Middle East

Pluto Partners With Mastercard on Payment Options in GCC Region 

Pluto Partners With Mastercard on Payment Options in GCC Region 
Pluto Partners With Mastercard on Payment Options in GCC Region 
November 30, 2023  |  B2B Payments

Pluto, a provider of financial corporate spend management solutions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has partnered with Mastercard to provide B2B payment solutions in the Gulf...

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Riyadh-Based Buy Now, Pay Later Platform Tabby Raises $200 Million
Riyadh-Based Buy Now, Pay Later Platform Tabby Raises $200 Million
November 01, 2023  |  BNPL

Tabby, a buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform based in Riyadh, has raised $200 million in its Series D funding round, achieving a valuation of...

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Middle East Conflict and Treasury Yields Slow IPO Market Recovery
Middle East Conflict and Treasury Yields Slow IPO Market Recovery
October 22, 2023  |  IPO

The initial public offering (IPO) market, which had shown signs of rebounding, is now facing challenges due to factors like the conflict in the Middle...

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Report: OpenAI Share Sale Could Value Firm at $90 Billion
Report: OpenAI Share Sale Could Value Firm at $90 Billion
October 16, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI is reportedly readying a share sale valuing the company at $90 billion.  That’s according to a recent New York Post report which notes that...

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Truist and Standard Chartered Join Forces on Trade Finance
Truist and Standard Chartered Join Forces on Trade Finance
September 20, 2023  |  Cross-border Payments

International banking group Standard Chartered Americas has announced a trade finance partnership with financial services company Truist Bank. This strategic collaboration aims to strengthen trade finance capabilities in...

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Qarar and Biz2X Collaborate to Bridge SMB Financing Gap in Saudi Arabia
Qarar and Biz2X Collaborate to Bridge SMB Financing Gap in Saudi Arabia
August 29, 2023  |  SMBs

Qarar, a leading data analytics and credit decisioning company in the Middle East, has partnered with Biz2X, a global FinTech technology and financing provider, to launch...

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Visa and NymCard Collaborate on Payment Credentials Issuance
Visa and NymCard Collaborate on Payment Credentials Issuance
August 28, 2023  |  Partnerships

NymCard, a Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) firm that serves the Middle East and Pakistan, has joined the Visa Ready to Launch (VRTL) program. The VRTL program aims...

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Mastercard to Terminate Co-Branded Card Partnership With Binance
Mastercard to Terminate Co-Branded Card Partnership With Binance
August 24, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Mastercard will terminate its partnership with cryptocurrency exchange Binance Holdings. This decision will impact all four of Mastercard’s co-branded card programs with Binance, which are in Argentina,...

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