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Anthropic Sets Sights on $1.4 Trillion Valuation Ahead of Nasdaq Debut

Anthropic Sets Sights on $1.4 Trillion Valuation Ahead of Nasdaq Debut

The Claude maker is also lining up a $26 billion private placement with seven chip and tech firms.

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

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

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

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

NEWS

Mastercard and LiaPay Bring Earned Wage Access Cards to GCC Workers

Mastercard and LiaPay Bring Earned Wage Access Cards to GCC Workers

Tabby Cash Passes 1 Million UAE Accounts Two Months After Full Rollout

Tabby Cash Passes 1 Million UAE Accounts Two Months After Full Rollout

DMCC's Ahmed Bin Sulayem Wins Dubai-it Award for Building Trade Hubs

DMCC's Ahmed Bin Sulayem Wins Dubai-it Award for Building Trade Hubs

Most Read

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

Anthropic Launches Claude Fable 5.2 and Mythos 5.2 at Lower Prices

Anthropic Launches Claude Fable 5.2 and Mythos 5.2 at Lower Prices

Australia to Legislate Mandatory Safety Rules for Frontier AI Companies

Australia to Legislate Mandatory Safety Rules for Frontier AI Companies

Google Acquires Crusoe’s Wyoming Data Center Site After $17 Billion Pledge

Google Acquires Crusoe’s Wyoming Data Center Site After $17 Billion Pledge

Anthropic Reportedly Pays $3.4 Billion for Gas Generators to Power AI

Anthropic Reportedly Pays $3.4 Billion for Gas Generators to Power AI

Visa Acceptance Platform Adds Jaywan Cards for UAE Online Payments

Visa Acceptance Platform Adds Jaywan Cards for UAE Online Payments

OpenAI Reportedly Closes $11 Billion at $1.25 Trillion Valuation

OpenAI Reportedly Closes $11 Billion at $1.25 Trillion Valuation

The 30 Fintech Leaders 2026

The 30 Fintech Leaders 2026

Finance News International celebrates the 30 Fintech Leaders 2026

The List

Amir Fardghassemi

Amir FardghassemiFounder & Chief Executive Officer

Nitin Bhandari

Nitin BhandariSVP & Head of Payit Digital Wallet

Christoph Koster

Christoph KosterChief Executive Officer

Mark Chahwan

Mark ChahwanCo-Founder & Group Chief Executive Officer

Samer Soliman

Samer SolimanGroup Chief Executive Officer

Esam Alnahdi

Esam AlnahdiCo-Founder & Chairman

VIDEOS

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

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

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

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

The regulator and the card network plan joint work on founders, sandbox tests and industry outreach.

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

More

Mastercard and LiaPay Bring Earned Wage Access Cards to GCC Workers

Mastercard and LiaPay Bring Earned Wage Access Cards to GCC Workers

Tabby Cash Passes 1 Million UAE Accounts Two Months After Full Rollout

Tabby Cash Passes 1 Million UAE Accounts Two Months After Full Rollout

Visa Acceptance Platform Adds Jaywan Cards for UAE Online Payments

Visa Acceptance Platform Adds Jaywan Cards for UAE Online Payments

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

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

MARKETS

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

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

Anthropic Sets Sights on $1.4 Trillion Valuation Ahead of Nasdaq Debut

Anthropic Sets Sights on $1.4 Trillion Valuation Ahead of Nasdaq Debut

DMCC's Ahmed Bin Sulayem Wins Dubai-it Award for Building Trade Hubs

DMCC's Ahmed Bin Sulayem Wins Dubai-it Award for Building Trade Hubs

TECHNOLOGY

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

The two facilities are the first deals under Infra's new AI Data Center Financing Program.

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

Anthropic Launches Claude Fable 5.2 and Mythos 5.2 at Lower Prices

Anthropic Launches Claude Fable 5.2 and Mythos 5.2 at Lower Prices

Anthropic Reportedly Pays $3.4 Billion for Gas Generators to Power AI

Anthropic Reportedly Pays $3.4 Billion for Gas Generators to Power AI

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

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Australia to Legislate Mandatory Safety Rules for Frontier AI Companies

Bank of England Survey Shows Markets Expect Rates to Peak at 4.25%

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

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