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

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

Miners will need a commercial license under code 7230 rather than a financial services permission.

Dubai Chambers Launches World’s First Chamber-Led AI Agent Marketplace

Dubai Chambers Launches World’s First Chamber-Led AI Agent Marketplace

Checkout.com Targets Visa Passkey Expansion Globally with European Rollout

Checkout.com Targets Visa Passkey Expansion Globally with European Rollout

South Africa's Absa Opens Dubai Office to Link Gulf Capital with Africa

South Africa's Absa Opens Dubai Office to Link Gulf Capital with Africa

Qashio Launches Global Pay with Visa for Overseas Supplier Payments

Qashio Launches Global Pay with Visa for Overseas Supplier Payments

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

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

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

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

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

Most Read

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The 30 Fintech Leaders 2026

The 30 Fintech Leaders 2026

Finance News International celebrates the 30 Fintech Leaders 2026

The List

Mounir Nakhla

Mounir NakhlaFounder & Chief Executive Officer

Christoph Koster

Christoph KosterChief Executive Officer

Abdulmajeed Alsukhan

Abdulmajeed AlsukhanCo-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Mountasser Hachem

Mountasser HachemChief Executive Officer

Mark Chahwan

Mark ChahwanCo-Founder & Group Chief Executive Officer

Roberto Mancone

Roberto ManconeChief Executive Officer

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

Checkout.com Targets Visa Passkey Expansion Globally with European Rollout

Checkout.com and Visa target simpler online payments globally, starting with a rollout in Europe.

Checkout.com Targets Visa Passkey Expansion Globally with European Rollout

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Qashio Launches Global Pay with Visa for Overseas Supplier Payments

Qashio Launches Global Pay with Visa for Overseas Supplier Payments

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

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

MARKETS

South Africa's Absa Opens Dubai Office to Link Gulf Capital with Africa

South Africa's Absa Opens Dubai Office to Link Gulf Capital with Africa

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

TECHNOLOGY

Dubai Chambers Launches World’s First Chamber-Led AI Agent Marketplace

Businesses can test 22 AI agents for finance, hiring and procurement before activation.

Dubai Chambers Launches World’s First Chamber-Led AI Agent Marketplace

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

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

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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From Vision to Validation: Gurps Rai on Institutional Tokenization

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From Wall Street to Web3: Christopher Kelly and the Tokenized Economy

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POLICY

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

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

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