04/13/2020
QDB announces launch of FinTech Incubator and Accelerator programmes
With the announcement of the programmes, applications will open for Wave 1 in June 2020 and will remain open for a period of eight weeks.
FinTech
04/09/2020
Maximising the Cost Effectiveness of the Back Office
The demand is to have a single system than can meet all of the back office requirements, without the need for a large number of peripheral systems that are costly and sometimes unreliable.
04/07/2020
Blockchain paves the way for genuine innovation in Islamic finance
All this means that a new digital culture has been established that will likely not go away after the coronavirus has.
04/07/2020
Blockchain paves the way for genuine innovation in Islamic finance
Applications some of at least the older generations might not even have heard of such as WhatsApp, Instagram, Zoom, Skype, Periscope, Spaces or Oculus found their way in thousands and thousands of households
04/06/2020
Africa and Gulf Bank selects Path Solutions for strategic Islamic core banking implementation
iMAL will enable and support the bank’s strategy of Sharia compliance, customer centricity and product innovation
04/06/2020
GELLIFY enters Middle East to provide investors, startups and corporates a new business platform
The company accredits its success to its ability to connect innovation supply and demand.
04/02/2020
Microsoft launches new Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions
Company adds new experiences to bring family and friends closer to create, share, connect, and collaborate across the web and devices
04/01/2020
Virtual G20 meet leads to new virus plan
The World Bank has said it is ready to deploy as much as $160 billion over the next 15 months to support its member countries to respond to the pandemic
04/01/2020
Eazy Financial Services wins 'Excellence in Payments- Companies' award
Eazy was bestowed this award in recognition of their commitment to offering biometric payment Services
03/31/2020
IGA Officially launches 'BeAware Bahrain' application
The application is available to download free of charge on IOS and Andriod from bahrain.bh/apps
03/31/2020
Bahrain-based Benefit posts $8.8mln net profit
Benefit aims to launch a series of innovative services during 2020, mainly focusing on further developing BenefitPay as a lifestyle
03/30/2020
In Self-Isolation? Try these Free Online Courses for you and your Family
ModPo is a fast-paced introduction to modern and contemporary poetry, with an emphasis on experimental verse, from Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman to the present.
03/30/2020
Cybersecurity tactics for the coronavirus pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented chief information security officers (CISOs) and their teams with two immediate priorities.
03/27/2020
Batelco introduces same-day home delivery to serve its customers
Batelco's support channels, batelco.com, Batelco App, Live Chat and WhatsApp Sales, will be accepting orders for devices and services.
03/26/2020
Rise, GCC’S leading FinTech platform for modest-income migrants raises seven-figure investment led by MEVP
The suite of services offered by Rise includes the ‘no minimum balance’ bank accounts, remittances, consumer loans in both UAE and migrant home countries, and bespoke insurance products.
03/26/2020
Digital stability: How technology can empower future generations in the Middle East
The upward trend in internet penetration rates – which vary by country – is driven by the declining cost of smartphones and mobile internet access.
03/25/2020
Top Global Digital Intelligence Trends for 2020
2020 Annual Digital Intelligence Industry Benchmark Report Reveals Law Enforcement Agencies Have a Growing Reliance on Data Analysis with 90 Percent of Cases Involving Digital Devices & Cloud Applications
03/25/2020
Saudi job seekers urged to use online career platform
Subol informs about skills required in the Saudi labor market, listing high-in-demand professions and giving professional guidance
03/24/2020
Personetics partners with the Avaloq.one Ecosystem
This is the latest international addition to the growing list of selected fintechs on Avaloq.one
03/24/2020
UAE FinTech platform Rise raises over $1 million for GCC expansion
The start-up offers financial products and services for modest-income migrants