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botim money & Binance Weigh UAE Path For Regulated Crypto Access
Talks between botim money and Binance test how crypto could sit inside a fast-growing UAE fintech stack.
botim money, one of the MENA region’s fastest-growing fintech platforms, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with cryptocurrency exchange Binance to examine whether crypto features can be slotted into the UAE-based super-app’s financial tools. The deal, sealed during Binance Blockchain Week in Dubai, marks botim’s latest push beyond messaging toward a fuller payments and investment layer.
The companies are studying how Binance’s digital-asset infrastructure might mesh with botim’s domestic and cross-border rails. The work starts with basic questions: what services can be offered under the UAE’s rulebook, and how to deliver them without creating risk for users already relying on the app for daily transfers.
Catherine Chen, Head of VIP & Institutional at Binance, said: “Crypto is no longer a niche asset class and it is increasingly becoming integrated into everyday financial services. Our collaboration with botim money to make digital assets accessible to botim’s tech-savvy customers exemplifies this shift”.
botim money’s pitch has long centered on users with thin links to the banking system. Crypto access, if approved, would extend that mission to communities seeking simpler ways to move or store value. Sacha Haider, Chief Strategy Officer at Astra Tech/botim, said the potential integration “allows us to build on this foundation and offer customers new ways to engage with the digital economy”.
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The UAE has carved out a regulatory lane for digital assets, drawing exchanges and fintechs into controlled experiments. That backdrop gives partnerships like this room to test consumer-facing products while regulators watch the perimeter.
If botim and Binance advance beyond this exploratory phase, the move would strengthen the region’s bid to root digital-asset activity in mainstream finance and add weight to botim’s regional fintech ambitions.
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Deezer Says AI Tracks Now Make Up 44% Of Uploads
The streamer says nearly 75,000 AI-made songs now hit its platform each day, even as those tracks account for just 1% to 3% of plays.
AI-generated music is becoming a real headache for music platforms, according to Deezer. The streaming service says it now receives nearly 75,000 AI-made tracks a day, equal to about 44% of all daily uploads to the platform.
The figure is up sharply from 10,000 daily AI uploads when Deezer launched its detection tool back in January 2025. The jump shows how quickly products such as Suno and Udio have made song creation cheap, fast, and easy to scale.
Despite the volume, Deezer says AI tracks still only account for 1% to 3% of total streams. The music gets few human listeners, but upload pressure is rising. The company says it is also seeing more “fraudulent” submissions.
Its response so far has been practical. Deezer has removed AI-generated songs from recommendation systems, demonetized them, and stopped storing high-resolution versions of those files.
The company also says it’s the only streaming platform currently tagging AI-generated tracks at scale, using that claim to position its moderation tools as a wider industry model.
“AI-generated music is now far from a marginal phenomenon and as daily deliveries keep increasing, we hope the whole music ecosystem will join us in taking action to help safeguard artist’s rights and promote transparency for fans,” CEO Alexis Lanternier said in a blog post.
Deezer has started licensing the detection technology to other companies, turning an internal control system into a commercial product. It says the tool can already identify music created with Suno and Udio, and can be extended to other generators if training data is available.
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The company is also working on detection methods that would not require training datasets, a harder technical step that could widen coverage as new music models appear.
Rivals are taking mixed approaches. Spotify has rolled out policies aimed at curbing AI music. Apple Music is asking artists and labels to disclose AI-made tracks. Qobuz has begun automated labeling, while Bandcamp has banned AI music outright.
For now, Deezer’s numbers suggest the real issue is not listener demand. It’s supply.
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