Klarna Launches Debit-First Card in UK to Disrupt Retail Banking, Moving Beyond Instalments

Payments giant Klarna has formally expanded into the UK retail banking sector, rolling out its Klarna…

UAE Fintech Giant Qashio Acquires Sanad Cash to Accelerate Saudi Expansion

Qashio, the UAE’s leading corporate spend management platform, acquired Sanad Cash, one of Saudi Arabia’s first…

HSBC Partners with Juspay to Build Full-Stack Acquiring Solution for Digital Merchants

HSBC is partnering with payments infrastructure company Juspay to launch a new, full-stack acquiring platform tailored…

Mastercard Launches Merchant Cloud to Simplify Payments and Drive Global Commerce Growth

Payments giant Mastercard today announced Merchant Cloud, a next-generation payments platform designed to unify services and…

SCA and VARA Collaborate on Regulatory Framework for Virtual Assets in UAE

The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) and the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) announced a…

UK Venture Funding Surges to Multi-Year High in Q3, HSBC Innovation Banking and Dealroom Report Finds

UK startups and scaleups secured $9billion in venture capital funding in the third quarter of 2025,…

The Anchor and The Accelerator: AI and Regulation Dominate GITEX GLOBAL

This year’s GITEX GLOBAL cemented its role not just as a technology showcase, but as a…

Tech Mahindra Reports 32.7% YoY Growth in EBIT for Q2 FY’26

Tech Mahindra, the global technology consulting and digital solutions provider, released its audited consolidated financial results…

Ripple Partners with Absa Bank to Bring Institutional Digital Asset Custody to South Africa

Ripple, the digital asset infrastructure provider, partnered with Absa Bank, one of Africa’s largest financial institutions,…

Salt Bank Partners with Upvest to Launch Integrated Securities Trading

Salt Bank, Romania’s first and fastest-growing digital bank, has teamed up with Berlin-based investment technology firm…