The Scotland and North America Fintech Gateway has launched to support international growth for Scottish fintech companies

ZA Bank has officially surpassed one million users as of the first half of 2025, becoming the first digital bank in Hong Kong to reach this milestone. The achievement marks a significant moment in the city’s digital finance development and reflects the growing trust and adoption of digital banking services. Since its launch in 2020, ZA Bank has sustained rapid growth and has consistently held a leading position among local digital banks since its start-up phase.

NextGen, Australia’s leading technology solution provider to the lending industry, has announced the launch of its new Automated Income Verification feature within ApplyOnline, powered by Open Banking. This innovation marks a significant step forward in transforming income assessment for lenders, replacing outdated document-based processes with secure, data-driven automation.

Riyadh, KSA: MENAP-based fintech ABHI and TRAY, a leading cloud-based POS and business management platform in the Kingdom, have joined forces to introduce Earned Wage Access services for the fast-growing F&B sector.

Connect has strengthened its lending panel with the addition of StreamBank, a lender that brings together the stability of a fully regulated bank with the agility of a specialist bridging provider.

InvoiceCloud, a leading provider of online billing and payment services, today announced the relocation of its headquarters to Boston’s Seaport district, highlighting the company’s momentum and commitment to the city’s technology and fintech community. The new office reflects InvoiceCloud’s continued expansion, growing influence in the fintech sector, and vision of making digital payments more accessible for everyone, while fostering an AI-first culture that drives innovation and customer engagement.

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.

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.

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.

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.

FinSight Ventures, a global venture fund specializing in late‑stage technology investments, today announced the launch of the FinSight Generative AI Index Fund, a $50 million investment vehicle designed to back the global leaders of generative AI. The fund aims to provide investors with a single entry point into a curated portfolio of 12 companies that already represent the commercial backbone of generative AI.

MindBridge, the global leader in AI-driven financial risk intelligence, today announced the launch of a groundbreaking agentic interface designed to seamlessly connect finance professionals with the trusted insights of the MindBridge AI platform.

Compass Plus Technologies, a global provider of retail banking and payments software, today announced the launch of FraudAxis, its next-generation fraud management platform designed to help financial institutions detect, prevent, and predict fraud in real time across all payment channels.