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Apple Briefly Tops Nvidia in Market Value Before Nvidia Regains the Lead

Apple Briefly Tops Nvidia in Market Value Before Nvidia Regains the Lead

AI Startup Reflection Taps Nebius in $1 Billion Push to Build Open Models

AI Startup Reflection Taps Nebius in $1 Billion Push to Build Open Models

Nebius powers Reflection’s next growth phase

Saudi Game Developer Floaty Studio Secures $1 Million to Expand Globally

Saudi Game Developer Floaty Studio Secures $1 Million to Expand Globally

New backing fuels Floaty’s global ambitions

Exclusive Interview: CompassPoint CEO Zaid Aboobaker on Agentic AI

Exclusive Interview: CompassPoint CEO Zaid Aboobaker on Agentic AI

CompassPoint CEO, Zaid Aboobaker, on Agentic AI

ADI Chain and ZIGChain Partner on Stablecoin Rails for Tokenized Assets

ADI Chain and ZIGChain Partner on Stablecoin Rails for Tokenized Assets

Gulf firms target digital finance infrastructure

NEWS

ADX Takes Market Bell Aboard Etihad Rail as Derivatives Offering Expands

ADX Takes Market Bell Aboard Etihad Rail as Derivatives Offering Expands

Market ceremony moves onto the rails

Tara Rezaei Helps Silicon Valley Startup Mirendil Raise $200M

Tara Rezaei Helps Silicon Valley Startup Mirendil Raise $200M

From science Olympiad to Silicon Valley

Mashreq Unveils NEO On Arrival Digital Bank Account for Visitors to the UAE

Mashreq Unveils NEO On Arrival Digital Bank Account for Visitors to the UAE

UAE visitors gain easier banking access

Think Secures Over $8M in MENA’s Largest AI Infrastructure Pre-Seed Round

Think Secures Over $8M in MENA’s Largest AI Infrastructure Pre-Seed Round

Saudi startup scales its AI ambitions

Revolut Gains In-Principle Approval for Crypto Services in Dubai

Revolut Gains In-Principle Approval for Crypto Services in Dubai

Dubai approval brings Revolut closer

Emirates NBD Debuts Region’s First Real-Time Blockchain Dollar Payments

Emirates NBD Debuts Region’s First Real-Time Blockchain Dollar Payments

Partior powers faster cross-border settlements

Ajman Bank Debuts $300 Million AT1 Perpetual Sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai

Ajman Bank Debuts $300 Million AT1 Perpetual Sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai

Nasdaq Dubai welcomes Ajman Bank’s $300 million Sukuk

Spare, XSquare Partner on UAE Open Finance Payments

Spare, XSquare Partner on UAE Open Finance Payments

Business payments get a digital overhaul

Tabby Cash Launches in UAE as Tabby Moves Beyond Buy Now, Pay Later

Tabby Cash Launches in UAE as Tabby Moves Beyond Buy Now, Pay Later

Everyday finance gets a Tabby upgrade

Masdar Gets $5.1B for World’s First Gigascale 24/7 Renewable Energy Project

Masdar Gets $5.1B for World’s First Gigascale 24/7 Renewable Energy Project

Abu Dhabi backs round-the-clock clean power

Abu Dhabi-Based ADI Chain Raises $50 Million for Global Blockchain Growth

Abu Dhabi-Based ADI Chain Raises $50 Million for Global Blockchain Growth

ADI Chain steps up global expansion

e& to Sell Entire Vodafone Stake to Niel Family in $5.95 Billion Deal

e& to Sell Entire Vodafone Stake to Niel Family in $5.95 Billion Deal

e& closes a major investment chapter

VIDEOS

Tabby Expands in Saudi Arabia with New Consumer and SME Finance Licenses

Tabby Expands in Saudi Arabia with New Consumer and SME Finance Licenses

Video

UAE Dirham Stablecoin DDSC Wins Central Bank NOC for VARA Platforms

UAE Dirham Stablecoin DDSC Wins Central Bank NOC for VARA Platforms

Microsoft Picks Checkout.com to Handle Payments Across EMEA

Microsoft Picks Checkout.com to Handle Payments Across EMEA

Elon Musk Loses Trillionaire Status as SpaceX Rally Cools After IPO Surge

Elon Musk Loses Trillionaire Status as SpaceX Rally Cools After IPO Surge

UAE Outpaces Global Peers in AI Governance Adoption, DFF-IBM Study Finds

UAE Outpaces Global Peers in AI Governance Adoption, DFF-IBM Study Finds

LEADERSHIP

Shayne Nelson and the Expansion of Emirates NBD

Shayne Nelson and the Expansion of Emirates NBD

Moayad Alfallaj: The Founder Turning Saudi Insurance Into a Digital Force

Moayad Alfallaj: The Founder Turning Saudi Insurance Into a Digital Force

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

BINANCE: Powering the Future of Crypto Trading

BINANCE: Powering the Future of Crypto Trading

FINTECH

ADI Chain and ZIGChain Partner on Stablecoin Rails for Tokenized Assets

ADI Chain and ZIGChain Partner on Stablecoin Rails for Tokenized Assets

Revolut Gains In-Principle Approval for Crypto Services in Dubai

Revolut Gains In-Principle Approval for Crypto Services in Dubai

Dubai approval brings Revolut closer

Mashreq Unveils NEO On Arrival Digital Bank Account for Visitors to the UAE

Mashreq Unveils NEO On Arrival Digital Bank Account for Visitors to the UAE

UAE visitors gain easier banking access

Emirates NBD Debuts Region’s First Real-Time Blockchain Dollar Payments

Spare, XSquare Partner on UAE Open Finance Payments

Abu Dhabi-Based ADI Chain Raises $50 Million for Global Blockchain Growth

Taptap Send Expands UAE Footprint with New Central Bank Licenses

Bitcoin Suisse Wins ADGM Approval for Middle East Crypto Expansion

Perk Eyes Gulf Growth with New ADGM Office

SPECIAL REPORT

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From Vision to Validation: Gurps Rai on Institutional Tokenization

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POLICY

Expo City Dubai Awards UAE’s First Green Licenses to Six Businesses

Expo City Dubai Awards UAE’s First Green Licenses to Six Businesses

UAE–Korea Partnership Targets $1 Billion Industrial Hub in Abu Dhabi

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Oman Lines Up Four 1 GW Solar Projects as 2030 Renewables Target Nears

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Clean energy plans expand across Oman

Dubai Unveils Falcon Market, Creek Lighting and AI Park Design Projects

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AI joins Dubai’s park planning

Dubai SME and Hyatt Sign Deal to Boost Emirati Businesses in Hospitality

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Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism backs SME growth

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