Revolut co-founder Nik Storonsky shifts his residency from UK to UAE
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Revolut co-founder Nik Storonsky shifts his residency from UK to UAE

Change in billionaire’s country of residence disclosed in Companies House filing. Nik Storonsky, Revolut’s billionaire co-founder, has officially changed his residency from the UK to the United Arab Emirates, according to filings at Companies House. The changes were posted on the UK’s official corporate registry on Tuesday as an update to Storonsky’s family company information. […]

Salica Investments Announces First Close of its £150 million Growth Debt Fund II
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Salica Investments Announces First Close of its £150 million Growth Debt Fund II

Salica Investments (“Salica”), a UK-focused investment firm, is pleased to announce the first close of its second Growth Debt Fund (“Fund II”), securing commitments from leading institutional investors, further underscoring growing investor confidence in the asset class.   The flagship repeat anchor investors for Fund II are the British Business Bank, which has made a […]

Shaping the Future of Regulated Innovation in the UAE: Fintech News UAE Interviews Mr. Amir A. Kolahzadeh, Group CEO & Founder of SecureVisa Group & ITSEC
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Shaping the Future of Regulated Innovation in the UAE: Fintech News UAE Interviews Mr. Amir A. Kolahzadeh, Group CEO & Founder of SecureVisa Group & ITSEC

As the UAE and GCC continue to strengthen their position as global hubs for fintech, crypto, AI, and digital innovation, the demand for robust regulatory compliance and cybersecurity solutions has never been greater. At the forefront of this transformation is SecureVisa Group, founded by Mr. Amir A. Kolahzadeh. SecureVisa Group specializes in navigating complex multi-regulator licensing frameworks across VARA, SCA, […]

Ajyad Capital Partners with EXANTE to Broaden Investor Access to Global Markets
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Ajyad Capital Partners with EXANTE to Broaden Investor Access to Global Markets

Bahrain, Manama – [28-09-2025]: Ajyad Capital, a leading investment management firm licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), has announced a new strategic partnership with prime global brokerage EXANTE which extends Ajyad’s global reach, providing investors with exposure to a wide range of financial instruments in international markets, through its upcoming digital investment platform. Commenting on the […]

Tazapay Raises Series B Funding from Ripple and Circle Ventures, Signaling a New Era for Cross-Border Payments
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Tazapay Raises Series B Funding from Ripple and Circle Ventures, Signaling a New Era for Cross-Border Payments

SINGAPORE, Aug. 27, 2025 – Tazapay, a leading global cross-border payments infrastructure platform, today announced the successful close of its Series B funding round with investment from Peak XV Partners, Ripple (US), Circle Ventures, Norinchukin Capital (Japan), and GMO VenturePartners (Japan). Existing investor Peak XV Partners led the round and 2 other existing investors January Capital and ARC180 joined the round. […]

Ajyad Capital Partners with Ratings Intelligence to Advance Shari’ah-Compliant Investment Solutions, Supported by Velexa Technology
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Ajyad Capital Partners with Ratings Intelligence to Advance Shari’ah-Compliant Investment Solutions, Supported by Velexa Technology

Ajyad Capital, a leading Shari’ah-compliant investment firm established in Bahrain and licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain since 2003, today announced a strategic partnership with Ratings Intelligence, a UK-based provider of Shari’ah advisory services. This collaboration will integrate advanced Shari’ah-compliance technology into Ajyad Capital’s upcoming fully digital trading application, made for investors throughout the […]

SVG and ITSEC Launch Full-Lifecycle Crypto Business Deployment Suite in Dubai — From Licensing to Audit-Ready Operational Exchanges
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SVG and ITSEC Launch Full-Lifecycle Crypto Business Deployment Suite in Dubai — From Licensing to Audit-Ready Operational Exchanges

From Licensing and Compliance to Cybersecurity and Technology — One Partner for VARA-Regulated Market Entry and Sustained Operations. Dubai, UAE – August 12, 2025 – SecureVisa Group (SVG), in alliance with cybersecurity pioneer ITSEC Inc., today announced the official launch of the UAE’s most comprehensive full-lifecycle deployment suite for Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) operating under the […]

Dubai-based Global Ventures led €7.5M seed round for France-based PoliCloud to Scale next-gen Cloud Infrastructure
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Dubai-based Global Ventures led €7.5M seed round for France-based PoliCloud to Scale next-gen Cloud Infrastructure

Rapidly growing company, led by serial entrepreneur, David Gurlé, completes seed round – led by Global Ventures, a leading VC firm in MENA – with participation from Inria, OneRagtime, Mi8, and business angels. $800 billion cloud market, growing at 20% a year – amid accelerated demand for AI – is ripe for a European solution […]

Austrian AI hotel platform Chatlyn Raises USD 9.3M to Scale in the Middle East
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Austrian AI hotel platform Chatlyn Raises USD 9.3M to Scale in the Middle East

Vienna-based startup serving 1,000+ properties raises funding to revolutionize hospitality communication with industry-first AI. chatlyn recently opened its Dubai office to strengthen its presence in the Middle East Vienna, Austria: chatlyn, the AI communication hub transforming how hotels engage with guests across every touchpoint, announced today it has secured $9.3 million (€8 million) in Series A […]

XBTO partners with Arab Bank Switzerland to launch innovative Bitcoin yield product
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XBTO partners with Arab Bank Switzerland to launch innovative Bitcoin yield product

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – XBTO, a global leader in institutional digital asset management, today announced a strategic partnership with Arab Bank Switzerland that will enable the Swiss private bank to launch a sophisticated Bitcoin yield product for its wealth management clients. The collaboration leverages XBTO’s proprietary “Diamond Hands” strategy to provide Arab Bank Switzerland’s clientele with an actively managed […]

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