06/08/2020
DIFC Fintech Fund invests in four startups
Through investing and providing the region’s most comprehensive platform, we can drive innovation across MEASA’s financial services sector.
FinTech
06/05/2020
MoneyGram partners Al Rajhi Bank in Saudi Arabia
The partnership covers both digital and walk-in channels and will enable strong customer growth in one of the world's largest remittance markets.
06/04/2020
QFC hosting series of digital events to widen digital reach to clients, businesses
The QFC has hosted over 10 webcasts to date with over 640 attendees, in total, having tuned in.
06/04/2020
VIDEO: COVID-19 has forced insurance companies to go digital in the UAE
Insurance companies in the UAE lag far behind the banking sector in digitization
06/04/2020
The SC Women In Tech Incubation Program invites you to its 54-hour challenge
Standard Chartered’s Women in Tech program aims to promote the economic and social development of women entrepreneurs in the Kingdom through innovation or technology led entrepreneurship.
06/04/2020
Banking on the unbanked
Rise was launched in the UAE in 2016 to offer bank accounts that don’t require a minimum balance or salary, remittances, insurance products and consumer loans in both the UAE and migrant home countries.
06/03/2020
Qatar Chamber to launch online training programmes for private sector, individuals
The chamber noted that registration for attending courses is open for companies, institutions, and individuals from inside Qatar only.
06/02/2020
Our increasingly digital world means that organisations are facing a new generation of cyber-physical threats
In the race to protect your organisation’s information and systems from a cyber-attack
06/02/2020
Al Salam Bank Bahrain launches virtual branch
The virtual branch will be available, Sunday to Thursday from 8.30am to 3pm
05/31/2020
How investment in AI, robotics will impact Middle East economies
AI market is set to grow by a stunning 83%, from $290mln in 2019, to $530mln in 2022
05/29/2020
Let’s speed up digital change at banks
There is space available for digital-enabled SME-focused entities to make headway
05/29/2020
Time for Banks to go Digital
Digital banking is inevitably the way to achieve business continuity and customer satisfaction post-Covid-19 landscape.
05/27/2020
Dubai Financial Services Authority to host RegTech Live event
Through this event, we hope that participants gain insights and knowledge from our expert industry panelists and have a wider understanding on how technology plays an important role in regulatory frameworks.
05/27/2020
Leading Bank in Turkey Uses OneSpan’s Mobile App Security Solution to Handle Doubling of Demand from COVID-19
OneSpan’s scalability helps DenizBank protect millions of mobile banking users as the coronavirus pandemic drives massive increase in hacking attacks
05/26/2020
Startup sets the pace in Middle East’s virtual-currencies business
Rain facilitates trade and exchange of digital currencies for conventional money
05/26/2020
UiPath Kicks Off Automation Awards 2020 to Support Emerging Start-Ups and Scale-Ups in the CEE and Turkey
Over the past months, automation has proven to be a key factor in supporting public sector organizations and companies across many sectors to ensure business continuity amid the COVID-19 crisis.
05/25/2020
Robust digital ecosystem seen in Qatar after Covid-19 crisis
Many digital projects and e-commerce companies, as well as online marketplaces are experiencing positive growth because of the pandemic.
05/22/2020
Saudi British Bank completes 1st Phase with “Wethaq”
This technology permits beneficiaries to verify bank guarantees automatically
05/22/2020
Dubai Startup Jingle Pay Targets the Middle East With Digital Neobanking Services
Addresses financial exclusion for the unbanked and for low-income audiences
05/22/2020
SABB completes 1st Phase with “Wethaq”
This platform is in line with SABB’s strategy of digital transformation, which will support SABB’s leading position in providing Bank guarantees services.