This Week in Fintech: TFT Bi-Weekly News Roundup 07/10

  • Date: 07-Oct-2021
  • Source: The Fintech Times
  • Sector:Financial Services
  • Country:UAE
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This Week in Fintech: TFT Bi-Weekly News Roundup 07/10

Sightline Payments has partnered with Mastercard to launch the Play+ Mastercard. Players can load the card for use in their non-gaming activities, sports betting, online gaming and casino wagering accounts. Sightline launched its first branded Play+ Mastercard with Resorts World Las Vegas , which opened on 24 June. API platform M2P Solutions partners with Canada-based Buckzy Payments to enable cross border payment. Markets such as UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman as well as others across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will leverage this partnership. AllianceBlock partners with Graypes to connect investors with vetted startups looking for liquidity. Using their Fast Track to Investment service, businesses can be evaluated and then micro/seed-funded ‘at record speed’. It targets retail and professional investors and is based on businesses with a focus on technology such as fintech, proptech and SaaS, as well as more conventional startup models. Meanwhile, SOFTSWISS Game Aggregator has partnered with game provider Mplay . Under the partnership, Mplay’s suite of virtual games will be made available to clients at the SOFTSWISS’ roster of brands, SOFTSWISS customers can access 11,000 games, 3,000 of which are optimised for cryptocurrency. Finally, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) , the financial centre in