02/10/2019
How Smart Dubai aims to be the Amazon of the Middle East
We believe that it’s not just about the government, but also the private sector – creating ecosystems.
FinTech
02/08/2019
Oracle opens its first data centre in the Middle East
Public cloud services market in Mena is projected to double by 2020
02/08/2019
Kuwait bank taps TrueConf for virtual banking system
With TrueConf client applications installed in video kiosks, bank customers can directly contact remote call agents and resolve their issues online.
02/06/2019
Liechtenstein-Based Crypto Fund Manager Receives Backing from Dubai Royal
“Even in our worst month we still made 8 percent profit on our investments,” said Frank Wagner, co-founder of Invao.
02/06/2019
CCAvenue.ae Wins Prestigious FinTech Accolade at the International Finance Awards
The award was accepted by Mr. Arun Jeevaraj and Mr. Akhil Thakur, the senior officials who represented CCAvenue at the esteemed event.
02/06/2019
Solidarity Bahrain Selects TCS BaNCS for Insurance as its Core Digital Platform
Digitized workflows and automation will reduce turnaround times and enable prompter customer service.
02/06/2019
United Arab Emirates Mobile Wallet and Payment Market Opportunities Databook 2019 - ResearchAndMarkets.com
The mobile payment services in the UAE have recorded strong growth in recent years
02/05/2019
Chinese unicorn ups e-commerce stakes in Middle East
Jollychic uses new age technologies to improve service standards
02/04/2019
Here's how fintech is taking over the world — and what's coming next
Legacy players have begun using fintech to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving financial services landscape.
02/04/2019
Kuwait Finance House introduces country's first banking robot
Nahedh further added that "the step to employ robots to complete banking transactions comes as a continuation to our investments in digital transformation."
02/04/2019
Commercial Bank begins fast-track fund transfer to UK and Europe
The introduction of this new fast-track funds transfer service to the UK and Europe follows the success of ‘Commercial Bank’s 60 Seconds Remittance service’
02/01/2019
Online Banking & Arab Millennials: A love-hate relationship
"It changed things for me, both professionally and personally"
01/31/2019
Commercial Bank of Kuwait installs video kiosks at 68 branches
The system is based on TrueConf Server, a video conferencing software serve
01/31/2019
Speakers Including the World's Top Fintech Influencers Announced at Third Middle East and Africa Fintech Forum in Bahrain
The FinTech conference will be held in Bahrain on Feb. 20-21 under the patronage of the Central Bank of Bahrain and hosted by Bank ABC and Arab Financial Services
01/30/2019
UAE-Saudi digital currency will be restricted to few banks, central bank says
Aber currency will be used for financial settlements between the two countries.
01/30/2019
Islamic banking software a rapidly growing market
It is expected that the market for Islamic banking software will grow further at a high rate beyond 2021
01/29/2019
Israeli online broker eToro targets Southeast Asia’s young and savvy investors with global outlook
The Ping An-backed broker is targeting young traders with its machine learning-based ‘social trading’ platform
01/29/2019
Open Banking: Growing in customer trust in 2019 by Herbert Leonelli, Profile Software
The banking industry is looking to achieve strong customer authentication, consent and reliability as required by PSD2, Open Banking and GDPR.
01/29/2019
Middle East cryptocurrency exchange ‘Rain’ to be Shari’a compliant
Rain was founded in 2016 by four entrepreneurs Yehia Badawy, Abdullah Almoaiqel, AJ Nelson and Joseph Dallago.
01/28/2019
Banks move toward digitisation, fintech
NBE launches first e-service branch; Banque du Caire to introduce first smart branch