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FinTech

Middle East automotive sector sees blockchain first in trade finance

September 20, 2022

HSBC has successfully executed a blockchain-enabled, trade finance transaction between Chinese car manufacturer, SAIC Motor and the Taajeer Group, Saudi…

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FinTech

Network International selected as payment and technology partner

September 20, 2022

Network International (Network) has been selected as payment and technology partner for one of the leading Sudanese banks in the…

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Legal

EKP announces merger

September 20, 2022

Despite the downtrend in today’s legal market, EKP is pleased to announce that Walid Merhej Law Firm has merged into…

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Awards and Recognition

Codebase Technologies wins “Best Islamic finance solutions provider”

September 20, 2022

Codebase Technologies, one of the world's leading Open API banking solutions fintechs, was awarded "Best Islamic Finance Solutions Provider" at…

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Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Total of EGP 2.5bn paid in insurance from April to June 2022: FRA

September 20, 2022

The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) revealed that a total of EGP 2.5bn was paid in property and liability insurance from…

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Executive Moves

Franklin Templeton names EMEA head of insurance

September 20, 2022

Franklin Templeton has appointed Heneg Parthenay as head of insurance EMEA. Based in London, Parthenay reports to Matthew Williams, head…

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Awards and Recognition

Citibank honours QIIB with ‘STP Award’

September 20, 2022

Citibank New York has chosen QIIB for the 2021 ‘Excellence in Straight Through Processing (STP)’ award, in recognition of QIIB’s…

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Environment and Sustainable Investments

Growing role of sustainable finance in the Gulf: report

September 20, 2022

Sustainable finance is set to play a pivotal role as a facilitator of socio-economic growth, both nationally and across the…

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FinTech

Benefit presents three-year strategy roadmap

September 20, 2022

Benefit, Bahrain's innovator and leading company in fintech and electronic financial transactions service, has presented its three-year strategy and roadmap…

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FinTech

Crypto Payment Infrastructure Firm Opennode to Test Bitcoin Payments in Bahrain

September 19, 2022

Opennode, a bitcoin payment infrastructure firm, recently said it will run trials of its bitcoin processing and payout solution through…

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Comment & Analysis

World Bank: despite some signs of recovery, the Palestinian economy has not yet rebounded to its pre-pandemic level

September 19, 2022

In a report today, the World Bank said that despite some signs of recovery, the Palestinian economy has not yet…

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Retail Banking

QNB announces winner of ‘Triple your Salary’ campaign for its First Members

September 19, 2022

QNB, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, has announced Ali Abdulla Al Maadeed as the fourth…

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