OGold, the Shariah-compliant Gold and Silver-backed super app, and BELOBABA, a global financial services platform, announced a strategic partnership to integrate physical Gold and Silver into the BELOBABA ecosystem. The collaboration enables users to buy and sell in grams directly from their account balance, with each holding physically backed, fully allocated to the client and […]
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Airwallex, a leading global AI-native financial platform, has announced it is investing $43 million US dollars (158,000,000 AED*) in the UAE over the next five years, as part of its wider expansion across the UK and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA region). The investment will fund new financial and agentic products and grow Airwallex’s […]
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When people decide it is time to “sort out” their money, they often leap straight into action. They decide they should save more, spend less, start investing, buy property, cancel subscriptions, open another account, finally look at pensions, or just do something, anything. Sound familiar? The intention is usually good. The problem is that action […]
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Sahm Capital Financial Company (“Sahm Capital “) was named winner of Saudi Arabia’s Best Personal Investment Platform at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2026. Established in Saudi Arabia, Sahm Capital is a CMA-licensed financial institution providing digital investment services to individual investors. Since the launch of the Sahm App in December 2023, the platform has […]
Read Full Story →BHM Capital, the leading financial institution in the capital markets of the United Arab Emirates, announced its financial results for the first half of 2026, marking another period of strong performance as the Company continues to scale its business, strengthen its financial position, and reinforce its market leadership across the UAE’s capital markets. For the […]
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Edenred UAE, part of the global Edenred Group and a long-standing provider of payroll solutions in the UAE, today announced it has received in-principle approval from the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) for its application to operate as a licensed Stored Value Facility (SVF) provider. Edenred has been part of the UAE’s payroll infrastructure […]
Read Full Story →As investors navigate an increasingly complex global investment landscape shaped by evolving monetary policy, rapid technological innovation and geopolitical developments, leading market experts from Nasdaq, CME Group and Sahm Capital came together during Sahm Capital’s 2026 H2 U.S. Market Outlook Webinar to examine the trends expected to influence global markets in the second half of the year. […]
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Backbase has announced the acquisition of Kasisto, a pioneer in agentic AI for banking and financial services. Kasisto’s agentic platform, financial services intelligence, and New York-based team are now part of Backbase and the AI-native Banking OS. Most banks have deployed agentic AI in isolated pockets — agents that answer questions without resolving work, leaving […]
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IMAN Holdings has announced plans to raise $100mn to accelerate the development and expansion of its AI-powered Islamic banking platform, with a focus on entering GCC markets. Founded in 2020, the Central Asia–based fintech company has developed a mobile-first financial ecosystem built around Shariah-compliant principles. Its platform integrates savings, investments, payments, and financial guidance within […]
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Barclays and Lloyds have joined the FCA’s second AI live testing cohort alongside Experian, GoCardless and UBS, as UK banks accelerate their artificial intelligence investment. Read more: Barclays and Lloyds join FCA’s second AI sandbox as banks race to prove their tech credentials
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