The Saudi Central Bank ( SAMA ) has announced the launch of Samsung Pay through the national payment system called mada, as part of its efforts to advance the digital payments ecosystem in Saudi Arabia
Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has signed a MoU with PayLater , a Qatari fintech company specialising in BNPL solutions, to provide Shari'a-compliant BNPL services to customers and merchants in Qatar
Brighty, a Swiss digital finance platform for crypto-card payments, has secured $10 million in funding from Futurecraft Ventures to expand its presence in Europe and the UK.
Apple has announced the launch of its Tap to Pay on iPhone in the region of the UAE, aiming to enable merchants to benefit from secure and contactless payments
Identity Intelligence for fraud prevention provider Trustfull has entered into a strategic collaboration with Scalapay to mitigate fraud in BNPL services across Europe
Google has filed a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), contesting the agency's decision to subject its payments division to federal oversight