09/11/2019
6 ways to avoid credit card debt in UAE
The inability to handle credit cards well has pushed many into the quicksand of debt.
FinTech
09/11/2019
Banks need to redefine business models to sustain technology edge: Seetharaman
Financial institutions worldwide are realising that they need to focus on a different sort of innovation, better technology, modernise infrastructure and improve customer experience, according to him.
09/11/2019
Emirates NBD to launch Voice Banking through Amazon Alexa
Customers can obtain balance updates and track spends using Amazon Alexa
09/11/2019
Create Distinctive Customer Moments by Ensuring Trust in Onboarding by Kofax
These initial and information-intensive interactions are vital early experiences that set the tone for what should be a long-lasting and mutually beneficial relationship between the customer and the financial institution.
09/11/2019
UAE’s Masdar Invests $86.3M In Green Technologies
Masdar is the first investor in UK government fund
09/10/2019
Nedbank blocks customers from using password managers
Nedbank’s Head of Digital Channels Tawanda Chatikobo said that the move is temporary, and was done with customer security in mind.
09/10/2019
UAE to Get Its First Asset-Based Cryptocurrency from The Golden M Group
And unlike the first-generation cryptocurrencies, it is backed up by a tangible and ‘real-world asset’ which makes it less prone to the price volatility.
09/10/2019
How Bitcoin and Blockchain are Impacting the Middle East
The UAE government elected to focus specifically on promoting the use, study, and investment in cryptocurrencies and their technologies.
09/10/2019
Improving Open Data access in UAE is key to startup success: whitepaper
Market validation was identified as one of the most commonly faced challenges by startups in the UAE.
09/10/2019
ADX, FAB to provide dividend distribution through digital wallet Payit
The new service also empowers corporate entities to move away from a manual dividend distribution process through cheques or other means.
09/10/2019
Investech secures partnership with blockchain investment company INVAO
Investech have strategically partnered with INVAO to build a successful blockchain ecosystem.
09/09/2019
CrediMax partners with payment international enterprise (PIE) to incorporate maxwallet QR payments
This collaboration will expand MaxWallet acceptance across Bahrain and will be available on PIE's mPOS devices, currently present in 1,500 points covering all major SMEs throughout the Kingdom
09/09/2019
Size of the Kingdom's cybersecurity market is projected to swell to $3 billion this year
Saudi Arabia’s cybersecurity market alone is expected to grow to $5.5 billion by 2023, as the Kingdom upgrades its information-technology infrastructure to combat increasingly frequent cyberattacks.
09/09/2019
31 global start-ups for DIFC FinTech Hive accelerator
The finalists consist of15 start-ups specialising in the FinTech sector, four specialising in the Islamic FinTech sector, ten in the InsurTech sector, and two in the RegTech sector.
09/09/2019
ABE to develop digital structure, train workers: ElKosayer
The process of technological development in the bank follows two axes, he said.
09/09/2019
DIFC FinTech Hive receives huge response from global participants
The finalists consise 15 start-ups specialising in the FinTech sector, four specialising in the Islamic FinTech sector, ten in the InsurTech sector, and two in the RegTech sector.
09/09/2019
New gold-based, Sharia-compliant cryptocurrency to launch in the UAE
Empowering the working class by providing a safe investment opportunity and a potential to earn 100% returns within a year, COIN M is the Middle East's first real asset-based, Sharia-compliant cryptocurrency coin
09/09/2019
GCC banks getting better with tech adoption, S&P says
In the UAE, the number of bank branches has been falling since December 2014
09/09/2019
Cyber criminals target UAE residents using Abu Dhabi Police logo
Police warn of several websites asking browsers to pay Dh3,000 fine for watching inappropriate material
09/08/2019
ADGM-based fintech to launch blockchain private financing platform
According to Jibrel chief executive Yazan Barghuthi, the new platform will “enable investors of all genres to connect with start-ups and SMEs, creating new capital formations”. Further into the future, Jibrel is also looking to develop an alte