been recognised as a leading ecosystem in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in the 2023 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) by Startup Genome and the Global Entrepreneurship Network, launched today at The Next Web Conference in Amsterdam. Below are some key findings and takeaways from the report: Abu Dhabi witnessed the sixth fastest growth globally and the biggest in MENA Abu Dhabi created $3,925,281,571 in ecos ..read more

Spheroid Universe is announcing that their token, SPH, will officially be listed on MEXC on June 5th. Founded in 2018, MEXC (also known as MEXC Global) is a rapidly-growing cryptocurrency exchange with more than 6 million users in over 200 countries, including the USA, UAE, Canada and Australia. MEXC is regularly featured as one the top exchanges globally for trading volume. The exchange offers one of the widest ranges of cryptocurrencies with over 1,500+ coins listed on the platform. It brings a wealth of experience listing top performing tokens, with a reach that only a handful of ..read more

New fintech start-up, Leap, has launched in the UAE to teach kids and teens how to make better money choices. The Dubai-based start-up is on a mission to boost youth financial literacy and money management skills, targeting the unbanked population of under-18s. The app is currently available for kids between the ages of 6 and 18 years old in the UAE, with plans to expand into Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The Leap app is built from the ground up for parents and kids, and is designed to encourage a transparent, fun, and engaging education in money management. The app shines light on the importance o ..read more

Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) and Dubai International Financial Centre, (DIFC), the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia (MEASA) region, has partnered for the 7th edition of AccelerateHER. The Accelerator programme was launched in 2019 by the DIFC Innovation Hub to equip the next generation of women financial services professionals with meaningful advisory, as they embark on their career journey, supported by Dubai’s top talent and industry leaders. The AccelerateHER network has successfully mentored over 100 women through more than 200 mentorship pairing ..read more

Blockchain technology has revolutionised various industries by providing decentralised, secure, and transparent solutions. However, the lack of interoperability among different blockchains has been a significant hurdle in achieving its full potential. Blockchain interoperability refers to the ability of different blockchains to communicate, share data, and transfer assets seamlessly. There is a huge difference between native interoperability and the use of bridges.  Native interoperability will allow for blockchain technology to scale to its potential, while bridges are the centralised p ..read more

Facilio, a leader in the property operations & maintenance software space, today announced its agreement with Dubai World Trade Centre’s One Central, an award-winning, Grade-A commercial development, to optimise energy consumption & reduce carbon emissions using a software-led approach. One Central, which is built to LEED Gold standards and is a key part of the iconic skyline of Dubai’s Central Business District, is committed to aid the government’s efforts in consolidating the foundations for a low-carbon economy and achieving the UAE’s ‘Net Zero by 2050’ vision. To align with this g ..read more

Dubai/Cairo/Riyadh, July 27, 2022: Tribal Credit has highlighted local enterprises’ most significant spending categories based on corporate card spending data from small, medium, and emerging businesses tracked over the last year. As businesses develop throughout the region, their expenditures are becoming more important to economic growth. Despite the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions, 9 out of 10 purchases were made online in recent months, reflecting the shift toward that e-commerce and online shopping. As shown by Tribal data, online advertising was the category where companies in variou ..read more

As recession anxieties and geopolitical tensions cloud the global economic horizon, the financial services sector is preparing for a rocky 2023. How will industry leaders wield their data and advanced analytics to weather the storm? Some of SAS’ foremost industry experts predict what consumers, financial firms and the parties protecting them can anticipate in the year to come. Predictability returns “2023 won’t be the year of chaos. In fact, 2023 will mark the return of some degree of predictability. The economic impacts of this once-in-a-lifetime pandemic were to be expected: pent-up demand ..read more