Infrastructure & Enterprise Software

Mastercard, the global tech giant, has joined forces with UAE's renowned spend management FinTech firm, Qashio. Their combined ambition is to pioneer corporate credit cards endowed with virtual issuance capabilities throughout the region.

Established as a vanguard in FinTech innovation, BankLabs has announced the launch of its new spin-out company, 'Participate'.

ASA, an embedded FinTech platform that facilitates a secure and compliant connection between financial institutions and customer-facing FinTechs, has announced a new strategic partnership and investment.

New York-based Cognaize, an intelligent document processing (IDP) company harnessing proprietary hybrid intelligence technology, announced the closure of an $18m Series A funding round.

Founded by Pipe co-founder Michal Cieplinski, CapStack, a start-up on a mission to establish a unique operating system for banks, has successfully raised $6m in a recent funding round.

Payhawk, a rapidly expanding spend management platform, headquartered in London, is renowned for its ability to blend company cards, reimbursable expenses, and accounts payable into a seamless solution. Renowned investors such as Lightspeed Venture Partners, Greenoaks, QED Investors, Earlybird Digital East, and Eleven Ventures support Payhawk.

Trunk Tools, a financial technology (FinTech) start-up specialising in the construction industry, has launched its operations with a bang. The New York-based firm aims to address the persistent skilled labour shortage in the sector by enabling faster payment processing for construction workers.

Collective, the pioneering online back-office platform designed exclusively for individual entrepreneurs, known as 'solopreneurs', has successfully raised $50m in its latest funding round.

Solaris, often described as the crown jewel of Europe's embedded finance platform landscape, today announced the completion of a Series F funding round.

The Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) of Dubai and Mastercard, a front-runner in payment innovation globally, have inked an innovative Memorandum of Understanding. The pivotal Digital City Partnership will further bolster Dubai's economic expansion in line with the ambitious Dubai Economic Agenda, D33.