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Cassbana secures Central Bank of Oman sandbox approval

Following regulatory progress in Egypt, the CBO approval marks another milestone in Cassbana’s ambition to build the MSME credit infrastructure layer across MENA Cairo /...
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Fuze Finance Expands to Switzerland to Serve Growing Demand for Crypto-Assets and Stablecoins

Fuze Finance (Fuze), a regulated crypto-assets infrastructure provider has announced expansion to Switzerland. This marks Fuze's entry to Western Europe, complementing existing regulatory licenses...
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Standard Chartered becomes first Global Systemically Important Bank (G-SIB) to launch Institutional Bitcoin and Ether spot trading in the UAE

Standard Chartered today announced the expansion of its institutional Bitcoin (BTC/USD) and Ether (ETH/USD) spot trading in the UAE through ‘Standard Chartered DIFC’1. This makes...
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Zand Expands Stablecoin Access and Adoption in Global Markets with USDC

Zand, an AI and blockchain-powered digital bank in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), today announced plans to expand its stablecoin infrastructure capabilities through support...
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INGOT Group Celebrates 20 Years with the Launch of Rise, a Next-Generation Trading App

INGOT Group, the multi-licensed brokerage group founded in 2006, celebrates its 20th anniversary with the launch of Rise, a trading app built from the...
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Capital.com to offer spot crypto buying in UAE after Capital Vault secures CMA licence

Capital.com has announced plans to offer virtual asset investment services to clients in the UAE, following a licence granted to its affiliate Capital Vault...
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Coinbase establishes its tokenization hub in Abu Dhabi, with Financial Services Permission from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority

Coinbase has received a Financial Services Permission (FSP) from the FSRA to establish its international tokenization hub in ADGM, the international financial centre of Abu...
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Dubai Duty Free Becomes First Airport Retailer in the Middle East to Introduce Crypto.com Pay™ as a Regulated Digital Payment Option

Dubai Duty Free has officially launched Crypto.com Pay™, becoming the first airport retailer in the Middle East to introduce a regulated digital payment solution....
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Emirates and Crypto.com Give Customers a New Way to Pay for Flights

Emirates has officially launched Crypto.com Pay™, allowing its customers to use the digital payment solution on the airline’s website and app platforms. Customers with a...
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KAIO and Mubadala Capital Launch Tokenised Access to Private Markets Strategy on Base, Solana and Sui

KAIO, the ADGM-based open infrastructure layer for tokenised real-world assets, and Mubadala Capital, a global alternative asset management platform and subsidiary of Mubadala Investment...
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Revolut Receives In-Principle Approval to Provide Crypto Services in UAE

Revolut has secured in-principle approval for its Virtual Assets Service Provider (VASP) Licence from the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) in Dubai Revolut, the global...
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HSBC launches tokenised deposit service in the UAE

HSBC has launched its Tokenised Deposit Service (TDS) in the UAE, expanding its digital money capabilities in the region and enabling eligible corporate and...
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CoinMENA FZE selects Standard Chartered as Banking Partner in the UAE

CoinMENA FZE, a VARA-licensed broker-dealer providing virtual asset services in the MENA region, announced a strategic relationship with Standard Chartered, marking a significant step...
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BitGo MENA Launches Regulated Electronic Trading, Delivering Full Suite Trading Services to the Region

BitGo MENA FZE, a subsidiary of BitGo Holdings, Inc., the digital asset infrastructure company, today announced the launch of electronic trading in the Middle...
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Binance launches regulated AED crypto transfers in UAE

Binance has launched a fully regulated UAE dirham (AED) on- and off-ramp solution, enabling users in the UAE to move funds between traditional banking...
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Bitexen Secures ADGM Regulatory Approval for MTF and Custody Operations

Bitexen MENA has been granted a Financial Services Permission (FSP) to operate a Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) in relation to virtual assets and fiat-referenced...
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SOLOWIN HOLDINGS (AXG)’s AX Coin and the BENEFIT Company sign MOU to explore stablecoin applications

MANAMA, Bahrain, SOLOWIN HOLDINGS (Nasdaq: AXG) ("AXG" or the "Company") today announced that AX Coin Bahrain B.S.C. (C) ("AX Coin"), the Company's stablecoin issuance entity...
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Kraken to offer UAE clients dirham funding, trading pairs and direct access to global liquidity

Payward, a unified financial infrastructure platform and the parent company of Kraken, today announced its expansion into the United Arab Emirates after being granted...
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Daman Virtual launches Daman Crypto, bringing institutional-grade digital asset trading to the UAE

Daman Virtual Asset Brokerage L.L.C. ("Daman Virtual"), the institutional virtual assets arm of Daman Securities and a wholly owned subsidiary of Daman Investments, today...
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Crypto.com Receives UAE Stored Value Facilities License to Enable Virtual Asset Payments for Government Services

Crypto.com today announced that its UAE entity, Foris DAX Middle East FZE, has been granted a Stored Value Facilities (SVF) license by the Central...
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Mastercard launches new Crypto Partner Program

Mastercard has launched a new crypto partner programme, bringing together 85 companies including PayPal, Ripple, and SoFi. The initiative also includes firms such as...