Zand Bank, UAE's first full digital bank, achieved profitability in just 22 months. CEO Michael Chan explains the risky pivot from retail to wholesale banking, and the real goal behind the newly approved AED stablecoin.

Goldman Sachs teams with Apex Group, Archax, Ownera and LRC Group to issue a tokenized real estate fund via its GS DAP blockchain platform, blending traditional fund governance with on-chain issuance.

Binance has introduced zero-fee AED deposits for users in the UAE and set AED withdrawals at a flat 4 dirhams, sharpening competition over local fiat access.

Circle Payments Network adds payout corridors in India, Singapore, Philippines, UAE, EU, and US. Near-instant settlement via domestic rails like SEPA, FAST, Fedwire. USDC stablecoin backs compliant cross-border flows.

Ripple announced a major custody upgrade on Feb 9, 2026, integrating Securosys HSMs, staking for ETH and SOL via Figment, and Chainalysis compliance tools. XRP climbed 2.75% to $1.41 in 24 hours.

Billiton Diamond and Ctrl Alt have tokenized more than AED 1 billion in polished diamonds on XRPL, with Ripple providing enterprise-grade custody technology for the high-value inventory.

Billiton Diamond and Ctrl Alt tokenized over $280 million of polished diamonds on-chain in the UAE, using Ripple's custody tech and XRP Ledger. Next phase hinges on VARA approval for wider distribution.

Billiton Diamond and Ctrl Alt tokenized over AED 1 billion ($280M) of polished diamonds on XRPL, with Ripple's custody tech and DMCC support, as the RWA market eyes $14.9B on-chain value and trillion-dollar potential by 2030.