Dubai stories
Geopolitical risk is clouding Gulf AI investment, after Iran named OpenAI’s Stargate campus in Abu Dhabi as a possible target.
Security teams risk hidden breaches if they trust AI too much, Secure.com warns, urging human oversight, auditability and clear governance.
The funding will help OpenFX expand hiring and infrastructure as it tackles slow, costly cross-border transfers for banks and fintechs.
Rising demand for faster, cheaper international transfers has sharpened competition among payment providers serving merchants and marketplaces.
Secure.com warns SOCs face rising risk from clunky workflows and alert overload, urging 'human-first' design and greater automation.
Thunes opens Swift banks to direct USDC and USDT payouts, linking 11,500 institutions with 500 million stablecoin wallets worldwide.
Independent Reserve to launch new regulated crypto services for corporates and institutions across Singapore, Australia and UAE from 2026.
RateGain and Juspay unveil RG Pay, an embedded payments layer to boost cross-border checkout performance for global travel brands.
Backbase appoints Didier Van der Coelden as CFO to steer growth and AI-led banking platform expansion across its global operations.
Addepar launches Addison AI to give wealth managers trusted, natural language portfolio intelligence embedded across its platform workflows.
Diverse teams are reshaping the payments industry, turning personal insight into the hidden infrastructure behind global growth.
TerraPay links its global payments network to Raenest to speed local-currency payouts to freelancers in India and the Philippines.
On-demand laundry platform Laundryheap has expanded into Colombia, Mexico, Malaysia and Scotland, as it accelerates its global rollout.
Pharmx wins multi-year EDI deal as preferred provider to Sigma Healthcare and Chemist Warehouse across Australia and New Zealand.
TerraPay and Sabre have struck a multi-year deal to power instant cross-border bank payouts for travel agencies, airlines and hotels.
FiLLi Cafe adopts Oracle NetSuite to streamline finance, inventory and franchise operations as it scales to 100-plus sites in 13 countries.
Iran-linked shipping chaos is set to lift UK shop prices as soaring freight and energy costs ripple through global supply chains.
myPlates appoints Shikha Thakur Head of Marketing Performance to drive data-led digital growth and transform into a consumer-focused brand.
Ecommpay's fraud and compliance head Marija Solovjova wins Women in Risk & Compliance honour at 2026 FinTech Week Awards in Dubai.
Oracle NetSuite unveils NetSuite Next in the UAE, embedding AI assistants, agentic workflows and analytics across its cloud ERP suite.
