12/15/2014
Rana Kapoor, Founder & CEO of YES BANK receives the prestigious Asian Business Leadership Forum "Business Innovator Award"
The Award was presented to Rana Kapoor by H.E. Sultan Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, United Arab Emirates.
Retail Banking
12/14/2014
KFH recognized for outstanding performance by MasterCard
Kathuria, presenting a plaque to Al Nahedh,
12/14/2014
“Aafaq” wins the award for the best Finance Provider 2014
The award was a result of research and studies conducted by CPI for Banks across the Middle East, and a result of voting casted by Banking sector and financial services followers.
12/14/2014
ADIB named GCC’s and UAE’s Best Bank for Customer Experience
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank has been named the GCC’s “Best Overall Bank” in Customer Experience at the 2014 Bank Benchmark Index Awards organised by Ethos Consultancy.
12/10/2014
Emirates NBD wins second international accolade for 'Mobile Banking Service'
Banking Technology magazine recognised Emirates NBD for innovative smart banking solutions
12/09/2014
Mashreq named SME Bank of the Year 2014
Mashreq proves to be the best financial institution to offer integrated support to SMEs
12/08/2014
Noor Bank ranked top Commercial Islamic Bank in GCC for Pre-tax Profit Growth in 2013
UK-based The Banker magazine has named Noor Bank the fastest growing Islamic commercial bank in the GCC for 2013 on the basis of pre-tax profit growth.
12/08/2014
IAIR Names Bank Sohar as Best Bank for Fast Growth in the Middle East
Receiving yet another international recognition for excellence, Bank Sohar received the 'Best Bank for Fast Growth / Middle East' Award from Milan based, IAIR Magazine at the IAIR Awards 2014.
12/04/2014
Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD) receives award for localisation efforts in the GCC
The GCC Social Affairs and Labor Ministers Council has recognized Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD) for its outstanding efforts in supporting localization across the GCC
12/03/2014
Bank Sohar Receives Two Awards from International Finance Magazine (IFM), UK
Bank Sohar Awarded 'Most Socially Responsible Bank' & 'Fastest Growing Bank' Awards
12/03/2014
Burgan Bank successfully completes capital increase
Burgan Bank Shareholders have subscribed in the capital increase during the designated period started from November 16, 2014 and ended on November 30, 2014 in number of shares in excess of the shares offered for subscription.
12/03/2014
Emirates NBD extends DirectRemit 60 seconds money transfer service to the Philippines
Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, today announced that it has extended its DirectRemit 60 seconds money transfer service to the Philippines.
12/03/2014
Barwa Bank wins "Fastest Growing Bank in Qatar" award by IFM
The IFM Awards set the benchmark for successful banking and financial institutions around the world. Mr. Abdulaziz Ahmed Al-Neama, Head of Branch Operations accepted the award on behalf of the Bank at the ceremony.
12/01/2014
Doha Bank gets shareholders’ nod to acquire HSBC Bank Oman’s operations in India
Doha Bank, which is planning to upgrade its branch set up in India into a wholly-owned subsidiary, yesterday received approval from shareholders to acquire HSBC Bank Oman’s operations in the South Asian country for about QR75mn.
12/01/2014
Doha Bank shareholders approve India assets buy
Qatar-based Doha Bank today said it has obtained shareholders' approval for acquiring the Indian operations of HSBC Bank Oman.
11/30/2014
FGB launches best-in-class credit card loyalty platform in the UAE
FGB , one of the leading banks in the UAE, has launched a new flexible and comprehensive loyalty platform for its credit card holders.
11/30/2014
Raymond Audi Receives Banker of the Year Award From London's Arab Bankers Association
The event was attended by over 250 senior financial professionals from the Arab banking and financial industry in London, Europe and the Middle East.
11/26/2014
HSBC to refund UAE, Bahrain, Oman customers for excessive fees
The step was taken after an internal review of the bank's terms and conditions for those products, a spokeswoman for the bank said without elaborating.
11/26/2014
Finance: Egypt's small borrowers have big potential
A new law permitting non-bank for-profit lending institutions may unleash a revolution in microfinance by allowing more actors and innovators to get involved.
11/26/2014
NBK awarded by VISA
National Bank of Kuwait has been awarded by VISA for its “Outstanding performance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in 2014”. Ahmed Al Khader, NBK’s Deputy Head, Consumer Banking Group, received the award from Paul McCrea