Fintech News Middle East

04/09/2026

VARA, Securitize Agree Framework for Dubai Tokenised Markets https://fintechnews.ae/33058/crypto/dubai-regulated-tokenised-markets-vara-securitize/

VARA and Securitize sign an MoU to support regulated tokenised markets and digital asset infrastructure in Dubai.

04/09/2026

What’s driving the UAE’s corporate payments landscape?

The latest Fintech News UAE newsletter looks at the corporate credit card platforms helping SMEs digitise B2B payments, plus more fintech news from the region. Read here: https://bit.ly/4ibGXSf

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03/09/2026

Standard Chartered Opens Bitcoin and Ether Trading in the UAE https://fintechnews.ae/33041/crypto/standard-chartered-bitcoin-uae-trading/

Standard Chartered Bitcoin UAE: DFSA-regulated institutional Bitcoin and Ether spot trading now live through Standard Chartered DIFC.

03/09/2026

XTransfer Secures UAE Payment Licence Approval From CBUAE https://fintechnews.ae/33036/payments/xtransfer-uae-payment-licence-cbuae/

XTransfer UAE payment licence gets CBUAE's in-principle nod, extending its China-Middle East-Africa trade payments reach.

03/09/2026

Cashless adoption in the UAE is driving digital wallets into everyday financial hubs as banks and super apps compete for payments and transfers.

Read here: https://fintechnews.ae/32284/payments/digital-wallets-uae-2026/

03/09/2026

EBANX Connects Canva to Capitec Pay in South Africa https://fintechnews.ae/33026/fintech-africa/ebanx-capitec-payments-canva-south-africa/

EBANX Capitec payments let Canva bill South African users without credit cards via Capitec Pay.

02/09/2026

FAB And Citi Complete Live Tokenised Deposit Transaction On Swift’s Ledger https://fintechnews.ae/33012/payments/fab-citi-live-tokenised-deposit-on-swifts-ledger/

FAB and Citi complete a live tokenised deposit transaction on Swift's ledger with tests for 24/7 cross-border settlement.

02/09/2026

Himyan Cardholders in Qatar Can Now Pay via Samsung Wallet https://fintechnews.ae/32997/qatar/qatar-samsung-wallet-himyan-cardholders/

Qatar Samsung Wallet cardholders can now add Himyan debit and prepaid cards for secure contactless payments nationwide.

01/09/2026

How does one card know which currency wallet to use when a customer pays?

LuLu Exchange’s programme shows how Stitch makes that decision possible.

Read here: https://fintechnews.ae/32762/payments/lulu-exchange-multi-currency-card-programme-stitch/

01/09/2026

AWS Confirms December Launch for First Saudi Arabia Cloud Region https://fintechnews.ae/32987/ai/aws-saudi-arabia-cloud-region-humain/

AWS confirms its first Saudi Arabia cloud region will launch in December 2026, backed by a US$5.3 billion investment.