Open Banking in MENA: Lessons from Production
What it actually takes to ship open-banking integrations across MENA regulators — consent, security, and reliability in practice.
Money20/20 Riyadh 2025: Fintech’s Global Stage Comes to Saudi Arabia
Money20/20 makes its Middle East debut in Riyadh: 45,000 attendees, 350+ speakers, and Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 fintech ambitions on the world stage. Why it matters and the …
Open Banking in Saudi: A Practical Startup Playbook
Open banking is live in Saudi Arabia — and the winners will be the startups that treat SAMA compliance as a feature. A founder's playbook: the framework, spec-first architecture, …
The CTO’s Role in Data Management and Governance: Building a Future-Proof Foundation
Data is a fintech's greatest asset — until it becomes its biggest liability. How a CTO builds the data strategy, infrastructure, and governance that keep it on the right side of …
The Role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Fintech
AI in finance is racing past $20 billion — and it's not hype. A CTO's field guide to where AI actually works in fintech: fraud detection, robo-advisors, credit scoring, chatbots, …
Regulated FinTech Platforms
Taking a Saudi FinTech from pre-launch to a CMA/SAMA-licensed, live Islamic Sukuk financing and investment platform.
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AI-Assisted Credit Decisioning & Automation
Cutting financing decision turnaround from days to hours with AI- and automation-assisted workflows — human-in-the-loop, within regulatory controls.