10/08/2018

Fintech, a global boost for Islamic Finance?

High transaction costs make it uneconomical for Islamic banks to offer fully-fledged bank accounts to low income groups, which make up a large part of the population in most developing countries.

10/08/2018

Bahrain to launch $100m fintech fund

Bahrain’s fintech credentials were boosted by the news that Amazon Web Services, the retail giant’s cloud computing division, will set up a data centre in Bahrain, the first in the Middle East region.

10/04/2018

Mashreq inks Mastercard deal for QR payments

Due to the company adopting universal standards the service will eventually be able to process transactions using the payment system when customers are travelling in other countries

10/04/2018

Banking on Digital Change

Customers want their everyday banking experience to be fast, easy, convenient and secure.