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Visa Chooses Singapore to Host Six Tech Hubs at Center With 1,500+ Staff

Visa Chooses Singapore to Host Six Tech Hubs at Center With 1,500+ Staff

Visa will develop AI, cybersecurity and quantum technologies for its global payments network.

Emirates Group Posts $1.1B Pre-Tax Profit as SkyCargo Revenue Jumps 52%

Emirates Group Posts $1.1B Pre-Tax Profit as SkyCargo Revenue Jumps 52%

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

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

OpenAI to Acquire Pierre Computer, Maker of Code Storage, to Expand Codex

OpenAI to Acquire Pierre Computer, Maker of Code Storage, to Expand Codex

SpaceX Taps Qualcomm for Starlink Mobile’s Nationwide U.S. 5G Network

SpaceX Taps Qualcomm for Starlink Mobile’s Nationwide U.S. 5G Network

NEWS

ADIB Opens 24/7 Real-Time Transfers to Egypt Through Visa Direct

ADIB Opens 24/7 Real-Time Transfers to Egypt Through Visa Direct

DIFC and Mizuho Open Dubai Gateway to Up to 6,000 Japanese Startups

DIFC and Mizuho Open Dubai Gateway to Up to 6,000 Japanese Startups

Yellow Card Buys GoMoney to Enter Brazil’s Crypto Market

Yellow Card Buys GoMoney to Enter Brazil’s Crypto Market

Most Read

Stablecoin Fintech Takenos Raises $7 Million for Latin America Expansion

Stablecoin Fintech Takenos Raises $7 Million for Latin America Expansion

Saudi FDI Inflows Climb 33.5% to $42.4 Billion as Stock Tops SAR 1 Trillion

Saudi FDI Inflows Climb 33.5% to $42.4 Billion as Stock Tops SAR 1 Trillion

AMD Hits Record $13.4B Revenue as Data Center Sales Nearly Double

AMD Hits Record $13.4B Revenue as Data Center Sales Nearly Double

Brookfield, Qatar’s Qai and Drax Plan $26.8 Billion UK AI Data Center

Brookfield, Qatar’s Qai and Drax Plan $26.8 Billion UK AI Data Center

Mashreq Adds Generative AI to Fraud Platform in Clari5 Collaboration

Mashreq Adds Generative AI to Fraud Platform in Clari5 Collaboration

Bahrain's Mumtalakat and BENEFIT Sign Pact to Explore Fintech Investments

Bahrain's Mumtalakat and BENEFIT Sign Pact to Explore Fintech Investments

Reserve Bank of Australia Raises Cash Rate to 18-Year High of 4.85%

Reserve Bank of Australia Raises Cash Rate to 18-Year High of 4.85%

The 30 Fintech Leaders 2026

The 30 Fintech Leaders 2026

Finance News International celebrates the 30 Fintech Leaders 2026

The List

Mountasser Hachem

Mountasser HachemChief Executive Officer

Christoph Koster

Christoph KosterChief Executive Officer

Faisal Toukan

Faisal ToukanCo-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Samer Soliman

Samer SolimanGroup Chief Executive Officer

Vibhor Mundhada

Vibhor MundhadaChief Executive Officer

Abdullah Al Dabbous

Abdullah Al DabbousFounder & Chief Executive Officer

VIDEOS

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

Emirates NBD Becomes First MENA Bank to Adopt OpenAI's UAE AI Models

Emirates NBD Becomes First MENA Bank to Adopt OpenAI's UAE AI Models

China Gives Visa Green Light to Prepare Local Payments Operation

China Gives Visa Green Light to Prepare Local Payments Operation

LEADERSHIP

Bassel Gamal and Qatar Islamic Bank’s Shift to Digital Banking

Bassel Gamal and Qatar Islamic Bank’s Shift to Digital Banking

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

ADIB Opens 24/7 Real-Time Transfers to Egypt Through Visa Direct

Customers can now send Egyptian pounds from the ADIB app on weekends and public holidays.

ADIB Opens 24/7 Real-Time Transfers to Egypt Through Visa Direct

More

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

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

Yellow Card Buys GoMoney to Enter Brazil’s Crypto Market

Yellow Card Buys GoMoney to Enter Brazil’s Crypto Market

Stablecoin Fintech Takenos Raises $7 Million for Latin America Expansion

Stablecoin Fintech Takenos Raises $7 Million for Latin America Expansion

DIFC and Mizuho Open Dubai Gateway to Up to 6,000 Japanese Startups

DIFC and Mizuho Open Dubai Gateway to Up to 6,000 Japanese Startups

MARKETS

Emirates Group Posts $1.1B Pre-Tax Profit as SkyCargo Revenue Jumps 52%

Emirates Group Posts $1.1B Pre-Tax Profit as SkyCargo Revenue Jumps 52%

Saudi FDI Inflows Climb 33.5% to $42.4 Billion as Stock Tops SAR 1 Trillion

Saudi FDI Inflows Climb 33.5% to $42.4 Billion as Stock Tops SAR 1 Trillion

AMD Hits Record $13.4B Revenue as Data Center Sales Nearly Double

AMD Hits Record $13.4B Revenue as Data Center Sales Nearly Double

TECHNOLOGY

Visa Chooses Singapore to Host Six Tech Hubs at Center With 1,500+ Staff

Visa will develop AI, cybersecurity and quantum technologies for its global payments network.

Visa Chooses Singapore to Host Six Tech Hubs at Center With 1,500+ Staff

OpenAI to Acquire Pierre Computer, Maker of Code Storage, to Expand Codex

OpenAI to Acquire Pierre Computer, Maker of Code Storage, to Expand Codex

Brookfield, Qatar’s Qai and Drax Plan $26.8 Billion UK AI Data Center

Brookfield, Qatar’s Qai and Drax Plan $26.8 Billion UK AI Data Center

Sam Altman: UAE World’s Most Forward-Looking Country for AI Adoption

Sam Altman: UAE World’s Most Forward-Looking Country for AI Adoption

Toyota Eyes $6.4 Billion Robotics Push to Compete with Tesla and China

Toyota Eyes $6.4 Billion Robotics Push to Compete with Tesla and China

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

Reserve Bank of Australia Raises Cash Rate to 18-Year High of 4.85%

Reserve Bank of Australia Raises Cash Rate to 18-Year High of 4.85%

Bank of England Expected to Raise Rates to 4% in First Hike Since 2023

Bank of England Expected to Raise Rates to 4% in First Hike Since 2023

Abu Dhabi’s ADGM Unveils Region-First Crypto Mining Guidance

Abu Dhabi’s ADGM Unveils Region-First Crypto Mining Guidance