QIB Group CEO, Mr. Bassel Gamal has been recognized in Forbes Middle East’s “Sustainability Leaders 2025,” a list celebrating executives who are advancing sustainability across the region’s largest companies.

Street Wallet, the South African fintech empowering informal traders and service providers with accessible, low-cost digital payment solutions, is delighted to announce its acquisition of Digitip, a South African startup enabling informal workers to receive digital tips. The move strengthens Street Wallet’s footprint in KwaZulu-Natal and accelerates its mission to empower informal traders to enter the digital economy.

Rain, the enterprise-grade infrastructure for stablecoin-powered payments, today announced a strategic partnership with Lithic designed to accelerate both companies' growth, expand global distribution, and give partners more technology choices as they build and launch scaled card programs.

Anaplan, the only AI-driven scenario planning and analysis platform designed to optimize decision-making in today’s complex business environment, today announced that it has been named an "Exemplary Leader” in the 2025 ISG Software Research Buyers Guide for Financial Consolidation.

Tradu, the global multi-asset trading platform, has announced the launch of Analyst AI*, a powerful AI-driven research tool designed to equip traders with smarter, faster insights, developed in partnership with Engine AI.

Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, today announced a strategic collaboration with QNB Group and DMZ Finance. Together, the partners are introducing QCDT—the world’s first DFSA-approved (Dubai Financial Services Authority) tokenised money market fund (MMF)—into Bybit’s platform as a collateral asset, marking a breakthrough in bridging traditional finance and digital assets.

Meedaf, the financial services platform established in ADGM to serve financial institutions across the GCC, has formed a strategic partnership with InDebted, the global leader in AI-powered collections infrastructure. The partnership will see Meedaf make an investment in InDebted’s UAE entity aimed at expanding its regional presence.

JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., Japan's only international payment brand, is proud to introduce its new brand message, "Japan Cùng Bạn" ("Japan with You"), marking a significant milestone in its journey in the Vietnamese market.

VRAI, the consumer brand of the world’s largest diamond producer Diamond Foundry, has announced the launch of VRAI Created Bitcoin Diamonds™, the world’s first lab-grown diamonds directly backed by Bitcoin. The initiative positions VRAI at the intersection of luxury, sustainability, and digital assets, creating a new category that bridges symbolism and beauty with a reliable store of value.

MAPFRE RE is now the thirteenth-largest reinsurer in the world by premium volume, according to the ranking compiled by Standard & Poor’s, which includes a total of 127 companies from 29 countries. With this, the MAPFRE Group’s reinsurer has advanced three spots in the ranking.

SecureSave, the leading provider of workplace Emergency Savings Accounts (ESAs), today announced platform users have saved more than $100 million toward unanticipated expenses, helping provide customers additional financial security. Beyond reaching the nine-figure mark, SecureSave also announced customers have used the ESA platform for more than 400,000 financial emergencies.

AKUVO, a leading technology organization specializing in collections and credit risk management, today announced a strategic investment from Vista Equity Partners (“Vista”), a global technology investor that specializes in enterprise software. The investment aims to significantly accelerate AKUVO’s artificial intelligence (AI) strategy and further its mission to modernize collections and risk management for financial institutions.

For the second consecutive year, the TT platform of Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global capital markets technology platform services provider, has won two categories in the FOW Asia Pacific Awards. Announced at a ceremony in Hong Kong yesterday, the awards included Trading System of the Year and the platform’s third annual recognition as Derivatives Trading System of the Year.

Embedded finance innovator AAZZUR has officially partnered with TIS GRUPA, a leading systems integrator with deep experHse in AI, banking, EU regulaHons, and digital transformaHon in the financial sector, to support its operaHonal growth and expanding client project pipeline.

Citi today announced the deployment of its advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools across its operations in the UAE and across Middle East and Africa (MEA), marking a significant step in the bank's commitment to innovation and digital transformation.