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Anchorage Digital Brings Western Union's USDPT to Visa Settlement

Anchorage Digital Brings Western Union's USDPT to Visa Settlement

Visa partners can now settle VisaNet obligations in USDPT, a token issued by Anchorage Digital Bank.

Google Rolls Out Gemini 4 Hydrogen, Its Fast Model for Agentic Work

Google Rolls Out Gemini 4 Hydrogen, Its Fast Model for Agentic Work

Blackstone Opens Dubai Office in DIFC as GCC Wealth Hub

Blackstone Opens Dubai Office in DIFC as GCC Wealth Hub

Air Arabia Posts $104 Million Q3 Profit as Revenue Climbs 10%

Air Arabia Posts $104 Million Q3 Profit as Revenue Climbs 10%

NVIDIA Shares Slide as Jensen Huang Resigns, CFO Kress Named Interim CEO

NVIDIA Shares Slide as Jensen Huang Resigns, CFO Kress Named Interim CEO

NEWS

HUMAIN Partners with VUZ on HUMAIN+ Immersive AI Learning Platform

HUMAIN Partners with VUZ on HUMAIN+ Immersive AI Learning Platform

HUMAIN and Infra Sign $667 Million AI Financing for GPUs and Power

HUMAIN and Infra Sign $667 Million AI Financing for GPUs and Power

Wafr Launches WafrChain for On-Chain Sukuk After Pre-Seed Funding

Wafr Launches WafrChain for On-Chain Sukuk After Pre-Seed Funding

Most Read

Saudi Asset Management on Track to Top $400 Billion in 2027, Fitch Says

Saudi Asset Management on Track to Top $400 Billion in 2027, Fitch Says

UK Payments Overhaul Aims to Support Stablecoins and Instant Transfers

UK Payments Overhaul Aims to Support Stablecoins and Instant Transfers

UAE Ranks First for SME Support in 2026 Global Financial Inclusion Index

UAE Ranks First for SME Support in 2026 Global Financial Inclusion Index

Bank of England Governor Warns Overvalued AI Stocks Could Burst ‘Bubble’

Bank of England Governor Warns Overvalued AI Stocks Could Burst ‘Bubble’

Mastercard Signs MoU with VARA to Grow Dubai's Virtual Assets Market

Mastercard Signs MoU with VARA to Grow Dubai's Virtual Assets Market

SpaceX Plans $24 Billion Gas Power Plant and Data Center in Starbase, Texas

SpaceX Plans $24 Billion Gas Power Plant and Data Center in Starbase, Texas

Mastercard and LiaPay Bring Earned Wage Access Cards to GCC Workers

Mastercard and LiaPay Bring Earned Wage Access Cards to GCC Workers

The 30 Fintech Leaders 2026

The 30 Fintech Leaders 2026

Finance News International celebrates the 30 Fintech Leaders 2026

The List

Vibhor Mundhada

Vibhor MundhadaChief Executive Officer

Adeeb Ahamed

Adeeb AhamedManaging Director

Christoph Koster

Christoph KosterChief Executive Officer

Abdullah Al Othman

Abdullah Al OthmanFounder & Executive Chairman

Samer Soliman

Samer SolimanGroup Chief Executive Officer

Melike Tanrikulu

Melike TanrikuluChief Executive Officer

VIDEOS

Lianlian DigiTech Opens Dubai Office to Grow China-Middle East Payments

Lianlian DigiTech Opens Dubai Office to Grow China-Middle East Payments

Sharjah Unveils Uruk: The Next Generation of AI-Enabled Sustainable Cities

Sharjah Unveils Uruk: The Next Generation of AI-Enabled Sustainable Cities

UAE Crypto Economy Grows 32% to $104.8 Billion

UAE Crypto Economy Grows 32% to $104.8 Billion

OpenAI-Backed Research Reveals Critical PHP Flaw as Companies Race to Patch

OpenAI-Backed Research Reveals Critical PHP Flaw as Companies Race to Patch

Google Challenges NVIDIA with Open-Source TorchTPU AI Chip Software

Google Challenges NVIDIA with Open-Source TorchTPU AI Chip Software

LEADERSHIP

Kristo Käärmann: From a Currency Swap to a Global Payments Network

Kristo Käärmann: From a Currency Swap to a Global Payments Network

BINANCE: Powering the Future of Crypto Trading

BINANCE: Powering the Future of Crypto Trading

Peng Xiao and the Rise of G42: How Abu Dhabi Is Building an AI Powerhouse

Peng Xiao and the Rise of G42: How Abu Dhabi Is Building an AI Powerhouse

Patrick Collison and Stripe’s Expansion Beyond Payments

Patrick Collison and Stripe’s Expansion Beyond Payments

FINTECH

Wafr Launches WafrChain for On-Chain Sukuk After Pre-Seed Funding

The startup's private blockchain records Shariah board approvals and settles in fiat or stablecoins.

Wafr Launches WafrChain for On-Chain Sukuk After Pre-Seed Funding

More

Anchorage Digital Brings Western Union's USDPT to Visa Settlement

Anchorage Digital Brings Western Union's USDPT to Visa Settlement

UAE Ranks First for SME Support in 2026 Global Financial Inclusion Index

UAE Ranks First for SME Support in 2026 Global Financial Inclusion Index

Mastercard Signs MoU with VARA to Grow Dubai's Virtual Assets Market

Mastercard Signs MoU with VARA to Grow Dubai's Virtual Assets Market

Mastercard and LiaPay Bring Earned Wage Access Cards to GCC Workers

Mastercard and LiaPay Bring Earned Wage Access Cards to GCC Workers

MARKETS

Air Arabia Posts $104 Million Q3 Profit as Revenue Climbs 10%

Air Arabia Posts $104 Million Q3 Profit as Revenue Climbs 10%

Blackstone Opens Dubai Office in DIFC as GCC Wealth Hub

Blackstone Opens Dubai Office in DIFC as GCC Wealth Hub

Saudi Asset Management on Track to Top $400 Billion in 2027, Fitch Says

Saudi Asset Management on Track to Top $400 Billion in 2027, Fitch Says

TECHNOLOGY

Google Rolls Out Gemini 4 Hydrogen, Its Fast Model for Agentic Work

The new model costs $1.50 per million input tokens and edges out Gemini 4 Argon on a key AI index.

Google Rolls Out Gemini 4 Hydrogen, Its Fast Model for Agentic Work

HUMAIN Partners with VUZ on HUMAIN+ Immersive AI Learning Platform

HUMAIN Partners with VUZ on HUMAIN+ Immersive AI Learning Platform

HUMAIN and Infra Sign $667 Million AI Financing for GPUs and Power

HUMAIN and Infra Sign $667 Million AI Financing for GPUs and Power

Google's New TPUs Take Aim at Nvidia with Two-Chip Long-Context Design

Google's New TPUs Take Aim at Nvidia with Two-Chip Long-Context Design

SpaceX Plans $24 Billion Gas Power Plant and Data Center in Starbase, Texas

SpaceX Plans $24 Billion Gas Power Plant and Data Center in Starbase, Texas

SPECIAL REPORT

When Real-World Assets Become Programmable

Special Report

When Real-World Assets Become Programmable

How tokenization transforms trillions in physical assets into programmable, liquid markets, unlocking unprecedented global posibilities.

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POLICY

UK Payments Overhaul Aims to Support Stablecoins and Instant Transfers

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Australia to Legislate Mandatory Safety Rules for Frontier AI Companies

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