Meta says handles will keep phone numbers private. Regulators and fraud watchers are less sure the trade-off is that simple.

The UAE has cleared the launch of DDSC, a dirham-backed stablecoin now entering live operation after approval from the Central Bank. The move pushes the project beyond its pilot phase and into the ...

Andreessen Horowitz backs the startup building AI software to speed underwriting and cross-border real-estate investing. Smart Bricks has closed a $5 million pre-seed round led by Andreessen ...

The UAE remittance arm of the company will add real-time wallet checks and instant payouts across four separate African markets. botim money has plugged into TerraPay’s global payments infrastructure, ...

More data doesn’t automatically lead to better IT decisions. This article explores why context, relevance, and proper governance matter more than sheer volume. In today’s buzzword-heavy tech landscape ...

Checkout.com will soon handle global acquiring and payments optimization for Spotify, taking responsibility for subscription transactions across more than 180 countries. The agreement hands the London ...

PayPal has struck a partnership with UAE acquirer NEO PAY to let local merchants accept PayPal payments, giving businesses a faster route to overseas customers and cross-border sales. The deal ...

Notion has introduced full Arabic language support across its workspace platform, extending localization to its web interface, desktop software and mobile apps in what marks the company’s first ...

Abu Dhabi’s SIRBAI has revealed what it calls the Middle East’s first autonomous drone swarm platform, using UMEX 2026 to mark its push into defense technology. The system lets groups of unmanned ...

Parent company Basatne is scrapping per-sale commissions, betting a flat subscription will pull more merchants into the Gulf’s re-commerce market. Tech and logistics platform Basatne has launched a ...

Lebanon has outlined its most ambitious aviation push in years, confirming plans to roll out a low-cost airline, expand Beirut’s main airport, and reopen a long-idle airfield in the north. The ...

AltoVolo has started taking pre-orders for its first electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, the Sigma, moving the startup closer to commercial rollout. Customers can now secure a build slot ...