In a landscape where speed and convenience are paramount, Careem has released its 2025 Trends Report, offering a data-driven look at how the “Everything App” strategy is shaping daily life in the UAE. Mudassir Sheikha, CEO and co-founder of Careem The report reveals a significant shift towards multi-service usage, with the platform expanding into new […]
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The banking industry is currently undergoing a period of rapid change, with forward-thinking organisations embracing comprehensive transformation to remain competitive in an increasingly digital world. Here, Siobhan Byron, EVP of Universal Banking at Finastra, explains why the convergence of agentic AI, open ecosystems, and hyper-personalisation will define the winners of 2026 and beyond. As we […]
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Global payments network and shopping assistant Klarna has launched the Agentic Product Protocol, a new open standard designed to bridge the gap between e-commerce retailers and the rising wave of artificial intelligence (AI) agents. As AI increasingly becomes the primary interface for digital commerce, a critical hurdle has emerged: AI agents cannot purchase products they […]
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In this episode of the FinTech Times News and Views podcast, Mark Walker, Editorial Director and CEO at the FinTech Times, engages in a compelling conversation with Vijay Bains, Group Chief Sustainability Officer for Emirates NBD. They explore the integration of sustainability in finance, the role of digital transformation, and the impact of AI in […]
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The Audi Revolut F1 Team has officially unveiled its name and logo, confirming that its full team launch will take place in Berlin on 20 January 2026. This announcement solidifies the identity of the German manufacturer’s factory entry into the Formula One World Championship, with global fintech Revolut taking centre stage as Title Partner. The […]
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Payment fragmentation has become a silent brake on growth for modern online businesses, forcing leadership teams to manage a patchwork of disconnected providers rather than focusing on strategy. PayDo aims to solve this by replacing complexity with a single, unified ecosystem. Serhii Zakharov, CEO of PayDo This week, we speak to Serhii Zakharov, CEO of […]
Explore MoreThe Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (KFED) and Hub71 have signed a strategic agreement to launch the MZN Hub71 Programme, a new initiative designed to accelerate Emirati entrepreneurship in Al Ain. Signed during Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2025, the partnership aims to decentralise the emirate’s tech ecosystem, bringing Hub71’s global expertise to the eastern region […]
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Ripple, the provider of enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, has partnered with AMINA Bank, marking the first time a European bank has adopted its end-to-end payments solution. The collaboration aims to streamline cross-border payments for the Swiss-regulated crypto bank, allowing its clients to settle transactions in minutes, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, […]
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International student lender Prodigy Finance has opened early access to over 400 global universities, including prestigious institutions like Harvard, MIT, and Oxford, for its Spring intake. The move is a direct response to a year of “unpredictable” student mobility, offering Indian applicants a merit-based, currency-de-risked pathway to secure funding and bypass the crowded autumn admission […]
Explore MoreThe narrative at Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW) shifted perceptibly this year. Where once fintech and crypto existed on the periphery of traditional finance, the 2024 edition marked the moment the two worlds collided. From the “professionalisation” of the sector to the rise of stablecoins as a killer app, industry leaders gathered in the UAE […]
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