DIFC-based TWIG launches region’s first automated savings platform after securing seven-digit investment and DFSA approval

TWIG Solutions Ltd (“TWIG”), a financial technology start-up based out of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, has received an Innovation Testing Licence (ITL) from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), the independent regulator of financial services conducted in or from […]

RFI Foundation’s Global Virtual Innovation Hub opens applications for its fifth Responsible Finance FinTech Program Cohort

The RFI Foundation, the first global nonprofit principally dedicated to connecting the responsible finance and Islamic finance markets, has opened applications for its Responsible Finance FinTech Program.  The successful cohort-based training program, which was launched in 2021 with support from HSBC, aims to help more FinTech companies in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey […]

Online Marketing Gurus set to conquer Dubai’s digital marketing scene with global expansion

Online Marketing Gurus, a leading digital marketing agency, has announced their expansion into the Middle East market with the opening of a new office in Dubai. This move is part of the company’s global growth strategy, and positions Online Marketing Gurus to provide innovative and effective digital marketing solutions to businesses in Dubai and surrounding […]

‘We need better resources, processes, and technology to be cyber-resilient’: UAE & KSA security leaders

Despite a continued increase in cybersecurity spending in the region, organizations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia remain ill-equipped to face down the cyber-menace. This was the key finding in a global report released by Trellix, the cybersecurity company delivering the future of extended detection and response (XDR). End-of-decade CAGRs for the GCC […]

Dubai Land Department launches ‘Real Estate Innovation Incubator’ initiative to attract emerging international companies

Dubai Land Department (DLD), through the Real Estate Development Sector, has signed a cooperation agreement with Xclusiverse Technology Company to launch the “Real Estate Innovation Incubator 2023” initiative. The aim of this initiative is to attract emerging global companies in real estate innovation, and build the capabilities and skills of individuals and local companies in […]

Invest in Sharjah turns the spotlight on emirate’s impressive advancements across traditional, emerging and talent-based sectors

The Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah) has emphasised to businesses, countries and regions represented at the 12th Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) that with impressive advancements in diversity, innovation and advancement across traditional, emerging and talent-based economic sectors, Sharjah is continuing its role as a regional powerhouse committed to empowering the global economy.   Seven […]

DIFC-based TWIG launches region’s first automated savings platform after securing seven-digit investment and DFSA approval

TWIG Solutions Ltd (“TWIG”), a financial technology start-up based out of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, has received an Innovation Testing Licence (ITL) from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), the independent regulator of financial services conducted in or from […]