First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has launched Mastercard‘s mobile-first virtual card number (VCN) solution for businesses in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The VCN platform enables enterprises and government entities to issue and manage virtual corporate cards and integrate them into mobile wallets, Mastercard said in a Monday (Dec. 22) press release....
Blockchain is growing into a global innovation that transcends its initial association with crypto. The auction house Christie’s, for example, recently announced that an upcoming collection of fine art photography will include blockchain-based certificates of ownership for digital provenance purposes. And from banking to payments...
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) successfully completed a pilot using programmable payments with JPM Coin through Onyx by J.P. Morgan. This programmability enables payments to be triggered at specific times or events, FAB said in a Tuesday (Sept. 24) press release. “This successful pilot opens...
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has chosen the open banking platform Tarabut Gateway as the preferred technical platform partner for its new Open Finance Lab, formally launching Tuesday (June 28), according to a press release. The UAE’s Open Finance Lab initiative is a six-month...
January 19, 2026
Mastercard and Moneythor have partnered to add personalized experiences to First Abu Dhabi Bank’s (FAB’s) digital channels. This collaboration will provide the bank with Mastercard’s payments innovation experience and Moneythor’s enrichment and personalization technology, the companies said in a Monday (Jan. 19) press release. The combination will help FAB’s customers better understand their money and […]
December 22, 2025
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has launched Mastercard‘s mobile-first virtual card number (VCN) solution for businesses in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The VCN platform enables enterprises and government entities to issue and...
September 25, 2024
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) successfully completed a pilot using programmable payments with JPM Coin through Onyx by J.P. Morgan. This programmability enables payments to be triggered at specific times...
June 28, 2022
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has chosen the open banking platform Tarabut Gateway as the preferred technical platform partner for its new Open Finance Lab, formally launching Tuesday (June...