Fintech – Gulf Business https://gulfbusiness.com Sun, 13 Aug 2023 06:48:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.5 https://gulfbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-gb-new-fevicon-2020-1-32x32.png Fintech – Gulf Business https://gulfbusiness.com 32 32 Moove raises $76m with investment from Mubadala, BlackRock https://gulfbusiness.com/moove-raises-76m-with-investment/ https://gulfbusiness.com/moove-raises-76m-with-investment/#respond Fri, 11 Aug 2023 12:30:01 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=264511 The round brings total funding to over $335m since inception across equity and debt

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/moove-raises-76m-with-investment/feed/ 0 Dubai’s VARA, DET to establish market assurance standards for virtual assets https://gulfbusiness.com/vara-det-to-set-mkt-assurance-standards-for-vas/ https://gulfbusiness.com/vara-det-to-set-mkt-assurance-standards-for-vas/#respond Fri, 11 Aug 2023 05:00:23 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=264309 The MoU strengthens VARA's aim to achieve full transparency and market conduct adherence across virtual asset service providers licenced to operate in Dubai

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/vara-det-to-set-mkt-assurance-standards-for-vas/feed/ 0 HSBC announces new JV with fintech Tradeshift https://gulfbusiness.com/hsbc-announces-new-jv-with-fintech-tradeshift/ https://gulfbusiness.com/hsbc-announces-new-jv-with-fintech-tradeshift/#respond Wed, 02 Aug 2023 02:00:01 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=262999 The deal will see HSBC make a $35m investment into Tradeshift in two stages and also join its board

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/hsbc-announces-new-jv-with-fintech-tradeshift/feed/ 0 SME story: Interview with Chafic Idriss, Rayan Antonios, Karam El Dik, founders of Twig https://gulfbusiness.com/interview-with-twig/ https://gulfbusiness.com/interview-with-twig/#respond Fri, 30 Jun 2023 05:00:16 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=259564 We facilitate effective goal planning and provide a user-friendly experience to help individuals achieve their financial objectives

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/interview-with-twig/feed/ 0 SME story: Interview with Ghady Rayess, managing director of FOO https://gulfbusiness.com/sme-story-interview-with-foo/ https://gulfbusiness.com/sme-story-interview-with-foo/#respond Thu, 29 Jun 2023 07:00:38 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=259540 Financial services embedded into existing business models are no longer optional, but necessary

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/sme-story-interview-with-foo/feed/ 0 Dubai buy now, pay later firm Tabby raises debt to $350m https://gulfbusiness.com/buy-now-pay-later-firm-tabby-raises-debt-to-350m/ https://gulfbusiness.com/buy-now-pay-later-firm-tabby-raises-debt-to-350m/#respond Fri, 02 Jun 2023 10:04:29 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=256687 The financing round for Tabby was led by US-based Partners for Growth, Atalaya Capital Management and CoVenture

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/buy-now-pay-later-firm-tabby-raises-debt-to-350m/feed/ 0 Crypto exchange Coinbase weighs UAE as potential international hub https://gulfbusiness.com/coinbase-weighs-uae-as-potential-intl-hub/ https://gulfbusiness.com/coinbase-weighs-uae-as-potential-intl-hub/#respond Wed, 10 May 2023 13:25:49 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=253798 Coinbase has been navigating a market downturn and a difficult US regulatory environment

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/coinbase-weighs-uae-as-potential-intl-hub/feed/ 0 Karm Legal’s Kokila Alagh on advancements in virtual assets regulation https://gulfbusiness.com/karm-legals-kokila-alagh-on-advancements-in-virtual-assets-regulation/ https://gulfbusiness.com/karm-legals-kokila-alagh-on-advancements-in-virtual-assets-regulation/#respond Fri, 14 Apr 2023 13:15:24 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=251137 VARA has come out with detailed regulations and rulebooks for the virtual assets sector, indicating just how fast things are moving

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/karm-legals-kokila-alagh-on-advancements-in-virtual-assets-regulation/feed/ 0 Should regional banks buy or build their innovations? https://gulfbusiness.com/regional-banks-buy-or-build-their-innovations/ https://gulfbusiness.com/regional-banks-buy-or-build-their-innovations/#respond Fri, 31 Mar 2023 10:00:48 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=249381 In the early years of the digital era, building was the only option, but today the region is strewn with fintechs

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/regional-banks-buy-or-build-their-innovations/feed/ 0 Goldman Sachs backs BNPL startup Tamara with $150m facility https://gulfbusiness.com/tamara-secures-debt-facility-from-goldman-sachs/ https://gulfbusiness.com/tamara-secures-debt-facility-from-goldman-sachs/#respond Thu, 16 Mar 2023 23:52:57 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=248057 The facility will help finance the growing demand for bringing the buy now, pay later products in the GCC while continuing its growth across new verticals

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