03/05/2018
Bank initiative seeking to remove Dh65.4 billion in cash from UAE streets
Klip digital wallet to be rolled out in UAE this year
FinTech
03/04/2018
Citi accelerates implements its global digital strategy in UAE consumer and wealth business
Bank targets more emerging affluent and rich clients in the region
03/01/2018
UAE Cybersecurity Firm Doubles Revenue to $400 Million
The firm, which earns about 80 percent of its revenue from U.A.E. government contracts, plans to grow from 650 to 900 employees by the end of the year, Chief Executive Officer Faisal Al Bannai told Bloomberg in an interview.
02/25/2018
Achieving innovation in Islamic Economy
Islamic economy can redirect national economies from risk-taking to sustainability
02/25/2018
Wealth Migrate to present blockchain-based global real estate platform at Finovate Middle East
The platform simplifies the entire real estate discovery and transaction process from taxation and structuring through to meeting KYC and AML verification requirements for cross-border transactions.
02/21/2018
Cryptocurrencies are Here to Stay: Dubai Has Spoken
The blockchain technology has proven itself and is here to stay.
02/20/2018
Saudi blockchain pilot could save banks up to $400m per year, Moody's says
Central bank inked deal with Ripple last week to use blockchain for cross-border payments
02/20/2018
Tech Firm C5 Accelerate Is Looking To Power Up Fintech In Bahrain
The government has been a fundamental driver, especially in nascent innovation ecosystems such as in Bahrain and the MENA region in general.
02/20/2018
Kuwait Finance House Goes Live With (ITS) ETHIX-Net - Alkheshnam: “ETHIX-Net Delivers A New Generation Of Online Banking”
The product is designed to be one of the core components that help Banks to transform and adapt their business in the new Digital Transformation age.
02/20/2018
Bahrain to launch electronic salary transfer system
An electronic salary transfer system will be launched in May to ensure the wages of private sector employees are protected.
02/19/2018
Lebanon hops on the crypto train
Entrepreneurs aspire to tackle the digital economy on six fronts
02/19/2018
Keeping up with the robots
Automation may pose a threat to jobs, but it also puts an added psychological pressure on staff who have to keep pace with the robots
02/16/2018
Blockchain-based payments ideal for Bahrain
The project is not meant to go live with a big bang go-live approach where you have 40 entities onboard because that would be a catastrophe, that is why you go step by step, we want to start with two and go from there.
02/14/2018
SGBL goes digital with Backbase
The bank’s mission is to engage its customers -from retail to professional and corporate- with a range of new services and self-service capabilities across all channels.
02/14/2018
Singapore, Egypt sign fintech cooperation pact
The pact also establishes a framework for exploring joint innovation projects and for sharing information on emerging fintech trends.
02/13/2018
Saudi startups have wider funding options amid huge fund volumes
These options encourage startups to adopt new alternatives for providing flexible funding opportunities, thus assisting them in building and developing investment plans, he added.
02/13/2018
World's first 'cold storage' vault for digital currency launched in Dubai
All forms of crypto-commodities can now be stored offline with insurance at vault in Almas Tower, Dubai – the headquarters of DMCC
02/13/2018
Gold trader gets Dubai licence to trade and store cryptocurrencies
Gold trader Regal has become the first company in the Middle East to be awarded a licence by DMCC to trade in cryptocurrencies.
02/13/2018
Dubai finds solution to bitcoin hacking – the most protected vault in the world
BITCOIN hacking has forced cryptocurrency investors to investigate new ways to protect the digital tokens following a series of hacks and cyber attacks.
02/11/2018
UAE leads Arab markets in Islamic fintech
The UAE follows Malaysia and the United Kingdom in terms of the number of Islamic fintech start-ups per market, according to analysis conducted by Edmond Christou, Bloomberg Intelligence.