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I2C brings Apple Pay to Najm cardholders in Middle East

The implementation of the program with Najm and Apple Pay took 90 days to bring to market using i2c’s highly configurable and flexible technology platform.

M&A: Who’s thinking about the customer?

After all, this is far from an altruistic matter: if you keep your customers happy, they’re likely to stay; if you frustrate them, your competitors are just next door.

UPDATE 1-Saudi lender NCB reports 18.8% rise in 2019 net profit

The profit was above the 10.3 billion riyals average net profit forecast of analysts polled by Refintiv.

FAB partners with Alipay to help UAE merchants unlock more business opportunities

The partnership helps merchants connect with the growing number of Chinese residents and visitors

NBK won 'Best Customer Service Bank', 'Best Social Responsibility Program' Excellence Awards

The event was been held at Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Center (JACC) under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.

UAE’s biggest bank records Dh12.5b profit

First Abu Dhabi Bank board recommends Dh8.08b in cash dividend

KFH 2019 net profit up 10.4pc to $824m

“These strong results confirm KFH`s ability to adapt to conditions and challenges that the regional and global markets witnessed in 2019."

ADCB posts Dh5.2b earnings for 2019

Eissa Mohamed Al Suwaidi, chairman, ADCB, said 2019 was a transformational year for the ADCB Group.

Emirates NBD Announces Full Year 2019 Results

Emirates NBD is honoured to be named 'Bank of the Year – UAE 2019' for the fourth time by The Banker.

Gulf Bank management welcomes newest Al-Danah Millionaire

The next annual Al-Danah draw will be held on 14 January 2021, and the last chance to deposit into an Al-Danah account and participate in the annual draw will be 30 September 2020.

Doha Bank launches loyalty programme

The programme is offered through a partnership with the region's largest loyalty solutions provider, the Entertainer business.

Ooredoo and National Bank of Oman Pay+ Mobile Wallet is changing the way people pay

Developed together with the National Bank of Oman, the fast, and secure e-wallet enables customers to make a wide range of transactions from a single app on their smartphone including payments, deposits, transfers, or withdrawals

Higher impairment charges hit UAE banks Emirates NBD and ADCB

Banks in the United Arab Emirates are bracing for more writedowns from the real sector amid a downturn, especially in the Dubai property market

Qatar commercial banks’ assets jump 9% in 2019

The credit activities under non-banking financial institutions witnessed a more than 7% year-on-year decline to QR11.52bn during the review period.

FAB confirms acquisition talks with Bank Audi-Egypt

Bank says no certainty so far that talks will result in deal

Egyptian FRA approves CIB’s capital hike

The capital hike aims to release the shares distributed as part of the bank's employee incentive program in its eleventh year

Bank ABC Named Best Trade Finance Provider in Bahrain by Global Finance Magazine

Global Finance has recognised the best trade finance banks in around 50 countries, including the Middle East region.

Alizz-OAB merger to provide customers with better services

This widespread geographical presence expanding from one end of the country to the other will prove to be an excellent complimentary factor that would lay the perfect platform for the creation of a strong Bank and provide our customers with services acros

Dubai Islamic Bank completes the acquisition of Noor Bank

The transaction was completed through a share swap after receiving all the necessary approvals from regulatory authorities

Qatar- Banks' assets and liabilities jump to QR1,549.6bn

Investments abroad have remained stable for the past two years, with limited changes, reaching QR59bn in December 2019.

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