Taranis Capital Limited, an investment firm regulated by the DFSA and based in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), has officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Emaar Executive Company (EEC). Together, the firms plan to develop, construct, and operate a portfolio of next-generation, carrier-neutral data centre facilities across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. […]
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The following is the fintech and wider digital and economic development of the African nation of Malawi in 2026. Malawi’s fintech story in 2026 is one of incremental transformation—quiet, often overlooked, yet increasingly consequential. In a low-income, largely agrarian economy, digital financial services are not merely a convenience; they are becoming a critical tool for […]
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Milan Radia, CEO of Connected Compute and partner at Taranis Capital, joined Mark Walker to discuss the fundamental shift in digital infrastructure as AI workloads transform data centre requirements. The Middle East has emerged as a primary destination for these high-density projects, supported by a combination of strategic connectivity and reliable power access. Radia explained […]
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Embedded finance company Froda has partnered with SpareBank 1 Østlandet, one of Norway’s largest banks serving over 433,000 customers. In what is being described as one of Europe’s first deployments of embedded SME lending through a bank-fintech collaboration, the bank will integrate Froda’s automated loan application directly into its existing customer journey. The partnership targets […]
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The following is a fintech and wider digital and economic development overview of Middle Eastern nation Iraq in 2026. Iraq’s fintech story in 2026 is not one of overnight transformation, but of gradual reconstruction. In a country long shaped by conflict, institutional fragmentation and heavy reliance on oil revenues, digital financial services are beginning to […]
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Allica Bank, the UK’s fastest-growing business bank and one of Britain’s newest unicorns, has officially launched its biggest brand campaign to date. The launch coincides with the publication of the bank’s 2025 annual results, which mark its third consecutive year of profitability and reflect a growing demand from established businesses for a full-service SME banking […]
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The following is a fintech and wider digital and economic development overview of Indonesia in 2026. As Southeast Asia’s largest economy and most populous nation, Indonesia is no longer simply an emerging fintech market. It is becoming a system where digital finance, policy and infrastructure converge to drive inclusion across a vast and diverse archipelago. […]
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The British Business Bank has made a £100million cornerstone commitment to Apposite Healthcare Growth I, a new fund aimed at supporting the expansion of UK-based health technology companies. The move represents the Bank’s largest fund commitment to date, as well as its first investment with specialist healthcare and life sciences investor Apposite Capital. The scale-up […]
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With just one month remaining, momentum is building for the upcoming Banking Transformation Summit, scheduled to take place in London on 19 and 20 May. The high-impact event is preparing to host over 1,000 senior leaders from more than 170 banks and building societies. Showcasing its role as a key forum for those driving change […]
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What has been the wider digital and fintech ecosystem like in the African island nation of Madagascar? And its economic development impact? Madagascar’s fintech story in 2026 is not one of rapid disruption, but of gradual, necessity-driven inclusion. In a country where geography, income levels and infrastructure constraints have long limited access to formal financial […]
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