CIB-backed digital banking platform, yomo secures Initial Banking Licence, Ready to Lead Egypt’s Digital Banking Evolution

CIB-backed digital banking platform, yomo secures Initial Banking Licence, Ready to Lead Egypt’s Digital Banking Evolution

CIB-backed digital banking platform, yomo, set to make managing money simpler, more accessible and more empowering for millions of Egyptians at home and abroad. Cairo, Egypt: Commercial International Bank – Egypt (CIB) announces that the Bank received today preliminary approval from the Central Bank of Egypt to establish yomo digital bank, in line with Egypt’s digital […]

The National Bank of Egypt in collaboration with Mastercard launch USD Corporate Debit Card

The National Bank of Egypt in collaboration with Mastercard launch USD Corporate Debit Card

Cairo, Egypt; 27 July 2026:  The National Bank of Egypt, in collaboration with Mastercard, has announced the launch of the USD Corporate Debit Card, a breakthrough solution designed to empower Egyptian businesses – from large corporates to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with seamless access to global commerce. Soha El Turky, Deputy CEO at NBE, […]

Valu launches Egypt’s first instant cashback loyalty program, redefining rewards for everyday spending

Valu launches Egypt’s first instant cashback loyalty program, redefining rewards for everyday spending

Cairo:  Valu, a leading universal financial technology powerhouse in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has announced the launch of its new loyalty program, the first instant cashback loyalty program for payments in Egypt. The program introduces a fundamentally new approach to customer rewards by granting cashback instantly upon transaction completion, eliminating the need for […]

QNB Oman and AmwalPay Sign Strategic Agreement to Strengthen Digital Acquiring Services

QNB Oman and AmwalPay Sign Strategic Agreement to Strengthen Digital Acquiring Services

QNB Oman and AmwalPay have announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement aimed at enhancing digital payment acceptance services and supporting businesses and merchants across the Sultanate of Oman through advanced payment solutions and modern acquiring capabilities. The agreement was signed by Khalid Mohammed Al Barwani, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of QNB Oman, and […]

INFINIOS and Circle Sign Strategic Agreement to Advance Digital Finance Infrastructure

INFINIOS and Circle Sign Strategic Agreement to Advance Digital Finance Infrastructure

The collaboration will support stablecoin-powered payments, treasury, and digital asset solutions for businesses and financial institutions across the Middle East and beyond  Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain – June 2026 – INFINIOS, a leading fintech innovator headquartered in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and Circle Internet Financial, LLC, a subsidiary of one of the world’s leading financial […]

Beltone Asset Management and Telda partner to expand digital investing access in Egypt

Beltone Asset Management and Telda partner to expand digital investing access in Egypt

Cairo:Beltone Asset Management, a subsidiary of Beltone Holding, has partnered with Telda, the fintech platform specializing in digital financial services, to broaden access to Beltone’s investment products and mutual funds through Telda’s digital platform. The partnership aims to simplify access to investment solutions by enabling Telda users to investment funds established and managed by Beltone […]

TFSF Ventures Emerges From Three Quiet Years in the UAE With Patent-Pending Agentic Payment Infrastructure — and Opens It for Licensing

TFSF Ventures Emerges From Three Quiet Years in the UAE With Patent-Pending Agentic Payment Infrastructure — and Opens It for Licensing

Ras Al Khaimah, UAE — The agentic economy stopped being theoretical this week. With the world’s largest payment networks now opening their rails to autonomous AI agents — credentialed, permissioned, and settling transactions at machine speed — the question facing every financial institution and enterprise has shifted from whether software agents will transact with one […]

ADCB Egypt Partners with EFG Hermes to launch its first money market fund “Zayed Kol Youm”

ADCB Egypt Partners with EFG Hermes to launch its first money market fund “Zayed Kol Youm”

Cairo: Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank – Egypt (ADCB Egypt), a subsidiary of ADCB Group, one of the UAE’s leading banks, announced today that it has entered into a strategic partnership with EFG Hermes, an EFG Holding company, and the leading investment bank in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), to launch the bank’s first mutual […]

Payment Companies in the GCC: Who Is Shaping the Merchant Acquiring and Digital Payment Infrastructure Landscape?

Payment Companies in the GCC: Who Is Shaping the Merchant Acquiring and Digital Payment Infrastructure Landscape?

From Bahrain and the UAE to Saudi Arabia and Oman, how Gulf payment companies have helped build the merchant acquiring, POS, and payment gateway ecosystems that support today’s digital economy. Over the past decades, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has experienced significant growth in digital payments, driven by economic expansion, e-commerce adoption, and the region’s […]