Dubai stories
Global study finds 78% use AI for investment insights
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digital transformation
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genai
Study finds AI now shapes investment research for 78.3% of users, with strongest enthusiasm in the Middle East and Latin America.
Quickfire Digital named Shopify Platinum partner in Norwich
3 days ago
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digital transformation
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cx
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Norwich agency Quickfire Digital lands Shopify's top partner tier, joining a small UK elite and gaining closer access to platform support.
Iran threat puts Stargate UAE data centre in focus
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hyperscale
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dc
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cartech
Iran's Revolutionary Guard has named OpenAI's Abu Dhabi Stargate campus as a possible target, sharpening fears over Gulf AI infrastructure amid rising tensions.
Secure.com guide says AI helps CISOs, but judgements matter
This month
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data protection
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digital transformation
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advanced persistent threat protection
Secure.com urges Chief Information Security Officers to use AI for alert triage and threat detection, but keep human judgement in the loop.
OpenFX raises USD $94 million to speed cross-border payments
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crypto
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fintech
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blockchain
OpenFX secures USD $94 million to scale real-time cross-border payments, after growing annual volumes to more than USD $45 billion and adding 100-plus clients.
Thunes wins best cross-border payment solution award
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crypto
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fintech
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blockchain
Thunes has won the Best Cross-Border Payment Solution award at the MPE Awards 2026 after judges praised its global reach, FX pricing and compliance platform.
Secure.com urges 'human-first' design for security ops
Last month
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firewalls
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siem
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network security
Secure.com warns SOCs face rising risk from clunky workflows and alert overload, urging 'human-first' design and greater automation.
Thunes links Swift banks to global stablecoin wallets
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crypto
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fintech
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blockchain
Thunes opens Swift banks to direct USDC and USDT payouts, linking 11,500 institutions with 500 million stablecoin wallets worldwide.
RateGain & Juspay launch RG Pay for travel payments
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digital transformation
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fintech
RateGain and Juspay unveil RG Pay, an embedded payments layer to boost cross-border checkout performance for global travel brands.
Iran conflict to drive up UK prices as freight costs soar
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supply chain
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adidas
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inflation
Iran-linked shipping chaos is set to lift UK shop prices as soaring freight and energy costs ripple through global supply chains.
Backbase names Didier Van der Coelden CFO for AI push
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saas
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digital transformation
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fintech
Backbase appoints Didier Van der Coelden as CFO to steer growth and AI-led banking platform expansion across its global operations.
Addepar unveils Addison AI to power wealth insights
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
Addepar launches Addison AI to give wealth managers trusted, natural language portfolio intelligence embedded across its platform workflows.
Diversity is the invisible infrastructure of payments
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edutech
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fintech
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payment technologies
Diverse teams are reshaping the payments industry, turning personal insight into the hidden infrastructure behind global growth.
Laundryheap pushes into four new markets worldwide
Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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cx
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martech
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airbnb
On-demand laundry platform Laundryheap has expanded into Colombia, Mexico, Malaysia and Scotland, as it accelerates its global rollout.
Ecommpay leader wins Women in Risk & Compliance award
Wed, 18th Feb 2026
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cx
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Ecommpay's fraud and compliance head Marija Solovjova wins Women in Risk & Compliance honour at 2026 FinTech Week Awards in Dubai.
TerraPay, Sabre expand instant cross-border payouts
Tue, 17th Feb 2026
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crypto
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fintech
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risk & compliance
TerraPay and Sabre have struck a multi-year deal to power instant cross-border bank payouts for travel agencies, airlines and hotels.
FiLLi Cafe adopts Oracle NetSuite to drive global growth
Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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cx
FiLLi Cafe adopts Oracle NetSuite to streamline finance, inventory and franchise operations as it scales to 100-plus sites in 13 countries.
TerraPay, MilX team up on global creator payouts push
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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crypto
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fintech
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risk & compliance
TerraPay partners with MilX to speed cross-border payouts, giving YouTube creators faster local-currency access to earnings in 70+ markets.
Juspay secures USD $50m, hits USD $1.2bn valuation
Mon, 26th Jan 2026
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fintech
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martech
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commerce systems
Juspay raises USD $50m in follow-on funding led by WestBridge Capital, lifting the payments firm to a USD $1.2bn valuation.
DE-CIX traffic hits 79 exabytes as AI & sport surge
Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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gaming
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
DE-CIX data traffic surged 16% to 79 exabytes in 2025, fuelled by AI workloads and record-breaking live sports streaming demand.