Many SMEs in the UAE face delays between issuing invoices and receiving payments, which can stall growth and limit the ability to seize business opportunities, a financing issue Numou and ABHI aim to solve.
The Mortgage & Lending Innovation Forum 2025, hosted by Newgen Software and organized by the International Center for Strategic Alliances (ICSA), concluded with resounding success on November 12, 2025, at the Kempinski, Central Avenue, Dubai.
In South Africa and across developing markets, MSMEs face a financing shortfall equivalent to nearly 19% of GDP, representing some $5.7 trillion in unmet need globally. This is why targeted support, like AfDB’s $310 million financing for FirstRand Bank earmarked for MSMEs and women-led businesses, is so critical:
Institutional investors and wealth managers are becoming increasingly concerned about the cyber and smart contract risks linked to blockchain-based lending, with the majority now considering insurance protection a key requirement, new research from Brava Finance shows.
Getting credit in South Africa has never been easy — nearly half the country’s 63 million people are still locked out of formal lending. However, Mukuru and JUMO are stepping in with a new AI-powered “Fast Loan” that could finally open the door for millions who’ve been left on the sidelines.
Ant International has announced a strategic investment in R2, a Latin America native embedded lending infrastructure company, to expand access to financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the region.
Despite growing enthusiasm for embedded finance services, many brands remain hesitant to move from intention to action due to implementation challenges, according to ClearBank’s new report.
Dubai, UAE – 12th November 2025 – The UAE is set to host one of the most influential gatherings in the financial services industry — the Mortgage & Lending Innovation Forum Dubai 2025, hosted by Newgen and organized by the International Center for Strategic Alliances (ICSA).
ID Finance and myTU joined efforts to increase the speed and reliability of disbursing instant loan funds without any disruptions to customer service flow.
Spinwheel will be integrated into the Algebrik AI platform so that financial institutions of all kinds can access verified consumer debt information and leverage integrated payment processing in their lending routines.
OakNorth wants to embed custom-built GPT tools powered by OpenAI into the core of its digital banking platform that serves over 215,000 customers.
Credibly is to enhance its AI-driven offering for small businesses with the launch of a new lending platform, Credibly.ai.
Indian fintech Slice Bank is looking to raise between $250-$300 million to expand its offering with merchant services.
A unified administrative portal, Shopify Finance, helps merchants focus on their business growth, alleviating the complexity and administrative burden of managing multiple financial tools.
LexisNexis Risk Solutions research reveals that as traditional credit data provides less visibility into consumer risk, financial institutions worldwide increasingly leverage alternative data in the consumer lending process.
For many lenders, escrow accounts may seem like just a holding tank for property taxes or insurance payments. But here’s the thing: what goes into that account—and the extra cushion you set aside—could be the key to navigating market volatility. This is where escrow analysis comes in. It is more than just a financial formality. […]
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