Analysis and perspective on digital banking, payments, and the regulatory landscape for financial institutions across Middle East and Africa.
Tokenised deposits, stablecoins, and the Digital Dirham are not interchangeable. Here's the legal structure behind each one, and why banks should sequence their build starting with the instrument they already hold the licence for.
Tokenised deposits, stablecoins, and the Digital Dirham are not interchangeable. Here's the legal structure behind each one, and why banks…
Read more →Neobanks aren't a niche threat in the Middle East, they're resetting what every banking customer expects. Tier 2 and Tier…
Read more →SWIFT activated its blockchain-based shared ledger on 9 July 2026. Five weeks later, HSBC and Standard Chartered used it for…
Read more →Ask any bank technology leader what “modernization” means and most will describe the same nightmare: a multi-year core replacement program,…
Read more →The UAE stablecoin market has gone from one licensed entrant to a rapidly expanding ecosystem. We map eight key stablecoins,…
Read more →The CBUAE’s Payment Token Services Regulation stopped being a “future consideration” a long time ago. The transitional period that let…
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