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Huru Introduces Quick Cash Microfinance Feature

Huru, a UAE-based and Central Bank–licensed fintech platform focused on unbanked and underbanked communities, has launched Quick Cash, an instant microfinance feature developed with Mawarid Finance. The product supports Huru’s aim of providing transparent and affordable financial tools to people with limited access to traditional banking. Huru has built an ecosystem centred on financial inclusion. […]

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Property Finder Partners with Stake to Enable Fractional Property Investment

Property Finder has entered a strategic partnership with Stake, a regional real estate investment platform. The collaboration will allow Property Finder users to access Stake’s investment products and portfolios directly through Property Finder’s platforms. The integration enables investors to participate in real estate opportunities through fractional ownership starting from AED500, supported by the UAE government’s […]

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Mastercard Introduces Access Pass for Added Digital Card Features

Mastercard has introduced Mastercard Access Pass, a programme that enables issuers and partners to offer tailored experiences and perks without issuing new cards. Launching with the McLaren Formula One Team and First Abu Dhabi Bank in the UAE, the programme allows FAB cardholders to add digital designs and additional benefits to their existing Mastercard products. […]

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Wio Bank Introduces Shared Family Banking in the UAE

Wio Bank has introduced Wio Family, the UAE’s first fully shared banking experience, designed to enable households to manage money collaboratively. The service allows families to save, spend, and plan together through a shared account, reflecting the view that money is often a collective responsibility. The account can be jointly managed by two ‘Family Leads’, […]

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Emirates NBD, GCAA Launch Automated H2H Payment System

Emirates NBD has announced a partnership with the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to introduce a Host-to-Host (H2H) payment solution aimed at automating the authority’s digital transactions. Under the agreement, Emirates NBD will support the GCAA in streamlining and automating payments involving its aviation clients, suppliers, and partners in the UAE and abroad. Developed […]

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First.tech and ELM Partner to Boost Cross-Border Digital Services

First.tech, a UAE-based global AI-driven group operating in insurtech, fintech, and govtech, has signed a MoU with ELM, a digital solutions provider in Saudi Arabia. The agreement aims to explore cross-border digital interoperability and joint development of services for citizens, residents, and visitors in both countries. Under the MoU, the two organisations will examine secure […]

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UAE, China Execute First Cross-Border CBDC Payment via ‘Jisr’ Network

Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Presidential Court, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), received Pan Gongsheng, Governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi, in the presence of Khaled Mohamed […]

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HSBC to Expand Tokenised Deposit Services to the US and UAE

HSBC is reportedly preparing to expand its tokenised deposits services. The global bank already offers the service in Hong Kong, Singapore, the UK and Luxembourg, and now plans to extend it to corporate clients in the US and the UAE beginning next year, Bloomberg reported. HSBC’s Tokenised Deposit Service enables clients to send money locally […]

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Numou Partners with Abhi to Improve SME Access to Finance

Numou, ADGM’s platform for SME growth, has partnered with Abhi, a regional neo bank, to provide embedded finance and working capital solutions aimed at improving access to funding for SMEs across the region. The partnership will allow SMEs using Numou to access working capital more quickly and with greater flexibility and transparency, helping to bridge […]

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Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2025 to Convene Global Financial Leaders in December

This year’s largest edition of Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW), hosted by ADGM with ADQ as Headline Partner,  will bring together major financial institutions, policymakers, investors, and industry leaders from 8–11 December 2025 in Abu Dhabi. The 2025 programme includes more than 60 events, over 300 thematic sessions, and approximately 750 speakers. Senior executives from […]

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