Abu Dhabi – June 2025 – The Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (KFED) has signed a strategic agreement with Inovartic Investment, marking a pivotal move to foster innovation and empower startups in the UAE’s burgeoning gaming sector. The agreement outlines a robust framework...

Doha, Qatar – June 2025 – Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), the country’s leading digital bank, has partnered with Visa, a global leader in digital payments, to streamline corporate cross-border business-to-business (B2B) payments to 120 countries worldwide through the adoption of the Visa...

Kuala Lumpur – June 2025 – CIMB Group Holdings is reportedly preparing to appoint Datuk Syed Zaid Albar, former Executive Chairman of the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), as its next Chairman, according to sources familiar with the matter, as reported by Bloomberg. Datuk Syed...

While many recognize FICO as the global leader in credit scoring, fewer are aware of its vital role as a trusted provider of advanced analytics and decisioning software across Malaysia’s banking, insurance, and telecommunications sectors. A Global Legacy with a Local...

Doha, Qatar – June 2, 2025 – ShipBee, Qatar’s AI-powered digital logistics marketplace, has successfully raised QR855,000 in a Pre-Seed funding round, valuing the early-stage startup at QR3.57 million. Backed by institutional and angel investors, this funding marks a major step in...

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – KAF Digital Bank has officially gone live on Temenos’ Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform as it prepares to launch its Islamic digital banking services. This move marks a significant milestone ahead of the bank’s full public rollout. The implementation...

Dubai, UAE – 3 June 2025 – Ripple, a global leader in enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, has announced that its stablecoin, RLUSD, has been officially approved by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) for use within the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)....

DUBAI – First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the UAE’s largest bank by assets, is set to raise approximately $480 million through a secondary share sale, according to a statement by Citi, the bookrunner managing the deal. The offering involves around 113 million shares priced at AED 15.5...

Abu Dhabi, UAE – June 2, 2025 — In a strategic effort to close the financing gap faced by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the Arab world, the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, through its SME financing arm Badir Fund, has announced an investment in Shorooq’s...

Date: Wednesday, 18 June 2025 Time: 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Registration starts at 3:30 PM) Venue: EQ Hotel, Kuala Lumpur (Venue details will be shared upon registration confirmation) About the Event As AI rapidly becomes a cornerstone of innovation and businesses...