Fintech Kuwait to happen on 20 to 21 November 2023

The last 18 – 24 months have been a dynamic period for Kuwait’s financial sector. The country’s Central Bank has been at the crux of driving change. From the recent launch of Weyay, Kuwait’s first digital bank, the launch of the digital banking framework, overhauling the e-payment regulations, opening the market to new payments providers, […]

Authlete secures USD4M from SBI Digital Asset Holdings in Series A Funding

Authlete, the claimed leader in implementing the latest digital identity and API security standards, announced yesterday that it has raised approximately US$4M (500 million Japanese yen) in Series A funding from SBI Digital Asset Holdings (SBI DAH), part of the Japanese conglomerate SBI Group. Authlete will use the funds to accelerate its global expansion, develop new products, […]

QIB offers Google Pay to its customers

Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), Qatar’s leading digital bank, has introduced Google Pay to Debit, Credit and Prepaid Cardholders to start using their Android and WearOS devices to tap and pay on the go. Google Pay is a digital wallet and payment platform from Google that enables customers to pay for transactions with their QIB cards […]