Bahrain

New Map Shows Real-Time Payments Progress in 2023
New Map Shows Real-Time Payments Progress in 2023
January 04, 2023  |  Faster Payments

Real-time payments are becoming table stakes worldwide, driven by intense demand from businesses and individuals. Surveys have found that the availability of fast payments was...

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MoneyGram Teams With Beyon to Boost Real-Time Payments
MoneyGram Teams With Beyon to Boost Real-Time Payments
November 14, 2022  |  Faster Payments

Money transfer firm MoneyGram has teamed with Bahrain’s Beyon Money for a collaboration that lets Beyon users send money to more than 200 countries in...

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Bahrain Pins Digital Leader Hopes On New Telecoms Innovation License
Bahrain Pins Digital Leader Hopes On New Telecoms Innovation License
October 16, 2022  |  Mena

Having pioneered one of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region’s first FinTech regulatory sandboxes, the Gulf state of Bahrain has recently moved to...

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OpenNode to Test Bitcoin Infrastructure in Bahrain
OpenNode to Test Bitcoin Infrastructure in Bahrain
September 13, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency infrastructure company OpenNode is preparing to test its payment processing and payouts platform in Bahrain, a country that to date has not adopted Bitcoin...

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Open Banking Firm Tarabut Gateway Partners With Four Saudi Banks
Open Banking Firm Tarabut Gateway Partners With Four Saudi Banks
May 31, 2022  |  Partnerships

Bahrain-based open banking platform Tarabut Gateway has formed four new banking partnerships in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) as part of its expansion into...

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Binance Wins Cryptocurrency License in Bahrain
Binance Wins Cryptocurrency License in Bahrain
March 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Binance, the blockchain and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, has been granted a crypto-asset service license in Bahrain, the company announced Monday (March 14). The decision from...

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iFast Snags Majority Stake in Bahrain’s BFC Bank
iFast Snags Majority Stake in Bahrain’s BFC Bank
January 07, 2022  |  Acquisitions

iFast has grabbed a majority stake in Bahrain’s BFC Bank through an agreement with bidding company Eagles Peak, a move that gives the Singapore-based FinTech...

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Batelco Rolls Out Merchant-Focused eCommerce Platform 
Batelco Rolls Out Merchant-Focused eCommerce Platform 
December 27, 2021  |  eCommerce

Bahrain-based telecom services company Batelco recently debuted its eCommerce platform, Batelco eSuite, in a move to help merchants create online stores in a few steps,...

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Central Bank of Bahrain to Offer Digital Payments Platform
Central Bank of Bahrain to Offer Digital Payments Platform
December 05, 2021  |  Digital Payments

The Central Bank of Bahrain is likely the next to offer a digital currency, Reuters writes. The bank plans to offer a digital Dinar, which...

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