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From e-commerce to blockchain, the future of cutting-edge technologies depends on those who choose to believe in them.

Marking the end of a 10-day program that helped participating entrepreneurs develop skills around business model design, MVP development, team culture, and fundraising, New York University Abu Dhabi's (NYUAD) entrepreneurship platform startAD held a demo day of the Fintech Venture Launchpad at NYUAD on September 14.

MENA-based payment processing startup PayTabs has raised a US$20 million in funds in a Series A round from undisclosed private investors.

NOW Money plans to extend the reach of its services across the UAE, and also expand to other GCC nations with the latest financial boost.

The startup develops a public and decentralized platform for smart contracts on blockchain in the region.

In a cash-dominated society, financial inclusion is essential for individuals, enterprises, and economies alike to prevent hurdles to progress- and this is the opportunity that PayMob is trying to tackle.

Fintech startups and innovators belonging to the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region: here's you chance to hone your solutions, and also get recognized on a global stage while doing so.

Blockchain is widely anticipated to be the latest in a line of fintech innovations to shape the future of our economies and business ecosystems.

Technology will not solve the problems in the post-crisis era unless we the goalposts change.

Bahrain wants more from its financial technology sector, and it's stepping up.

The co-founders of compareit4me.com share their tips for fellow entrepreneurs on starting up, and scaling a business in the region.

ZagTrader CEO Shihab Khalil discusses the hurdles that comes with being a B2B platform, and his tips to fellow entrepreneurs.

One simply cannot go from the idea stage of a company to a point where that company is generating real revenue without developing new skills.

While fintech businesses have dominated investor and funding action for a while now, one can't exactly say the same for innovations happening in the insurance space.

While many firms are grasping the opportunity (or need) to embrace fintech, many are yet to open up.

Blockchain is the big buzzword in financial services at the moment– seen as the next big thing, much like 'big data' was before it, and the 'cloud' was before that.

Founders Katharine Budd and Ian Dillon launched NOW Money to provide expat workers who don't have access to banking and remittance services with direct access to a current account, debit card and remittance from their proprietary app and service center.

Khalid Elgibali, Division President – Middle East and North Africa at Mastercard, shares his insights to the payments industry..

We didn't start NOW Money to "disrupt" the existing banking system. It's the reluctance of traditional banks to bank low-income people that yielded the opportunity for NOW Money.

Bringing together designers, developers and entrepreneurs, GlassQube Startup Weekend FinTech Abu Dhabi was held in November in the UAE capital by TechStars, with the support of Google for Entrepreneurs.

Abu Dhabi-based startup coworking space GlassQube and Startup Weekend Abu Dhabi are organizing Startup Weekend Fintech, a 54-hour hackathon on December 8 - 10, 2016 in Abu Dhabi.