What began as a minor refund discrepancy has unraveled into a cautionary tale about the hidden consequences of fintech automation. Michelle Law’s emotional TikTok post went viral after she revealed how a RM10.44 refund issue with BigPay turned her life upside down—highlighting...

Cannes, France – June 2025: PoliCloud, a fast-emerging French provider of sovereign high-performance computing (HPC) cloud infrastructure, has closed a €7.5 million seed round, marking a key milestone in its mission to redefine how Europe approaches cloud computing. Led by...

Dubai, UAE – June 25, 2025: Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE’s federal export credit company, has officially announced the impact of its flagship initiative, ‘Xport Xponential’, during a high-profile closing ceremony. The programme successfully raised AED 174 million in...

New York, June 26, 2025 — Alibaba.com, a global leader in B2B e-commerce, has officially launched the latest edition of its flagship initiative, CoCreate Pitch, with a bold new expansion and a total prize pool of $1 million. The world’s largest product-based pitch competition will...

Dubai, UAE / Vienna, Austria – In a move that signals a major leap forward for the hospitality industry, Chatlyn, the Vienna-based AI communication hub for hotels, has announced the closing of a $9.3 million (€8 million) Series A funding round, led by Smedvig Ventures. The round also...

Dubai, UAE – The UAE’s FinTech sector is on a strong growth trajectory, projected to expand from USD 3.16 billion in 2024 to USD 5.71 billion by 2029, according to the newly launched “From Code to Capital: The UAE’s FinTech Revolution” report by Emirates NBD, developed in...

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – June 26, 2025 – Tesla has officially opened its first Tesla Center in Saudi Arabia, located on Takhassousi Road in Riyadh, signaling a new chapter in the Kingdom’s shift toward sustainable transportation. This launch reflects the rising demand for electric...

DUBAI, UAE – idea-L®, an AI and Web3-powered venture platform that transforms raw ideas into investor-ready businesses, has successfully closed an oversubscribed $1 million pre-seed funding round. The capital was raised from a broad syndicate of angel investors and includes strategic...

Beirut, Lebanon – June 24, 2025: Visa (NYSE: V), a global leader in digital payments, has officially announced the launch of Google Pay in Lebanon through a strategic collaboration with Google. Starting today, Visa cardholders from BLOM Bank and Banque Libano-Française (BLF) can...

Dubai, UAE – Mastercard has launched Account Intelligence Reissuance, a cutting-edge fraud prevention service aimed at transforming how card reissuance is handled in the Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EEMEA) region. This innovative solution harnesses the power of...