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Checkout.com clears first UAE hurdle for unified acquiring and...

Checkout.com has received in-principle approval for a Stored Value Facilities licence from the Central Bank of the UAE, moving the payments company closer to offering issuing alongside its existing acquiring services in the country. The proposed model would allow merchants...

#card issuing#Central Bank of the UAE#Checkout.com

Fina secures US$75m Fasanara facility for Saudi SME working...

Fina, the embedded finance platform within Saudi business-to-business ecosystem SILQ, has secured a US$75m Shariah-compliant facility from Fasanara Capital to…

#embedded finance#Fasanara Capital#Fina


UK targets deeper trade ties with Indonesia, Philippines, UAE...

The UK government has opened a call for evidence on strengthening trade relationships with Indonesia, the Philippines, the United Arab…

#CPTPP#export finance#Indonesia


Gulf legal and tax demand rises as businesses face...

Demand for legal and tax advisory support has risen sharply across parts of the Gulf as businesses respond to more…

#corporate regulation#e-invoicing#GCC


Standard Chartered and Circle launch bank-led USDC access for...

Standard Chartered has launched an institutional capability giving eligible clients access to USDC minting and redemption through a single bank-led…

#Circle#payments#stablecoins


CPTPP parties begin accession talks with Philippines, Indonesia and...

Parties to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership have agreed to begin preparatory discussions with the Philippines, Indonesia…

#CPTPP#Indonesia#Philippines


Afreximbank signs US$500m Tunisia facility to support imports and...

Afreximbank has signed a US$500m term loan facility with the Central Bank of Tunisia to support essential imports, maturing trade…

#Afreximbank#Central Bank of Tunisia#development finance


IsDBI annual report highlights smart countertrade as trade resilience...

The Islamic Development Bank Institute’s 2025 Annual Report has highlighted progress on its Smart Countertrade System, pointing to growing interest…

#development finance#digital trade#financial inclusion


IsDB Institute expands Islamic finance support with US$4.14m in...

The Islamic Development Bank Institute approved 25 new technical assistance projects worth US$4.14m in 2025, as it expanded support for…

#AI#Baku#countertrade


Brent falls below US$80 as Strait of Hormuz reopening...

Brent crude fell below US$80 a barrel after traders priced in a gradual return of oil flows through the Strait…

#commodity finance#energy markets#oil


Iran ceasefire could ease commodity finance and trade risk...

The emerging ceasefire framework between the United States and Iran is beginning to reshape expectations across commodity, shipping and trade…

#commodity finance#energy markets#Iran


Oil drops below US$90 as Iran strike risk eases

Oil prices fell below US$90 a barrel after the US called off planned strikes on Iran, easing immediate pressure on…

#commodity finance#energy markets#Iran

UAE gas plant damage threatens longer LNG disruption

Damage to the UAE’s largest gas processing plant is expected to take until 2027 to fully repair, raising the prospect…

#Adnoc Gas#commodity finance#energy trade

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