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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...
Artificial intelligence

Fasset Hits $1B Valuation as SBI Group Leads $68M Series C to Scale AI-Powered Stablecoin Neobanking

Fasset, the AI-powered stablecoin neobanking platform, today announced it has raised $68 million in Series C funding at a $1 billion valuation. The financing...
Crypto

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...
Crypto

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...
Crypto

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...
Crypto

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...
Crypto

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...
Crypto

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...
Digital Banking

OpenFX Raises $94M to Build Stablecoin-Based FX Infrastructure

OpenFX has secured $94 million in a Series A funding round as it develops a platform using stablecoins to speed up cross-border payments. CEO...
Investment

Sahm App becomes one of the first platforms to roll out full saudi stock investment access to global investors

Sahm App, a CMA-regulated trading platform, today announced the launch of its Saudi stock investment services for retail investors worldwide, expanding international access to...
Investment

UAE Stock Markets to Close for Two Days

The United Arab Emirates said its two key markets will close for two days of the week, avoiding a possible meltdown after the Gulf...