2+ hour, 28+ min ago  (627+ words) A fire at an Amazon Web Services data centre in the UAE has intensified concerns about the resilience and security of critical digital infrastructure, consultants advising data centre operators said. The incident, in the midst of escalating regional tensions following…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (303+ words) The latest fundraising round for real estate platform Property Finder took the amount raised to almost a billion dollars in less than a year, and has helped to propel property technology investment in the UAE. Known as "proptech, it was…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (506+ words) Fintechs accounted for more than half of all venture capital funding raised in the Middle East in 2025 and should benefit from another big year in 2026, fuelled by strong demand for financial inclusion products and digital payments, according to investors. Cleantech…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (751+ words) Artificial intelligence is increasingly determining the creditworthiness of millions of people and small businesses across the Mena region." Lenders are drawing on data such as where applicants live, what they buy and even their general knowledge to decide how much…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (852+ words) The two know that each other's success strengthens the UAE as a financial powerhouse Just over two decades since the launch of the Dubai International Financial Centre, and 10 years since Abu Dhabi Global Market opened for business, the Gulf's two…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (545+ words) Egyptian fintech MNT-Halan is expanding in the UAE and plans to enter Saudi Arabia, targeting low-income and underserved customers, its Gulf chief executive said. It also signed a partnership this week with financial infrastructure provider Lean Technologies to improve credit…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (594+ words) The upcoming launch of Banque Misr's digital bank might make it look like Cairo is a little late to the party." The Egyptian market, after all, hosts a string of fintechs offering loans and digital savings services, where traditional banks…...

9+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1326+ words) Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala has sold $1 billion in 10-year US dollar-denominated Islamic bonds, or sukuk, in its first debt sale of the year, news service IFR said on Wednesday. Acting through the Mamoura Diversified Global Holding debt vehicle,…...

11+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1264+ words) We are a full-spectrum business news platform for the Mena region and beyond, serving an influential audience of market makers and decision takers. We break important stories, provide authoritative opinion and analysis, and facilitate commercial collaboration. Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Investment…...