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Nadia Mansour covers fintech across the UAE and MENA for Anecdoted -- digital banking, payments licences and the startups building around them.
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Featured · 2 Nov 2026UAE Central Bank Fines Foreign Bank Branch AED 200 Million Over AML FailuresRegulator also penalised the branch's chief executive and head of compliance, ordered a remediation programme and a fresh fit and proper review.Nadia Mansour · 1 min read
Fintech1 minGoogle Wallet Lands in Nigeria With Tap-to-Pay for AndroidNadia Mansour · 2 Nov 2026Fintech1 minDFSA Paper Sets Out Four Tests for Agentic AI in FinanceNadia Mansour · 2 Nov 2026Fintech1 minAbsa Opens DIFC Branch to Serve Gulf Firms Exploring African DealsNadia Mansour · 30 Oct 2026Fintech1 minDubai AI Campus Raises 2030 Goal to 1,000 AI Firms After Early HitNadia Mansour · 29 Oct 2026Fintech4 minMiddle East Lending's Same-Day Gap: 50% Expect It, 19% Get ItNadia Mansour · 29 Oct 2026Fintech1 minADGM Sets Licence and Disclosure Terms for Crypto MiningNadia Mansour · 29 Oct 2026
