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Everything you need to know about the UAE’s planned Digital Dirham
August 15, 2025
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Blockchain
Time to read: 5 min
UAE declares the “Digital Dirham cometh”
August 13, 2025
Image of the Dubai skyline following the announcement Laser Digital has received VARA licence
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Cryptocurrencies
Time to read: 3 min
The slow arrival of fast money in Dubai
August 7, 2025
Visa are expanding stablecoin opportunities, including Africa
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Africa
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Visa bets on stablecoins as next-gen cross-border solution
June 19, 2025
SBC Digital Middle East and Africa looks at topics such as crypto, payments, KYC, frictionless and more
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Africa
Time to read: 2 min
Crypto, Mobile Money and Frictionless Payments at the Forefront for SBC Digital - Middle East & Africa
May 27, 2025
Hand turns dice and changes the expression 'buy now pay now' to 'buy now pay later'.
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Asia
Time to read: 4 min
Worldpay: BNPL set to challenge cards by 2030
May 14, 2025
View of Dubai Marina with modern buildings and yachts in the water.
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Cryptocurrencies
Time to read: 3 min
Dubai takes key step towards cashless future with Crypto.com
May 13, 2025
BPC SVP Peter Theunis on why the next generation battle is acquiring.
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Europe
Time to read: 5 min
BPC’s Peter Theunis on personalised digital wallets, the acquiring battle, and more
May 1, 2025
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Fintech
Time to read: 3 min
Emirates NBD seeking greater Gulf connectivity with Visa partnership
April 17, 2025
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Fintech
Time to read: 2 min
Checkout.com crosses its fingers after applying for UAE card issuing licence
April 10, 2025
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Blockchain
Time to read: 2 min
Ripple lands ‘first’ blockchain payment licence in Dubai
March 13, 2025
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Cryptocurrencies
Time to read: 2 min
Emirates NBD new crypto trading platform to provide ‘mobile convenience’
March 6, 2025
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Featured
Time to read: 7 min
Worldline: Grasping the full business potential of UAE payments
February 25, 2025
Former PayPal CEO joins Valor Capital as Managing Partner
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Africa
Time to read: 5 min
Progress for payments but fintech flounders in 2024 investment landscape
February 19, 2025
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Fintech
Time to read: 3 min
Ant International opens Saudi office to deepen local ties
February 12, 2025
Global communication network concept. Environmental technology. Sustainable development goals. SDGs.
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Fintech
Time to read: 2 min
Vyne announces UK exit to focus on global strategy 
January 29, 2025
UAE gaming
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Africa
Time to read: 2 min
MENA stays on the 2025 payments agenda as Bank Alfalah buys Jingle Pay stake
January 13, 2025
Open Banking
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Asia
Time to read: 2 min
Oman’s Central Bank approves regulatory framework for Open Banking
January 3, 2025
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AI
Time to read: 6 min
Ofer Friedman, AU10TIX: AI-backed fraud and the inevitable mega-crisis
December 24, 2024
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Cryptocurrencies
Time to read: 2 min
Bitpanda secures VARA clearance for UAE expansion
December 16, 2024
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Fintech
Time to read: 2 min
Worldline lends its online payment capabilities in UAE to Telr
December 10, 2024
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Cryptocurrencies
Time to read: 2 min
Crypto.com deepens UAE presence with Orion Principals acquisition
December 10, 2024
UAE gaming
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Middle East
Time to read: 2 min
UAE continues to court interest as Apple’s Tap to Pay launched in country
December 10, 2024
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Payment Expert Podcast: Crown Agents Bank - Claire Gates
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Payment Expert Podcast: Crown Agents Bank’s Claire Gates on friction with Africa cross-border payments
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Payment Expert Summit - SBC Summit
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Payments
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LIVE: Payment Expert Summit at SBC Summit 2026, Lisbon
September 30, 2026
Cryptocurrencies are Payhound's main focus.
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Features & Analysis
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Payhound: The payment advantage operators are missing
September 24, 2026
A man avoids holes on his road to a flag, illustrating the "approval-rate trap" described by eComCharge.
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Features & Analysis
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The approval-rate trap: why the highest payment approval rate is not always best
September 9, 2026