OpenAI is turning to a young legal-tech startup to help law firms bring artificial intelligence into everyday legal work, signaling a deeper push into the professional services market.
European data infrastructure startup Custodea has raised €350,000 to help small and medium-sized businesses regain control of their data as dependence on major cloud and software providers grows.
Google Cloud has launched Gemini Enterprise for Financial Services, an AI platform designed to help banks and financial institutions automate research, risk analysis, and other complex workflows.
Fasset has joined the global fintech unicorn club after raising $68 million in a Series C round led by Japan’s SBI Group, valuing the stablecoin-focused neobank at $1 billion.
Uber has officially expanded its Robotaxi offering in Dubai, putting Baidu's fully driverless Apollo Go vehicles on its platform as the emirate accelerates its push to make autonomous transport part of everyday urban mobility.
The UAE-based fintech, XSquare, has raised an undisclosed pre-seed round led by Radled Venture with participation from Angel Spark, 500 Global, and Oraseya Capital.
Saudi investment firm Pinnacle Capital has launched a new venture capital fund targeting growth-stage technology companies in Saudi Arabia, combining primary investments with secondary transactions as the Kingdom’s startup ecosystem matures.
OpenAI has introduced Inference Residency in the UAE, allowing eligible ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Edu, and API customers to process AI model inference on GPUs located within the country.
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Nigeria’s central bank has opened a regulatory testing window for virtual-asset businesses, offering local founders a clearer path to develop and test digital financial products under supervision.
An Egyptian fintech platform, Mylo, is launching a new InstaPay feature that ensures users can easily make installment payment dues with the use of their mobile number, national ID, or
PayU GPO, an online payment service provider operating in over 40 emerging markets, unveiled the launch of Account-to-Account (A2A) payments in Nigeria and the appointment of Ryan Engel as the
