05/08/2016
Commercial Bank named "SME Bank of the Year"
Regional awards for both SME banking and best deposit product won at ceremony in Dubai
Retail Banking
05/04/2016
Saudi Hollandi Bank honored for customer, retail services
Now customers accumulate points for every transaction posted, whether directly through the bank or via participating merchants, to earn credit towards travel or financial products.
05/02/2016
Saudi Hollandi Bank wins 2 awards
The bank was recognized for its new Loyalty Management platform and CRM system that provides a 360-degree view of the customer.
04/28/2016
HSBC Said to Be Selling Lebanese Unit as Gulliver Cuts Costs
In Saudi Arabia, the bank holds a 40 percent stake in Saudi British Bank and a 49 percent share in HSBC Saudi Arabia.
04/27/2016
Global Finance Names QIB as the World's 'Best Islamic Retail Bank' for the first time
The awards were given on the strength of QIB's financial performance, its embrace of cutting-edge banking technologies, and its customer-centric approach to both its product offering and the overall banking experience.
04/26/2016
QNB receives 2 prestigious awards from The Asian Banker Magazine
In recognition of the quality and integrity of its operations in the Middle East
04/24/2016
Oman's Bank Dhofar offers terms of proposed merger to Bank Sohar
The merger would create the country's second-largest bank with a market capitalisation of $1.81 billion and assets of $13.69 billion, Thomson Reuters data shows.
04/22/2016
Reliance on credit cards in UAE is good for banks but bad for economy
For many holders it becomes like the travails of the Greek figure Sisyphus, condemned to pushing a boulder up a hill, only for it to keep rolling back down on him.
04/22/2016
Qatar First Bank announces second Qatar share float since 2010
The reference price of the shares will be QR 15 on the opening day with a fluctuation of 30 percent, said a Qatar Stock Exchange statement.
04/20/2016
Al Baraka Bank begins due diligence of Burj Bank
Al Baraka Bank nor Burj Bank is listed on the stock exchange.
04/19/2016
Oman's Alizz Islamic Bank Unveils New Financial Product
Growth of Islamic banking in Oman is an incredible phenomenon says an official of the alizz islamic bank.
04/17/2016
Mashreq honored for its customer driven innovation and service excellence
Mashreq scoops 4 awards at the 2016 Banker Middle East Product Awards
04/11/2016
QNB launches new government contract financing product for SMEs
The new product is another valuable addition to QNB’s outstanding SME product line, aimed at assisting this important sector and promoting its advancement and growth as a true driver of the Qatari economy and its development, it said.
04/11/2016
Gulf Bank wins 2 prestigious awards from International Finance Magazine
These awards underline both the Bank’s commitment to delivering the most innovative financial products and easy-to-use products.
04/11/2016
Gulf Bank wins 2 prestigious awards
These awards underline both the Bank’s commitment to delivering the most innovative financial products and easy-to-use products.
04/10/2016
Bank Muscat wins Best Online Service in Oman award
The bank’s state-of-the-art mobile banking service has made banking truly mobile for the largest banking family in Oman who can bank 24/7 ‘anytime, anywhere’.
04/10/2016
Bank of China enters Turkish market
As China's most internationalized and diversified bank, the Bank of China provides a comprehensive range of financial services to its mainland as well as 41 countries and regions.
04/06/2016
Commercial Bank of Kuwait hoping to maintain profit level in tough times
Banks in Kuwait and more broadly across the Arabian Gulf countries are suffering from tightening liquidity as governments withdraw deposits to plug fiscal deficits. This is expected to impact bank earnings this year.
04/05/2016
Bahrain-based bank to enter Turkish market
The Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait will be the second Bahrain-based bank to enter the Turkish market.
04/04/2016
Subscription opens for BBK BHD 100 million convertible capital securities offering
BBK and Securities & Investment Company jointly announce the opening for subscription on Sunday three April 2016 of BBK’s BHD 100 million ($265.3mn) perpetual tier one convertible capital securities offering, which will close on Monday 18 April