Bybit secures Dubai VASP license, KSA’s Humain expands Nvidia deal, Oman and UK to develop $1.3B Salalah AI data center, Thai competition commission approves services fee structures for ride-hailing and delivery platforms, India plans cyber audit following breaches
Here’s a look at today's biggest tech stories in the MENA+:
- Bybit secures Dubai VASP to expand crypto trading
- etisalat money, Visa partner to strengthen international payment services
- ADIA, EQT to invest in molecular testing firm Qiagen
- Abu Dhabi partners DeepMind spinout Isomorphic Labs for AI-enabled preclinical research
- Robinhood to launch Dubai investment platform
- EA shuts down BioWare game studio following PIF takeover
- Aramco evacuates Dhahran HQ following Houthi attacks
- Humain expands Nvidia deal by 84MW capacity, 27,000 GPUs
- Qiwa enables conditional ownership transfers without commercial registration
- Jordan, Saudi Arabia upgrade coordination council amidst conflict
- AOI aims to secure six international industrial partnerships in 2027
- FRA approves increase in Banque du Caire IPO stake offered for sale to 45%
- Greece, Egypt in talks to extend maritime zone towards Cyprus
- Digital exports projected to reach $12B, offer 200,000 new jobs by 2030
- Souhoola gets FRA approval for consumer finance fintech
- Mashreq launches SME digital banking platform
- Govt working to privatize 17 state firms, focused on loss-making firms
- Pakistan pushes China, Korea for preferential trade arrangements
- IT Minister unveils govt-backed Urdu AI model Buraq
- Pakistan sets 2030 target for 3,000 public EV charging facilities
Other MENA+ Developments
Southeast Asia Developments
- Vietnam, Singapore to connect national electronic ID apps
- Thai, Malaysian central banks join Singapore cross-border digital money initiative Bloom
- Thai competition commission approves services fee structures for ride-hailing, delivery platforms
- Malaysia-owned clean energy firm Gentari partners BYD to introduce ultra-fast charging network
- Malaysian chip designer SkyeChip partners SoftBank-backed memory project for AI
