05/10/2017
QNB Group inaugurates its Riyadh branch
QNB Group’s successful expansion is the result of well-researched risk management policy.
Retail Banking
05/10/2017
GIB is Granted Approval to Become A Local Bank in Saudi Arabia
On this occasion, the Chairman of the Bank, His Excellency Mr. Jammaz bin Abdullah Al-Suhaimi, expressed the bank’s gratitude and appreciation for the confidence demonstrated by the Saudi authorities in light of this announcement.
05/10/2017
ABK takes home Bank of the Year award – Group demonstrates strength across the region
The Bank has also recently refined its e-banking offering to include substantial card enhancements such as payWave for debit.
05/09/2017
High demand for Eurobonds of Turkish banks
Demand by international investors indicates solid foundation of Turkish economy
05/09/2017
Alawwal bank wins 'Best Retail Bank' in Saudi Arabia at the Asian Banker awards
The award recognises Alawwal bank's customer centric approach and focus on innovation in products, services and its digital channels.
05/08/2017
Omani banks allowed to consider one per cent of non-funded credit for SME funding
The average SME lending by banks in Oman was roughly 2 per cent last year.
05/08/2017
CBD set for 'innovation-driven' growth
Strong top-line growth had powered the bank's first quarter headline results, delivering operating profits of 9.5 per cent over 2016.
05/07/2017
Standard Chartered sees strong growth in retail banking
The revival in retail banking business is largely driven by improvement in the non-oil sector of the economy.
05/07/2017
QIIB bags QDB Al-Dhameen best partner bank award
QIIB won this award after granting more than QR58mn in loans through the Al-Dhameen Programme.
05/05/2017
BankDhofar launches corporate and SME credit cards
Adding to its wide-ranging products, the new corporate credit card comes with a wide array of features including managing expenses, data transfer and integration through MasterCard Smart Data
05/03/2017
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Q1 profit up 8%
Impairments in the first quarter of 2017 totalled Dhs386m compared to Dhs352m in the prior-year quarter.
05/03/2017
Al Emadi receives Leadership Vision 2017 award
It requires consensus of the UAB Board of Directors, which consists 20 Arab countries.
05/03/2017
RAKBANK Partners with C3 to launch a Prepaid Payroll Card
RAKBANK has announced the signing of an agreement with C3, a Prepaid Card Service Provider, in order to provide C3 with a BIN sponsorship on their prepaid cards to strengthen the C3 payroll offering.
05/03/2017
ENBD partners with Yes Bank for NRI credit facilities
The NRE FD credit facility will be offered to UAE-based NRI customers of Emirates NBD who are also customers of Yes Bank.
05/03/2017
National Bank of Kuwait to issue senior unsecured dollar bond
The bank's last public debt sale was a $700 million capital-boosting bond with a perpetual lifespan issued in 2015.
05/03/2017
Family Bank role in supporting community emphasized
The meeting discussed ways to support productive families, micro projects and young entrepreneurs as part of efforts to enhance Bahraini families’ standards of living and promote their economic empowerment.
05/02/2017
Two Iranian Banks Opening Munich Branch
The visit by the Bavarian delegation to Tehran is the latest in a series of bilateral talks between Iran and Germany.
05/02/2017
Burgan Bank Group announces 2017 first quarter earnings
Our operations in Kuwait and the region continued to demonstrate and as planned, healthy trends almost on all indicators.
05/02/2017
Qatar Development Bank honours Al Dhameen partner banks
The responses were averaged to determine an overall rating of the partner bank.
05/01/2017
QNB wins four awards
The awards programme, overseen by The Asian Banker, is an industry benchmark in the financial services sector.