Nium, global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments and Emirates NBD, a banking group in the Middle East, North Africa, and Türkiye (MENAT) region, have expanded their international transfer service across Emirates NBD Group in the UAE. The strategic partnership, established in 2024, has progressed with access to real-time payments now broadened in the MENAT region. Emirates NBD is also looking to extend its offering to its customers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through Emirates NSD KSA. Yousuf Saeed Mohd, group head of priority and personal banking and retail banking sales at Emirates NBD, adds: "Emirates NBD has always embraced innovation to enhance customer experience. “Extending the partnership to the wider Emirates NBD Group in the UAE and soon to Saudi Arabia reflects our commitment to leading the next chapter of cross-border payments in the region."