Digital Banker Middle East

[Digital Banker Middle East @DB_Middleeast]

Founded by Abdallah Abu-Sheikh, Mal is building an AI-driven platform designed to modernise Islamic finance with Sharia-compliant digital products and global ambitions. 🤖💳
#IslamicFinance #AI #FinTechNews #UAE

https://t.co/whFqvNe3px

[Digital Banker Middle East @DB_Middleeast]

National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) has launched a new suite of fintech services, signalling a major push to strengthen Kuwait’s digital finance ecosystem and infrastructure. 🇰🇼
#Kuwait #FinTech #DigitalBanking #NBK111

https://t.co/R6JoFTAKvF

[Digital Banker Middle East @DB_Middleeast]

Abdul Latif Jameel Finance (ALJF) has signed an MoU with Ant International to accelerate digital banking in Saudi Arabia — with a strong focus on MSME growth. 🇸🇦
#SaudiArabia #FinTech #MSMEs #Vision2030

[Digital Banker Middle East @DB_Middleeast]

Ahlibank has launched Google Pay for its debit and credit cardholders, giving customers a faster, safer way to pay with their Android phone or smartwatch. 📲✅
#GooglePay #DigitalPayments #Banking #FinTech

https://t.co/NEL5uQ8CDX

[Digital Banker Middle East @DB_Middleeast]

Zain Group has posted one of its strongest nine-month periods for 2025, showing how the Kuwaiti operator has evolved into a diversified digital powerhouse across MEA. ���
#Zain #Telecoms #DigitalTransformation #menataphape

https://t.co/HoY2LnVcFJ

[Digital Banker Middle East @DB_Middleeast]

MidLyr has raised $2.5m in pre-seed funding to build AI infrastructure for banks and fintechs — focused on compliant, “bank-grade” automation for risk and operations. 💼🤖
#FinTech #AI #Banking #RegTech

https://t.co/ZdNkN0ejNP

[Digital Banker Middle East @DB_Middleeast]

MoneyHash has partnered with Tabby to bring smoother BNPL integration to merchants across the UAE and Saudi Arabia — making flexible checkout easier through a single API. 💳
#FinTech #Payments #UAE #SaudiArabia

https://t.co/LXx5oD6aPr

[Digital Banker Middle East @DB_Middleeast]

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed has issued Federal Decree Law No. 6 of 2025, reshaping Central Bank operations and strengthening regulation across banking, finance and insurance. 🇦🇪

#UAE #CBUAE #Regulation #Finance

https://t.co/r5ITPFJ1T2

[Digital Banker Middle East @DB_Middleeast]

UAE spend management platform Qashio has acquired Saudi Arabia’s Sanad Cash, strengthening its expansion into KSA and accelerating regional growth in corporate expense management. 🇦🇪🇸🇦
#Qashio #FinTech #SaudiArabia #UAE

https://t.co/3uJp7y6e4k

[Digital Banker Middle East @DB_Middleeast]

Oman’s banking sector showed strong momentum in August 2025, with total credit rising 8.6% year-on-year to OMR 34.1bn — highlighting continued resilience across the financial system. 🇴🇲
#Oman #Banking #MENA #FinanceNews

https://t.co/EnpOpibMwv

[Digital Banker Middle East @DB_Middleeast]

The UAE says its rise as an AI and digital economy leader is the result of long-term investment, with groundwork laid as early as 2008, according to AI Minister Omar Sultan Al Olama. 🇦🇪
#UAE #AI #DigitalEconomy #Innovation

https://t.co/xr1sMa395Z

[Digital Banker Middle East @DB_Middleeast]

FABMISR has partnered with noon payments to strengthen digital payment services and enhance Egypt’s e-commerce experience for merchants and consumers. 🇪🇬💳
#Egypt #FinTech #DigitalPayments #Ecommerce

https://t.co/OyvlcqthHW

[Digital Banker Middle East @DB_Middleeast]

Saudi fintech HALA has raised $157m in a Series B round — one of the largest fintech Series B investments in the Middle East to date. 🚀
#HALA #FinTech #SaudiArabia #Menards

https://t.co/8sFm6Yjf9X

[Digital Banker Middle East @DB_Middleeast]

The UAE is preparing to phase out SMS one-time passwords (OTPs) by 2026, shifting towards biometric authentication and national digital identity for a smoother, more secure online experience. 🇦🇪
#UAE #CyberSecurity #DigitalIdentity #FinTech

https://t.co/PImqDMPisX

[Digital Banker Middle East @DB_Middleeast]

Revolut has received in-principle approval from the Central Bank of the UAE for Stored Value Facilities and Retail Payment Services licences, signalling an imminent launch in the UAE. 🇦🇪
#Revolut #UAE #FinTech #DigitalBanking

https://t.co/Ub5ATl7MwN

[Digital Banker Middle East @DB_Middleeast]

Riyadh is set to host Money20/20 Middle East this month, bringing global fintech leaders, investors and innovators together as Saudi Arabia accelerates its Vision 2030 digital transformation.
#Money2020 #FinTech #SaudiArabia #Vision2030

https://t.co/77ZHC2cgUb

[Digital Banker Middle East @DB_Middleeast]

Wahed Invest Limited has launched as the UAE’s first Islamic digital investment management platform, offering Shariah-compliant portfolios designed for everyday investors. 📈🇦🇪
#Wahed #FinTech #UAE #IslamicFinance

https://t.co/xAA1JZUFxK

[Digital Banker Middle East @DB_Middleeast]

Bahrain-based fintech Arab Financial Services (AFS) has partnered with Singapore’s Brankas to expand open finance infrastructure across the MENA region. 🌍💳
#FinTech #OpenFinance #MENA #Bahrain

https://t.co/X8y9AgRWqz

[Digital Banker Middle East @DB_Middleeast]

Qatar’s minimum wage reforms and Wage Protection System have strengthened pay security for low-income workers — but SMEs still face real challenges keeping up with compliance post-Covid.

#Qatar #WageProtection #SMEs #WorkersRights

https://t.co/MgXXB4mlUo

[Digital Banker Middle East @DB_Middleeast]

Fawry and Simple Touch unite to reshape MENA's restaurant industry. Fawry's fintech meets Simple Touch's software for efficient restaurant management. #fintech #DigitalPayments #MENArestaurant
https://t.co/sB55UDxEH8