UAE banks phase out OTPs before the new Central Bank deadline
UAE banks phase out OTPs to protect your money from rising online fraud and theft. The shift replaces text message codes with secure approvals inside your everyday banking app. Lenders across the country now move customers to in-app authentication banking for daily payments. Customers receive a quick notification, check the details, and confirm with a […]
Revolut’s India launch begins with UPI payments for thousands of beta users
Revolut’s India launch has begun, with thousands of waitlisted users now testing the new app. The British fintech started this controlled beta ahead of a wider public release in India. Revolut confirmed that a few thousand customers already use the platform across the country today. Company access rolls out slowly to a small slice of […]
Omla Community Bank Wins CBUAE Approval for AI-Powered Banking
Omla Community Bank has received in-principle approval from the Central Bank of the UAE. The new lender will start operations in Umm Al Quwain over the coming year. Mint Gateway and Alternative Venture Capital announced the approval milestone on Wednesday, May 13. Alternative Venture Capital operates as a subsidiary of the larger Abu Dhabi Capital […]
Fresh travel advisories to the ongoing Ebola outbreak reach UAE, Oman now
Fresh travel advisories to the ongoing Ebola outbreak now reach passengers across the United Arab Emirates. Emirates and Oman issued the guidance after several countries tightened entry checks and screening steps. You should verify your entry requirements through official government channels before you book any flight. On May 28, the Emirates travel advisory warned of […]
Sphere Abu Dhabi on Yas Island to Open by 2029 in $1.7 Billion Project
Sphere Abu Dhabi on Yas Island will rise as a global landmark by late 2029. The Department of Culture and Tourism, known as DCT Abu Dhabi, confirmed the location. Sphere Entertainment Co. picked Yas Island for its first venue outside the United States. You can expect a $1.7 billion build between Yas Mall and SeaWorld […]
UAE Tops World’s Most Powerful Passports List in 2026 Global Ranking Index
World’s most powerful passports rankings now place the UAE in first position for 2026. The country earned a mobility score of 182 on the latest Passport Index 2026. Arton Capital published the new report, and it tracks travel freedom for citizens worldwide. You can read this score as a clear measure of how far your […]
Ferrari Luce Debuts in Rome as the Brand’s First Electric Four-Door Car
Ferrari Luce arrived in Rome as the brand’s first fully electric four-door road car. The carmaker picked the Vela di Calatrava complex in Rome for the global launch. Rome holds deep meaning because the brand won its first race here in 1947. Driver Franco Cortese steered the Ferrari 125 S to victory at the Caracalla […]
RTA digital revenue 2025 climbs to AED5.3 billion on Dubai smart services
RTA digital revenue 2025 reached AED5.3 billion, a 20.6 percent rise over the previous year. Customers across Dubai completed more than 628 million transactions through digital channels in 2025. Digital channel adoption reached 96 percent, showing how residents now trust online government services. The authority offers 105 services through six channels, giving you many ways […]
Oil prices climb more than 3% as Brent crude futures rebound on Thursday
Oil prices climb more than 3% on Thursday, lifting traders after a steep recent decline. Brent crude futures rose $3.51, or 3.72 percent, to reach $97.80 a barrel today. The more active August contract gained $3.35, climbing 3.63 percent to settle near $95.60. You should note that the July Brent contract is set to expire […]
Anthropic Claude Opus 4.8 AI model brings stronger agentic coding gains
Claude Opus 4.8 AI model arrives as Anthropic pushes its flagship system toward harder engineering work. The company built the release for long software projects, agent tasks, and detailed analysis. Anthropic released the upgrade on a Thursday and kept the same price as before. You pay five dollars per million input tokens and twenty-five per […]