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UAE Crypto Economy Grows 32% to $104.8 Billion in 2025–2026

UAE Crypto Economy Grows 32% to $104.8 Billion in 2025–2026

Inflows to institutional crypto platforms in the UAE rose 75% to $11.7 billion.

Canada and UAE Sign CEPA as Emirati Firms Negotiate $15 Billion in Deals

Canada and UAE Sign CEPA as Emirati Firms Negotiate $15 Billion in Deals

Visa and Tencent Sign MoU to Explore Cross-Border and AI Agent Payments

Visa and Tencent Sign MoU to Explore Cross-Border and AI Agent Payments

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

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

SpaceX Enters $40 Billion Apollo Deal for the Largest GPU Financing Ever

SpaceX Enters $40 Billion Apollo Deal for the Largest GPU Financing Ever

NEWS

etisalat Nine-Month Profit Jumps 46% to $4.68 Billion After Vodafone Exit

etisalat Nine-Month Profit Jumps 46% to $4.68 Billion After Vodafone Exit

Oman's Phaze Ventures Launches Two AI Funds Targeting Over $75 Million

Oman's Phaze Ventures Launches Two AI Funds Targeting Over $75 Million

NVIDIA to Invest $3 Billion in Meta as Muse Partnership Expands

NVIDIA to Invest $3 Billion in Meta as Muse Partnership Expands

Most Read

ADIB Lifts Nine-Month Pre-Tax Profit 6% to $1.74 Billion, Financing Up 25%

ADIB Lifts Nine-Month Pre-Tax Profit 6% to $1.74 Billion, Financing Up 25%

Alpaca Advances Middle East Push with ADGM’s In-Principle Approval

Alpaca Advances Middle East Push with ADGM’s In-Principle Approval

DIP Holding’s $543M IPO Covered in Minutes as UAE’s First Offering of 2026

DIP Holding’s $543M IPO Covered in Minutes as UAE’s First Offering of 2026

Meta Targets Up to $95 Billion in Stock Sales to Fund AI Expansion

Meta Targets Up to $95 Billion in Stock Sales to Fund AI Expansion

Alfaisal University and Saudia Cargo Sign MoU on AI for Logistics

Alfaisal University and Saudia Cargo Sign MoU on AI for Logistics

Dubai AI Campus Targets 1,000 Firms and 5,000 Jobs by 2030

Dubai AI Campus Targets 1,000 Firms and 5,000 Jobs by 2030

NVIDIA Unveils DSX POD for AI Factory Deployment in as Little as 14 Days

NVIDIA Unveils DSX POD for AI Factory Deployment in as Little as 14 Days

The 30 Fintech Leaders 2026

The 30 Fintech Leaders 2026

Finance News International celebrates the 30 Fintech Leaders 2026

The List

Hosam Arab

Hosam ArabCo-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Jayesh Patel

Jayesh PatelChief Executive Officer

Nitin Bhandari

Nitin BhandariSVP & Head of Payit Digital Wallet

Khalil Alami

Khalil AlamiFounder & Chief Executive Officer

Amir Fardghassemi

Amir FardghassemiFounder & Chief Executive Officer

Esam Alnahdi

Esam AlnahdiCo-Founder & Chairman

VIDEOS

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

Exclusive Interview: Jinglepay CEO Amir Fardghassemi on the Future of Cross-Border Payments

Exclusive Interview: Jinglepay CEO Amir Fardghassemi on the Future of Cross-Border Payments

OpenAI Agent Hacked Australian Government’s Medicare Website

OpenAI Agent Hacked Australian Government’s Medicare Website

LEADERSHIP

Tareq Al Sadhan and Saudi National Bank’s Growth Agenda

Tareq Al Sadhan and Saudi National Bank’s Growth Agenda

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

Mohamed Abdelbary and Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank’s Vision for the Future

Mohamed Abdelbary and Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank’s Vision for the Future

FINTECH

Visa and Tencent Sign MoU to Explore Cross-Border and AI Agent Payments

The memorandum covers Weixin Pay travel payments, Visa Direct remittances and agentic commerce.

Visa and Tencent Sign MoU to Explore Cross-Border and AI Agent Payments

More

UAE Crypto Economy Grows 32% to $104.8 Billion in 2025–2026

UAE Crypto Economy Grows 32% to $104.8 Billion in 2025–2026

Alpaca Advances Middle East Push with ADGM’s In-Principle Approval

Alpaca Advances Middle East Push with ADGM’s In-Principle Approval

Visa Adds AI Analytics and Fraud Protection for Business Payments

Visa Adds AI Analytics and Fraud Protection for Business Payments

Gibraltar, ADI Foundation Explore Sterling, Dollar and Euro Stablecoins

Gibraltar, ADI Foundation Explore Sterling, Dollar and Euro Stablecoins

MARKETS

etisalat Nine-Month Profit Jumps 46% to $4.68 Billion After Vodafone Exit

etisalat Nine-Month Profit Jumps 46% to $4.68 Billion After Vodafone Exit

Oman's Phaze Ventures Launches Two AI Funds Targeting Over $75 Million

Oman's Phaze Ventures Launches Two AI Funds Targeting Over $75 Million

SpaceX Enters $40 Billion Apollo Deal for the Largest GPU Financing Ever

SpaceX Enters $40 Billion Apollo Deal for the Largest GPU Financing Ever

TECHNOLOGY

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

The city is designed to produce its own food, energy and water and to use AI to serve residents.

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

NVIDIA to Invest $3 Billion in Meta as Muse Partnership Expands

NVIDIA to Invest $3 Billion in Meta as Muse Partnership Expands

HUMAIN, DataVolt Sign Preliminary Nebius Deal for Up to 50 MW at Oxagon

HUMAIN, DataVolt Sign Preliminary Nebius Deal for Up to 50 MW at Oxagon

Dubai AI Campus Targets 1,000 Firms and 5,000 Jobs by 2030

Dubai AI Campus Targets 1,000 Firms and 5,000 Jobs by 2030

Alfaisal University and Saudia Cargo Sign MoU on AI for Logistics

Alfaisal University and Saudia Cargo Sign MoU on AI for Logistics

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

Canada and UAE Sign CEPA as Emirati Firms Negotiate $15 Billion in Deals

Canada and UAE Sign CEPA as Emirati Firms Negotiate $15 Billion in Deals

UAE and Benin Exchange CEPA as Non-Oil Trade Reaches $2.15 Billion

UAE and Benin Exchange CEPA as Non-Oil Trade Reaches $2.15 Billion

U.S. Banking Regulator Finalizes Rules for Stablecoins Under GENIUS Act

U.S. Banking Regulator Finalizes Rules for Stablecoins Under GENIUS Act