AFS and Mawarid Finance spearhead digital transformation in credit card services

AFS and Mawarid Finance spearhead digital transformation in credit card services

Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain: In a significant leap forward for digital finance, Mawarid Finance, in strategic collaboration with Arab Financial Services (AFS), the leading digital payments solutions provider and fintech enabler across the Middle East and Africa, has officially launched a comprehensive digital application poised to redefine credit card issuance and management. This pioneering initiative […]

Saudi’s Nayla Finance secures Sharia Certification for Micro-Financing platform

Saudi’s Nayla Finance secures Sharia Certification for Micro-Financing platform

This marks a key milestone in Nayla’s mission to empower small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Kingdom by offering ethical and Sharia-compliant financial services. Saudi-based Nayla Finance has announced that its micro-financing solutions platform has received Sharia certification from the Shariyah Review Bureau (SRB), a leading Sharia advisory firm licensed by the Central Bank […]

Bahrain Bourse and BENEFIT partner to launch eIPO service on BenefitPay

Bahrain Bourse and BENEFIT partner to launch eIPO service on BenefitPay

BENEFIT, the Kingdom’s innovator and leading company in Fintech and electronic financial transactions service, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Bahrain Clear, a fully-owned subsidiary of Bahrain Bourse, to launch eIPO Service (electronic initial public offering service) on BenefitPay. This initiative marks a significant advancement in streamlining investor access to public share offerings on […]

Riyad Bank and Mastercard Launch Innovative Three-Tier Credit Card Program to Empower MSMEs in the KSA

Riyad Bank and Mastercard Launch Innovative Three-Tier Credit Card Program to Empower MSMEs in the KSA

Partnership will introduce three credit cards — Mastercard NMOO Executive Credit Card, Mastercard NMOO Business Credit Card, and Mastercard NMOO World Credit Card – to provide SMEs with enhanced access to funding. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Riyad Bank and Mastercard have collaborated to provide small and medium-sized businesses in Saudi Arabia with enhanced access to funding. […]

PayTic Announces Strategic Partnership with NymCard

PayTic Announces Strategic Partnership with NymCard

Partnership marks significant milestone in payment operations automation in GCC. [Dubai, 29st May 2025] – PayTic, a leading payment operations automation platform, today announced a strategic partnership with NymCard, marking PayTic’s entry into the GCC with its first strategic client. This collaboration represents a significant milestone in bringing advanced payment automation solutions to the rapidly growing Middle East […]

PayTabs Group achieves fintech dominance with its’ Saudi built, AI-powered payment orchestration platform

PayTabs Group achieves fintech dominance with its’ Saudi built, AI-powered payment orchestration platform

[26 May 2025, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia] PayTabs Group, a Future 100 company and MENA’s award-winning payment orchestration powerhouse, today announced the launch of its enhanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered payment orchestration platform. Engineered in Saudi Arabia over four months, the platform is set to cross SAR 325 billion in transaction processing shortly, cementing its role […]

D360 Bank welcomes one million customers in four months

D360 Bank welcomes one million customers in four months

D360 Bank, the innovative Saudi Shariah-compliant digital bank, has announced that it has reached more than one million customers within the first four months of its official launch, setting a new global benchmark in digital banking adoption. This milestone underscores the growing demand for seamless and secure digital financial solutions in Saudi Arabia. Since beginning […]

Mastercard Launches Cyber Resilience Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mastercard Launches Cyber Resilience Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Mastercard has launched its Cyber Resilience Center, an initiative that brings together key players from the financial sector to foster collaboration and support shared goals in building a secure commerce and payment ecosystem in the Kingdom. This is Mastercard’s first initiative in Middle East, extending the company’s global network of cyber resilience centers […]

UPESI Africa’s Leading Money Transfer Company Appoints Fareed Jillani as Head of Marketing for Middle East and Europe

UPESI Africa’s Leading Money Transfer Company Appoints Fareed Jillani as Head of Marketing for Middle East and Europe

UPESI Money Transfer, one of Africa’s leading remittance service providers, has announced the appointment of Mr. Fareed Jillani as Head of Marketing for the Middle East and Europe. This strategic move comes as the company intensifies its efforts to expand its footprint across key international markets. Fareed Jillani is also the CEO of UAE-based Lejion Media, a prominent […]

Lendo and SIC Launch SAR 200mln Program to Accelerate Industrial SME Financing in the KSA

Lendo and SIC Launch SAR 200mln Program to Accelerate Industrial SME Financing in the KSA

Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – May 19, 2025 – The Saudi Industrial Investment Fund Company, in partnership with Lendo, one of the Kingdom’s leading Shariah-compliant debt crowdfunding platforms, has launched an innovative investment program worth up to SAR 200 million. The initiative aims to provide fast, sustainable, and controlled working capital financing for small […]