# Techstars and Emirates NBD partner to accelerate enterprise-grade AI and FinTech solutions across the MENAT region

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- Published: 2026-07-06T14:41:00+07:00
- Author: PR Newswire

DUBAI, UAE, July 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in
the Middle East, North Africa, and Türkiye (MENAT) region, and startup accelerator
Techstars, announced a strategic partnership centred on a commercially-driven "Acceleration-
to-Enterprise" model to integrate high-growth AI and FinTech innovations directly
into the bank’s regional ecosystem encompassing multiple markets.

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Techstars and Emirates NBD partner to accelerate enterprise-grade AI and FinTech
solutions across the MENAT region

Combining Techstars’ global pipeline of over 11,000 founders with the bank’s advanced
analytics infrastructure, which currently manages over 50 active AI use cases, will
deliver scalable, commercial pathways for agentic FinTech startups focusing on compliance,
wealth management, SME banking and capital markets.

This initiative underscores Emirates NBD’s commitment to the Dubai Economic Agenda(
D33), which aims to rank Dubai among the top four global financial centres by 2033.

**Miguel Rio Tinto, Group Chief Digital and Information Officer at Emirates NBD**,
commented: "With Dubai now home to nearly [60](https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/uae-nearly-60-of-gccs-fintech-firms-are-based-in-dubai)%
of GCC FinTech companies, we are pleased to partner with Techstars to tap into and
capture FinTech’s new wave of innovation in agentic finance. Leveraging Emirates
NBD’s regional footprint and digital capabilities, we are providing selected AI 
and FinTech startups with a direct pathway into enterprise banking, supporting solutions
that can transform how we serve our nine million active customers."

**Neeraj Makin, Group Head of Strategy, Analytics and Venture Capital at Emirates
NBD**, said: "The partnership with Techstars reflects Emirates NBD’s continued focus
on strengthening its innovation ecosystem and deepening engagement with global technology
and startup networks. By combining access to emerging founders, market intelligence,
and new technology trends, we aim to accelerate innovation opportunities that support
the Group’s long term strategic, digital and AI ambitions across the region."

This unique partnership helps AI startups pilot secure and personalised banking 
solutions using Emirates NBD’s cloud-native infrastructure to drive real impact.

**David Cohen, CEO of Techstars**, stated: "Techstars has always been about helping
founders go faster. By partnering with a proactive, AI-first institution like Emirates
NBD, we are giving our FinTech and AI founders a front-row seat to one of the most
dynamic financial markets in the world. The UAE’s commitment to becoming a global
hub for intelligent, data-driven innovation makes it the perfect launchpad for enterprise-
grade solutions that will redefine the future of finance."

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