Dubai-based Emirates Airline unveiled plans to introduce cryptocurrency payments for its customers as part of a preliminary deal with digital asset exchange Crypto.com, the companies said Wednesday. The parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore integrating Crypto.com Pay into Emirates’ payment systems, with plans to roll out the feature sometime next year. If
Major digital-asset exchanges, including Bitget and Bybit, are considering moves to Dubai and Hong Kong after Singapore introduced stringent new rules on overseas crypto activity, according to an executive based in the UAE’s International Free Zone Authority (IFZA). Last month the Monetary Authority of Singapore ordered any crypto-services provider incorporated in the city-state and serving
VILNIUS, Lithuania, May 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Deus X Pay, a licensed institutional stablecoin payment solution setting new standards across the luxury sectors, is now enabling crypto payments for property purchases at the new Trump Tower Dubai, the first Trump International Hotel to be built in the Middle East. The new $1 billion Trump
Crypto industry gathers in Dubai amid mixed sentiment on Trump and market outlook. DUBAI, May 1: Thousands of cryptocurrency enthusiasts gathered in Dubai on Wednesday for the TOKEN2049 conference, as optimism about the industry’s future remains high despite growing uncertainty around U.S. President Donald Trump’s pro-crypto policies. The two-day event features a high-profile lineup of
Ripple, an enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions provider, received approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to provide regulated crypto payments and services in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Ripple will be the first blockchain-enabled payments provider licenced by DFSA, according to a statement by the Dubai government published Thursday. “Securing this DFSA